For All Auditions, Regardless of Ensemble

Each Choral Audition Should Include:

Each vocal audition includes:

  1. Art Song or Aria that highlights voice quality and ability
    • Students may use an accompaniment but it is not required.
    • A pre-recorded or computer-generated accompaniment is acceptable.
    • Judges will not be adjudicating the quality of the accompaniment.
    • While the accompaniment can be pre-recorded, it cannot be added after (see Digital Ethics Policy).
  2. Alma del Coré: Tonic chord and starting pitch are permitted at the start of the recorded audition file.
  3. All-State Scales for All Voices unaccompanied in key corresponding with student’s voice type – see below
    • Students may use numbers, solfége, or neutral syllables. Humming is not permitted. Teacher may provide the starting pitch.

No part of the audition needs to be memorized. 

Each recording above must be a separate file, and each file must be recorded in one continuous take.  See Guidance for Video File Auditions for more information. 

Resources:

Questions? auditions@mmea.org