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If you have questions -- Part of our work as teachers is teaching students how to handle auditions: how to handle good news with grace, how to handle bad news with dignity, how to ask for feedback in a constructive and professional way, how to make future decisions carefully and as dispassionately as possible, and so on. It is in this spirit that the following procedures are set in place.
Anyone with questions about his/her audition can contact us, via e-mail, beginning 48 hours after the audition results have been posted; such e-mails should be sent to [email protected]. We will only respond to e-mail requests, and only at this address; this is so that we can give out detailed information in writing, which serves as a better teaching and diagnostic tool. The 48-hour "cooling off" period allows for a chance for a student to more carefully consider what it is that they want to know in order to learn from the audition. Please be patient in waiting for a response; each e-mail is given careful consideration.
Audition results and related information will be destroyed on June 4th, so we will be unable to answer audition questions after that date.
Parents -- while we understand your eagerness to act as your child's advocate, we respectfully ask that you let your child sort this out on his/her own first. After all, soon enough most of these students will be auditioning as adults, and need to learn how to gather information and ask the right questions, in the right way.
Students -- in the case of most auditions, very few people actually achieve the complete result for which they hoped. Some get part of what they want, some fall short. No one can decide for you what you do next if you don't achieve what you wanted; we do hope that, whatever you decide, you do so after having carefully considered what choir has meant to you, and what you might accomplish no matter where you are placed. Remember that every single student is going through "audition pains"; over-celebration of good news can be very hurtful to those who don't have as much to celebrate. On the other hand, one can be disappointed with his/her own results and still happy for a peer. Please be as sensitive to others as you want them to be to you.
Please note that we can change a student's schedule to accurately reflect the choir into which s/he has been placed, but we cannot drop a student from choir altogether. Any student wishing to leave the choir program completely as a result of audition placement will need to go see his/her respective SHS counselor.
If you intended to see your name on our list, and do not, please contact Mr. Williams or your SHS counselor. With students selecting their own class load per class period, many students can inadvertently be left off of our roster.
We are fiercely proud of every student in our care, and promise to give each student in each choir the same extraordinary care and attention!
Anyone with questions about his/her audition can contact us, via e-mail, beginning 48 hours after the audition results have been posted; such e-mails should be sent to [email protected]. We will only respond to e-mail requests, and only at this address; this is so that we can give out detailed information in writing, which serves as a better teaching and diagnostic tool. The 48-hour "cooling off" period allows for a chance for a student to more carefully consider what it is that they want to know in order to learn from the audition. Please be patient in waiting for a response; each e-mail is given careful consideration.
Audition results and related information will be destroyed on June 4th, so we will be unable to answer audition questions after that date.
Parents -- while we understand your eagerness to act as your child's advocate, we respectfully ask that you let your child sort this out on his/her own first. After all, soon enough most of these students will be auditioning as adults, and need to learn how to gather information and ask the right questions, in the right way.
Students -- in the case of most auditions, very few people actually achieve the complete result for which they hoped. Some get part of what they want, some fall short. No one can decide for you what you do next if you don't achieve what you wanted; we do hope that, whatever you decide, you do so after having carefully considered what choir has meant to you, and what you might accomplish no matter where you are placed. Remember that every single student is going through "audition pains"; over-celebration of good news can be very hurtful to those who don't have as much to celebrate. On the other hand, one can be disappointed with his/her own results and still happy for a peer. Please be as sensitive to others as you want them to be to you.
Please note that we can change a student's schedule to accurately reflect the choir into which s/he has been placed, but we cannot drop a student from choir altogether. Any student wishing to leave the choir program completely as a result of audition placement will need to go see his/her respective SHS counselor.
If you intended to see your name on our list, and do not, please contact Mr. Williams or your SHS counselor. With students selecting their own class load per class period, many students can inadvertently be left off of our roster.
We are fiercely proud of every student in our care, and promise to give each student in each choir the same extraordinary care and attention!
How are audition results tabulated?
Students have the opportunity to earn points through their Tone, Intonation (“in-tune” singing), Accuracy of Pitch and Rhythm, and Musicianship, by displaying their vocal technique and a performance section from a piece learned in class. Then, the student’s “Points to Me” are added (the extra points students get for participating in the All-State process, lessons, Solo/Ensemble Contest, attending concerts, etc.). Finally, the student’s sight-reading audition is scored and added.
The point totals look like this:
“Points to Me” – a maximum of 790.
Vocal Technique – 3 categories, 5 points each category multiplied by 4, 60 points total.
Rhythm Reading – One 8-measure rhythm, with 35 notes/rests included, 70 points total.
Sight-Reading – as many as 70 points total, 20 additional points if student uses hand signs.
Students are then ranked in order of audition total. Then choir placements are made based on creating the most balanced sound for each group.
Students have the opportunity to earn points through their Tone, Intonation (“in-tune” singing), Accuracy of Pitch and Rhythm, and Musicianship, by displaying their vocal technique and a performance section from a piece learned in class. Then, the student’s “Points to Me” are added (the extra points students get for participating in the All-State process, lessons, Solo/Ensemble Contest, attending concerts, etc.). Finally, the student’s sight-reading audition is scored and added.
The point totals look like this:
“Points to Me” – a maximum of 790.
Vocal Technique – 3 categories, 5 points each category multiplied by 4, 60 points total.
Rhythm Reading – One 8-measure rhythm, with 35 notes/rests included, 70 points total.
Sight-Reading – as many as 70 points total, 20 additional points if student uses hand signs.
Students are then ranked in order of audition total. Then choir placements are made based on creating the most balanced sound for each group.
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