All District Auditions 2024

The student will be given the starting pitch from the recording which will then allow 20 seconds

to study the example. During this time, they may hum or sing audibly if desired. They will be given the starting pitch at the end of the 20 seconds, and then must begin. The example may be sung on solfeggio, numbers, or a neutral syllable.

Altos and Basses: Key of C

Sopranos and Tenors: Key of F

The Sight-reading will:

a. Be in 4/4 time.

b. Start and end on “do” and cover range of do, re, mi, fa and so.

c. Use quarter rests and whole, half and quarter notes.

d. Be four measures long.

e. Use skips of so-mi or mi-so. All other moves will be stepwise motion.

The student may NOT start over on the sight reading

TENORS!!!! Please advise your tenors that they will have A CHOICE of either

treble clef or bass clef for their sight reading example. The treble example will be at the top of the page and the bass example will be on the bottom of then page. Please go over this with them to avoid any confusion!! In the past, some tenors thought that they had to sing BOTH lines of sight reading examples- they just need to pick the one that they are the most comfortable with.

Sight reading will count for 10 out of 100 points from each judge. The student will perform the musical selection first, then sight-read. The student will be given the starting pitch from the CD recording, which will then allow 20 seconds to study the example. During this time, they may hum or sing audibly if desired. They will be given the starting pitch at the end of the 20 seconds, and then must begin. The example may be sung on solfege, numbers, or a neutral syllable.

∙Example will begin on “Do” and will be 4 measures in 4/4 time.

∙Intervals leaping in either direction include: Do-Mi, Do-Fa, Do-So, Re-Fa, Re-So, Mi-So and step-wise patterns.

∙Rhythm values include: half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes and one quarter rest.

∙ Altos & Basses : Key of C

∙ Sopranos & Tenors : Key of Eb

The student may NOT start over on the sight reading

TENORS!!!! Please advise your tenors that they will have A CHOICE of either

treble clef or bass clef for their sight reading example.

The treble example will be at the top of the page and the bass example will be on the bottom of the page. Please go over this with them to avoid any confusion!! In the past, some tenors thought that they had to sing BOTH lines of sight reading examples- they just need to pick the one that they are the most comfortable with.