2011-2012 Choral Auditions and Applied Vocal Music Placement
MusicFest
MusicFest is an information session for all students interested in music ensembles, private lessons and courses.
- Wednesday, September 7
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Concert Hall
Choral Audition and Applied Voice Placement Hearing Times
Audition and Placement Sign-up Sheets are located in the Music Hall lobby.
- Wednesday, September 7
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Music Hall 103 - Thursday, September 8
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. and 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Music Hall 103 - Friday, September 9
12:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Music Hall 103 - First class week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Times will be posted at Music Hall 209 - Second class week (Choir and Singers ONLY) by request
Choral Audition and Applied Voice Placement Hearing Times for Winter and Spring Terms are by appointment. Contact Prof. Burnett (lburnett) to request a time.
Procedures
If you’d like to inquire about joining one of the choral ensembles or taking voice lessons (prospective and current students/staff/faculty only), please complete this form.
Students interested in singing in a music department choral ensemble and/or registering for applied voice lessons must have musical and technical proficiencies evaluated.
Audition and placement hearings are not designed to be stressful. In general, they include:
- An interview to get acquainted with the student's musical background, experiences, and other talents and interests.
- Simple vocal exercises (scales and arpeggios).
- Sight-singing a portion of a selected score and/or exercise for assessment of music reading skills.
Students auditioning for the Carleton Choir may articulate interest in being considered for the Carleton Singers. The audition will be extended to include:
- Singing back a series of three to ten pitches (easy to difficult) to demonstrate aural retention.
- Singing an art song, operatic aria, musical theater piece or well-crafted folk song. After establishing the starting pitch and key, the selection will be performed without the accompaniment, to demonstrate security of pitch and intonation. Choose music that can be performed comfortably to best reveal stylistic and vocal skills.
- A second, group audition for those who best complete the above (see time and location above).