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Auditions for the 2025-2026 Neuqua Valley Vocal Jazz Ensembles

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NVHS Main Campus Choir Room

3:30-6:30P.M. ~ Thursday, May 22, 2025

Auditionees need to be present for the entire duration of the audition (3:30p-6:30p)

(All students auditioning must be a member of a 2025-26 Neuqua Valley curricular choral ensemble.)

Call-backs: NVHS Main Campus Choir Room, Tuesday, May 27

Students called-back will be assigned an individual 5-minute time slot between 2:30pm-5:00pm.

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Help Sessions

3:15-4:00P.M. – Thurs. May 8 @ Birkett Freshman Campus Choir Room

6:30-7:10A.M.. – Tues. May 13 @ Main Campus Choir Room Room

6:30-7:10A.M. – Wed. May 21 @ Main Campus Choir Room

The Help Sessions are designed to provide interested students the opportunity to learn the material that will be used in the audition. It is possible to audition without attending the sessions but the likelihood of success is greatly enhanced through your attendance at them. You are welcome to attend as many of the three as you like. Attendance is not required. Attendance is not recorded. The Help Sessions are scheduled in the choir rooms at both the Birkett Freshman and Main campuses (see schedule above).

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Audition & Call Back Requirements

During the initial May 22rd audition, students will be asked to sing their part on the audition excerpts from Turn That Frown Upside Down along with other auditionees in small groups performing with the accompaniment recording. Students need to be prepared on the entire excerpt.

The individual five-minute scheduled call-backs on May 27th will consist of four elements:

1) Sing the entire original audition excerpt from Turn That Frown Upside Down with accompaniment recording

2) Sing the additional Call-Back etude/excerpt from Turn That Frown Upside Down with accompaniment recording

3) Sing the Blues & Chromatic Scales, ascending and descending, a cappella (Starting pitches - Sop/Ten: E-Flat | Alto/Bass: C)

4) Sing arpeggiated Dominant, Major, Minor, and Diminished 7th chords, a cappella (Starting pitches - Sop/Ten: E-Flat | Alto/Bass: C)

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Click here for the Audition Music and Detailed Information

Scroll down to the bottom on this page for the audition help and performance audio files.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact:

Mr. Parry Mr. Rimington

curtis_parry@ipsd.org ryan_rimington@ipsd.org

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