Auditions
Jazz/Starship Band
PART 1 - Fill out the form using this link - Jazz Band/Starship Band Audition Information
PART 2 - Download the music as needed below. And now, practice! Please note that we are only auditioning the spots we need to fill for both Starship & Jazz bands (1 tenor sax, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 bass guitar, 1 drums, 1 sound).
Please feel free to contact Mr. Sakuma (jazz band - gsakuma@suhsd.net), or Miss Aune (Starship band - aaune@suhsd.net) with any questions.
As we know more about the future, we will schedule an audition date and time with you. This will likely be the week of August 6th (week before school starts). We will be in contact with you via Classroom and email.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Sakuma (jazz band - gsakuma@suhsd.net), or Miss Aune (Starship band - aaune@suhsd.net) with any questions.
As we know more about the future, we will schedule an audition date and time with you. This will likely be the week of August 6th (week before school starts). We will be in contact with you via Classroom and email.
Audition Requirements (READ ME FIRST!)
Required Scales
Blue Skies - Sheet Music
Blue Skies - Play-Along Track
Blue Skies - Master Recording (Ella Fitzgerald; listen and learn!)
Required Scales
Blue Skies - Sheet Music
Blue Skies - Play-Along Track
Blue Skies - Master Recording (Ella Fitzgerald; listen and learn!)
Starship Singer/Dancers
PART 1 - Fill out the form using the following link - Starship Singer/Dancer Audition Information
PART 2 - Pick one song that you want to audition with. Practice, memorize, and record it for us! ONLY RECORD THE BEST ONE MINUTE OF YOUR SONG. Submissions must be video auditions, which you can upload to Google classroom assignments (current EHS Music Students only). You could also send us a link if you post on youtube. You could also email us your file at aaune@suhsd.net, but video files are large, so I recommend one of the other two ways.
If you get stuck with upload problems, DO NOT GIVE UP. We can figure something out!
What song should you sing? Starship performs a lot of pop and Broadway music. Most of our music is faster-paced, rather than a lyrical ballad. I recommend picking a faster-paced song from pop, country, rock, Broadway etc. Ladies, Billie Eilish doesn't sing a lot of fast-paced music - NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR AUDITIONS.
Pick a song that SHOWS YOU OFF. Can you hit the notes in Let it Go like they are supposed to sung? If so, sing it, and show us what you can do. But most of you can't, so don't sing something like that. We want to hear your BEST, not your "I might get it!"
VIDEOS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, MAY 22nd.
If you get stuck with upload problems, DO NOT GIVE UP. We can figure something out!
What song should you sing? Starship performs a lot of pop and Broadway music. Most of our music is faster-paced, rather than a lyrical ballad. I recommend picking a faster-paced song from pop, country, rock, Broadway etc. Ladies, Billie Eilish doesn't sing a lot of fast-paced music - NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR AUDITIONS.
Pick a song that SHOWS YOU OFF. Can you hit the notes in Let it Go like they are supposed to sung? If so, sing it, and show us what you can do. But most of you can't, so don't sing something like that. We want to hear your BEST, not your "I might get it!"
VIDEOS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, MAY 22nd.
PART 3 - Dancing auditions will be a live audition in early August. All who auditioned for singing will gather at EHS for an evening of choreography. Our choreographer, Tiffany Rodrigues, will lead you in a series of dance moves, which you will perform in small groups at the end of the night.
We will set a date as soon as we are able, but it will be in late July/early August, and before school starts. We will let you know the date/time via Google Classroom, and the email addresses you provided on Part 1.
We will set a date as soon as we are able, but it will be in late July/early August, and before school starts. We will let you know the date/time via Google Classroom, and the email addresses you provided on Part 1.
Jazz Choir
Our auditioned choir is Chamber Singers (currently Aune's 6th period class). This class could be considered "AP Choir" in some respects because of the amount of music you get to learn is doubled from regular classes, it's more difficult music, and you are expected to sing by yourself regularly (often on a microphone). We do a lot of sectionals, and singers have to practice at home in order for the group to be successful.
We sing songs as a group in the classical style of choir, as well as joining with all of our other choirs on major works. We also sing jazz, and travel to festivals to compete.
If this sounds like something you want to dedicate your voice to, then it's time to start prepping your audition!
The only change for this years audition is that you will record yourself, rather than sing it live for me. Otherwise, we are doing our normal audition - two scales and a song.
On an audio or video recording, please record the following for your audition:
1) Major scale (Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do)
2) Chromatic scale (Do Di Re Ri Mi Fa Fi So Si La Li Ti Do; Do Ti Te La Le So Se Fa Mi Me Re Ra Do)
3) "Smile" - standard of the jazz world. Medium-tempo swing feel. I've uploaded two versions of this song, as well as gave you links to other singers singing it. The one that is "Smile - no style" is the basic notes and rhythms of the song. It's BORING. Part of singing jazz is changing up the rhythm and notes of a song appropriately for the feel of the song, and what your soul feels. You should aim to record the song with your own style. I uploaded a track that has me singing "with style" - if I were to sing it again, it wouldn't be the same. You should aim to sing your version with style! I've linked a bunch of versions of the song on here for you to listen to for style ideas (and to hear people other than me singing!)
RECORDINGS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, MAY 15th via Google Classroom (I'll post an assignment that you an upload to if you're in my classes now), or by email (aaune@suhsd.net). You are more than welcome to post on YouTube as well, and send a link. Please use the file called "Smile - use for auditions" as your background track.
If you make the group, I will get your class schedule arranged with your counselor to get your schedule correct. If you don't make the group, you will continue to be enrolled in the choir you signed up for during class sign-ups in February.
Looking forward to hearing your audition!
AUDITION MATERIAL:
Smile - Lyrics
Links to Smile via YouTube
We sing songs as a group in the classical style of choir, as well as joining with all of our other choirs on major works. We also sing jazz, and travel to festivals to compete.
If this sounds like something you want to dedicate your voice to, then it's time to start prepping your audition!
The only change for this years audition is that you will record yourself, rather than sing it live for me. Otherwise, we are doing our normal audition - two scales and a song.
On an audio or video recording, please record the following for your audition:
1) Major scale (Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do)
2) Chromatic scale (Do Di Re Ri Mi Fa Fi So Si La Li Ti Do; Do Ti Te La Le So Se Fa Mi Me Re Ra Do)
3) "Smile" - standard of the jazz world. Medium-tempo swing feel. I've uploaded two versions of this song, as well as gave you links to other singers singing it. The one that is "Smile - no style" is the basic notes and rhythms of the song. It's BORING. Part of singing jazz is changing up the rhythm and notes of a song appropriately for the feel of the song, and what your soul feels. You should aim to record the song with your own style. I uploaded a track that has me singing "with style" - if I were to sing it again, it wouldn't be the same. You should aim to sing your version with style! I've linked a bunch of versions of the song on here for you to listen to for style ideas (and to hear people other than me singing!)
RECORDINGS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, MAY 15th via Google Classroom (I'll post an assignment that you an upload to if you're in my classes now), or by email (aaune@suhsd.net). You are more than welcome to post on YouTube as well, and send a link. Please use the file called "Smile - use for auditions" as your background track.
If you make the group, I will get your class schedule arranged with your counselor to get your schedule correct. If you don't make the group, you will continue to be enrolled in the choir you signed up for during class sign-ups in February.
Looking forward to hearing your audition!
AUDITION MATERIAL:
Smile - Lyrics
Links to Smile via YouTube
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