McMaster Uni Choir & Women's Choir

Booking your audition - 2 steps:

Step 1: Sign up online here

Step 2: Fill in and submit the online audition Google form:https://forms.gle/WgwPtawAnzHBAVXs5

All choral auditions for the whole week will be held in Togo Salmon Hall WEST, 4^th floor, Room 409 (TSH 409)

Audition Process:

Consists of different parts, which will assess your performance (clarity of text, rhythm, tone quality, intonation, musicality), aural, and sight-singing skills:

• Prepared Solo:
  (a) Non-voice major – “O Canada”, sung a cappella (b) Voice major - own choice of solo rep, sung a cappella
• Prepared material: an excerpt of Nancy Telfer's "We'll Sail Away", bars 83-end (PDF  here: https://sota.humanities.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/08/Well-Sail-Away_-excerpt-Nancy-Telfer.pdf) Prepare the vocal line of the voice part you will be auditioning for.
• Sing back a short melody that will be played twice.
• Sight-sing a short melody that will be provided at audition.

Before audition: make sure you have filled up the online audition Google form (scroll to the top for the link).

Note:

Placements in either/both choirs is subject to the final decision of the choral director.

Students must be able to attend every weekly rehearsal in order to be placed in a choir/ensemble

Students are expected to be available for mandatory dress rehearsals as well as commit to all rehearsals and concerts.

Refer to course outline for detailed description and expectations of both choirs.

Questions regarding the auditions, rehearsals, and concerts can be directed to Dr. Tracy Wong at wongt40@mcmaster.ca</