Pinellas All County Middle School Chorus 2017-2018
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Updated 10/1/17
Welcome to another great year of music education in Pinellas County! Please take a moment to read through the following information regarding the upcoming Middle School All-County Chorus for the 2017-2018 school year. You will find all the information to help you prepare for All-County Chorus audition and rehearsal processes below. Students and parents must register online, and submit a Pinellas County Schools Contract during the audition process. See the links on the left to complete the All-County registration and contract. Auditions this year will be recorded and submitted online. See your director for audition resources. Submission deadline for the recorded audition is Friday, October 6th. Rehearsal Dates and Times: January 9th, 6:00-8:00pm January 16th, 6:00-8:00pm January 19th, 6:00-8:00pm January 20th, 10:00am-12:00pm Rehearsal Location: Oak Grove Middle School 1370 South Belcher Rd. Clearwater, FL 33764 Concert and Dress Rehearsal: Date: Monday, January 22nd Dress Rehearsal Time: TBA Concert Time: TBA Concert and Dress Rehearsal Location: Ruth Eckerd Hall |
Audition Tracks
Audition Instructions
There are three sound files for each voice part, so for explanation’s sake let’s say that you are auditioning a Soprano. The Soprano should have three tracks play through her headphones: First Soprano Vocalise 1, then Soprano Vocalise 2, and finally Soprano America/My Country Tis of Thee. The student should be singing into a recording device, so that all that is picked up is the sound of their voice. Every student recording an audition must do so with headphones, not speakers, so that only the sound of their voice is recorded.
I recommend recording students with the Roland R-05 Wave/MP3 Recorder that was provided by the Performing Arts Office at the beginning of this year. This will ensure a high quality recording, and you do not have to depend on your students to record the audition themselves. That being said, students can just as easily record the files on their own using a cell phone, laptop, or any other recording device. Please take the time to go through the vocalises during class time so each student is familiar with the audition vocalises before the audition date.
Once you have recorded the sound files, you should save them as an MP3 file, and give them the following title: “[Middle School Abbreviation] [Voice Part] [Number]”. The number refers to the number of students auditioning, not their split. The recording will spit out a .WAV file. If you don’t know how to convert it, just attach the WAV and we'll convert it for you.
For example: OGMS Bass 1, OGMS Bass 2, OGMS Bass 3, OGMS Alto 1, OGMS Tenor 1, OGMS Tenor 2
You can email your recordings to Liza Dean at deaneli@pcsb.org or Aaron Cassette at cassettea@pcsb.org
Please remember that the deadline for submitting auditions is Friday, October 6th.
I recommend recording students with the Roland R-05 Wave/MP3 Recorder that was provided by the Performing Arts Office at the beginning of this year. This will ensure a high quality recording, and you do not have to depend on your students to record the audition themselves. That being said, students can just as easily record the files on their own using a cell phone, laptop, or any other recording device. Please take the time to go through the vocalises during class time so each student is familiar with the audition vocalises before the audition date.
Once you have recorded the sound files, you should save them as an MP3 file, and give them the following title: “[Middle School Abbreviation] [Voice Part] [Number]”. The number refers to the number of students auditioning, not their split. The recording will spit out a .WAV file. If you don’t know how to convert it, just attach the WAV and we'll convert it for you.
For example: OGMS Bass 1, OGMS Bass 2, OGMS Bass 3, OGMS Alto 1, OGMS Tenor 1, OGMS Tenor 2
You can email your recordings to Liza Dean at deaneli@pcsb.org or Aaron Cassette at cassettea@pcsb.org
Please remember that the deadline for submitting auditions is Friday, October 6th.