TPSMEA Middle School Teachers!
Here are the cuts that you will be recording for our 2011 Middle School Honor Choir auditions:
Gloria (Haydn)
Piano begins m. 26, b. 1
S.,A., T. sing m. 28, b. 1
Bass sing m. 29, b. 1
All singers stop singing m. 55, b. 2
O Lord Our God
Piano begins m. 15, b. 4
Alto and Bass sing m. 17, b. 4
Tenor sing m. 18, b. 2
Soprano sing m. 19, b.
Everyone sing through m. 27 double bar
When you record the auditions, record them in this order:
Track #1 Gloria
Track #2 O Lord Our God
Track #3 Student’s information:
- Student’s Name
- Student’s Voice Part
- Student’s School
- Student’s Region
THE SAME INFORMATION GOES ON THE AUDITION CD ITSELF – AND ON THE CD JACKET OR JEWEL BOX!
If you intend to enter students in the Middle School Honor Choir Auditions you must:
- Be sure you are paid up from last year
- Have paid your membership fee
- Register your student[s] on Solochair [Registration is now open!] and pay the registration fee [$16 per student]. Deadline is Oct. 4. [NOTE: BE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR STUDENT AS THE VOICE PART FOR WHICH THEY ARE AUDITIONING!!! A student may sing Soprano in your choir, but may audition as an alto. Register her as an ALTO!] And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE register all your students at the same time! It creates a blizzard of paperwork if you enter them all on different days!
- Have the “official” Audition Accompaniment CD. Joel is sending those out this week.
- Be sure you can attend the MSHC auditions or pay for a proxy.
- Have the audition cds in my hand by 11:59pm on Friday, Oct. 7 [NOTE: UPS and Fedex do not deliver at my school after 11am on Fridays! Think ahead. Region 3 folk are free to hand deliver your cds if you wish.]
Reminder: A student may record as many “takes” as the director will allow (many teachers take the best out of 3 attempts.)
A teacher may “direct” a student as he/she sings, but may NOT make any audible contribution to the recording, NOR ENHANCE the recording in any way!
The online AND “in hand” deadline for CD’s is Thursday, October, 13th.
Register your students online at www.solochair.com
Mail a single check for all student entries or use PayPal to Ron Matthews.
Address on www.solochair.com
Mail your CD’s: (October 13 deadline)
Paula Spencer
1015 Misty Lea Lane
Houston, TX 77090
All teachers entering students in the MSHC audition process are expected to participate in the judging of audition CD’s.
Please email me at joyfulsoundchoir@gmail.com and confirm your participation.
Judging of MSHC audition cd’s. will begin at 8:00 a.m. on October 20th.
Judging site:
Prestonwood Christian Academy
6801 W. Park Blvd.
Plano, Texas 75093
Joel Rutherford and Lisa Apple, Hosts
Looking forward to an awesome choral experience for your Middle School students.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Joyfully!
Paula |
