iSing’s Audition Process for Palo Alto Choirs
Auditions for the 2024–25 season are currently closed. Please fill out the form below if you’d like to audition for the 2025–26 season and we’ll be in touch with audition information in January 2025.
We will be happy to meet with singers in all grades, but we will have the most availability for singers in grades 1–4. Please review the skills requirements for girls in grades 7–12 before signing up for an audition. Please submit an audition form to schedule an audition. We’re excited to meet you!
Grades 1–3
THIS "AUDITION" IS AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF YOUNGER SINGERS, SHANE TROLL. HE WILL EVALUATE THE SINGER'S ABILITY TO MATCH PITCH, SING SIMPLE PATTERNS, AND PERFORM A SERIES OF EASY VOCAL EXERCISES. NO ADVANCED PREPARATION IS REQUIRED.
Grades 4–6
THIS AUDITION WILL CONSIST OF SIMPLE EAR-TRAINING EXERCISES, SIGHT-READING, AND ASSESSMENT OF BASIC MUSICAL CONCEPTS. THESE TESTS ARE DIAGNOSTIC AND ARE INTENDED TO GAUGE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS IN THIS CHOIR ARE EXPECTED TO MATCH PITCH AND READ SIMPLE VOCAL MELODIES.
Grades 7–12
SINGERS SUBMIT A VIDEO OF AN ART SONG OR ARIA. IF INVITED TO AUDITION, THE AUDITION WILL CONSIST OF SIGHT-READING EXERCISES, A MUSIC THEORY DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND A MINI-PERFORMANCE BY EACH SINGER. SINGERS, PLEASE PREPARE A SONG OF YOUR CHOOSING (HYMN, FOLK SONG, MUSICAL THEATER, ARIA, ETC.). IF YOU HAVE THE ACCOMPANIMENT, PLEASE BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE AUDITION. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO MATCH PITCH AND TO HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE SINGING IN CHOIRS OR AS SOLOISTS. STUDENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO READ MUSIC WITH PROFICIENCY AND TO HAVE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC THEORY.