2016-2017 Dorians Auditions
Dorians Auditions for the 2016-2017 school year are scheduled for Tuesday, June 14th at 4:00 PM in the choir room. Please be ready to do the following:
*Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners.
- Select and prepare a Jazz standard*. Bring three copies of the chart to the audition for the band. The choir department has access to a number of charts that can be printed for you for free. CLICK HERE for the index of songs the choir program has available to print.
- Learn the voice part for which you are auditioning from THIS EXCERPT and be prepared to sing it independently while current Dorians members sing the other parts.
- Be prepared to read one or two short sight-singing exercises.
- Be ready to sing some melodic phrases after hearing them on the piano.
- Be prepared to find and sing the middle note of three pitches played simultaneously on the piano.
- Don’t audition if you can’t commit to the performance schedule the Dorians maintain.
*Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners.
