On September 21, nine of my advanced chorus students spent most of their Saturday at La Villa School of the Arts auditioning for the 2014 All-State Chorus. This was by choice. They sat for a written exam, which was then graded on the spot. If they scored enough points on the written exam, they were called in to sight-sing for an adjudicator. If they read a certain number of measures correctly, they would then be asked to learn audition music and vocal exercises for a Vocal Quality audition on Saturday, October 26th. The selection process is both complex and nerve-wracking (for student and teacher). Of the nine that participated in the first audition, six made the cut. I could not have been more proud of their efforts.
They spent the next four weeks learning music and practicing specific vocal exercises that would be used in the Vocal Quality Exam on October 26th. Each student is competing against other high school students from across the State of Florida for a coveted spot in either the Mixed Chorus, the Women's Chorus, the Men's Chorus or the Sight-Reading Chorus. Each chorus has approximately 200 participants and will perform at the Florida Music Educators convention in January, 2014, in Tampa, Florida.
The Vocal Quality exam is recorded and then shipped out to choral music educators who will grade each audition. We are hoping to have the results by mid-November. Once the results are in, I will update that information in this blog post, so stay tuned...
Pre-audition rehearsal in the cafeteria
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| Working together on the men's part |
Aren't they a good-looking bunch????
Until next time....
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