Procedures for choral pre-auditions and vocal jazz selections:

District Chorus “Two Room” Pre-Audition Procedure

There will be a “Two Room” system for any section that exceeds 50 auditioning students. (Ex. If there are 83 Soprano 1’s auditioning, the “Two Room” system will be used.)
All audition material for both rooms will be announced in the holding rooms prior to the audition. A shorter excerpt of the judges audition selection will be used for Room 1 and the entire audition excerpt will be used for Room 2. (ex. The selection committee selects measures 1 through 24 to hear for the audition in Room 2. Room 1 will only sing measures 1 through 12 and then Room 2 will sing the entire selection.) The students will be able to mark the music for both rooms before their music is collected.
The rooms will run as follows:

Room 1

Each student will be judged in the three categories of Pitch, Rhythm, and Tone Quality only.
There will be a total of 2 judges in Room 1
The student will advance or not advance according to the following system:
- If both judges agree that the student should not advance, the student will receive a rating of “Do Not Advance” (aka DNA). It will not be called a DNR to help eliminate the need to change previously written policy about a DNR rating) The student will not receive a number score.
- If judges agree that the student should advance to Room 2, the student will receive a ticket with their audition number written on the back of the ticket. That ticket will enable them to audition again in Room 2, using the same audition number.
- If the judges disagree on whether the student should advance or not advance, the student will receive a ticket with their audition number written on the back of the ticket. That ticket will enable them to audition again in Room 2, using the same audition number.

Room 2

Students will be required to sign in again in Room 2 and hand in their ticket. It is the job of the Sergeant of Arms to verify the students audition number and the number on their ticket.
There will be a total of 3 judges on Room 2
The student will be judged as usual using the PMEA Chorus Audition form with all categories being evaluated.
The scores will still be sent to the tabulation room, 5 at a time, as usual.
Only these student will be given a number score.

More information:

The District 6 Chorus Pre-Aud Policy is as follows -

Section A

"All schools for pre auditions will be given a quota of eight students. Schools will also receive one student per one hundred based on school enrollment, not to exceed 15."

Section B

"Each school will be allowed to send a MAXIMUM of three per voice part"

Section C

"Tenors and Accompanist are free and will not be counted against the quota."

All preference sheets are due to John Hoffner JnhoffnerPMEA@aol.com by October 1.

Invoices/payments should be sent to Win Garland. Just a reminder --- Cash will not be accepted. Please pay by check or purchase order. If payments are not received by the day of auditions, you may be required to write a personal check or show a copy of an approved purchase order.

Please bring the medical form and application with you the day of auditions.

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Vocal Jazz selection procedures -

A committee of the following personnel shall listen to all the vocal jazz CD's only. No audiocassette tapes will be allowed. The Committee shall consist of the Jazz Coordinator, Chorus Coordinator, District President, District Vice-President, and one choral director selected collectively by the District President, District Vice-President and Jazz Coordinator.

Audition materials shall be posted after the release of the State Audition Requirements

1. All CD's will be sent to the District President postmarked by a specified date. CD's should be recorded by tracks in the order of the listed required audition pieces.

2. The committee will listen, individually or collectively to all CD's

3. A numeric value will be assigned to each of the Jazz Rubric Categories listed

(Rank and Rate)

Tone

Rhythm

Intonation

Technique

Interpretation

Improvisation (Scat)

4. Points will be totaled and the sections ranked in order.

5. The Jazz Choir voicing ideally will as follows:

24 Voices assigned as 6 sopranos, 6 altos, 6 tenors, 6 Basses

6. The Vocal Jazz Selection Committee, at their discretion, for the best interest of the ensemble, has the right to adjust the size and voicing of the ensemble.

7. Audition results shall be posted in a timely fashion.