Join Choir
Choose an audition day: Day 1: Tuesday, March 26th 3:30-6:00pm OR Day 2: Wednesday, May 8th 3:30-6:00pm
SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT HERE (If there are no slots that work for you, email kcrellin@mbusd.org to schedule a time.)
If you cannot read music or haven’t been in choir before, don’t let that stop you! We have a choir for every voice!
Questions? Contact Ms. Crellin (kcrellin@mbusd.org) to get more about joining choir!
Registration Process:
All students register for choir. After auditions, counselors will move students to their allocated ensemble based on the results.
- New MCHS choir students should register for any choir & will be sorted into classes once placement results are determined.
- Current Choir students should register for their current class as a placeholder
- Auditions for current students will take place during the class period as a curricular assessment (no need to sign up for an audition slot)
Placement Process
Scales (Major, Minor, Chromatic)
- Student will sing major, minor, and chromatic scales a cappella (without piano assistance) after receiving a starting note.
Tonal Memory
- Student hears three separate 5-tone patterns one at a time
- Student repeats each 5-tone pattern after listening twice
Repertoire
- Student will perform an excerpt of “Time” by Jennifer Lucy Cook
- Part tracks & sheet music are attached (email Ms. Crellin for a printed copy)
Sheet Music & Part Tracks HERE tinyurl.com/timeparttracks
Rhythmic Sight Reading (OPTIONAL)
- Student will have 30 seconds to learn and perform a 4-measure rhythmic sight-reading example in a 4/4 using takadimi or a method of their choice.
- Examples Linked HERE tinyurl.com/sightreadaudition
Melodic Sight Reading (OPTIONAL)
- Student will have 3o seconds to learn and perform a 4-measure major, melodic sight-reading example using solfege or a method of their choice.
- Examples Linked HERE tinyurl.com/sightreadaudition
