Recorded Auditions
Please have a music teacher, choir director, or vocal coach/accompanist facilitate the audition. The recording should include the following:
1. Have the boy introduce himself – giving his name, current grade in school, hometown and state.
2. Warm-up – vocalize the boy, having him demonstrate his high, middle, and low ranges.
3. Melody/rhythm tests – play 3 melodies on the piano, 5-8 notes each, with varying rhythms, and ____have the boy repeat each one. There should be at least one melody in major and one in minor. ____The boy may sing on any neutral syllable, and the melodies may be repeated if necessary.
4. Harmonic test – play 2 notes together and have the boy sing the higher of the two on a neutral ____syllable. Repeat the interval and have the boy sing the lower pitch. This should be done with 2 ____different intervals (such as P5 and M3).
To hear a sample audition, click here. (Please use different exercises for your own recording than those used in the sample.)
You may record your audition onto a cassette tape or CD – no videos, please. Audition recordings may be mailed to:
Auditions: c/o Nathan Wadley
The American Boychoir School
19 Lambert Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
You may also e-mail an mp3 or audio file, or send questions about the audition process to auditions@americanboychoir.org.
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