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Auditions for the 2026-2027 Neuqua Valley Vocal Jazz Ensembles

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NVHS Main Campus Choir Room

3:30-5:30P.M. ~ Thursday, May 21, 2026

Auditionees need to be present for the entire duration of the audition (3:30p-5:30p)

(All students auditioning must be a member of a 2026-27 Neuqua Valley curricular choral ensemble.) 

Call-backs: NVHS Main Campus Choir Room, Tuesday, May 26 

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

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.

 

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Help Sessions

 

3:15-4:00P.M. – Thurs. May 7 @ Birkett Freshman Campus Choir Room

6:30-7:10A.M.. – Tues. May 12  @ Main Campus Choir Room Room

6:30-7:10A.M. – Wed. May 20  @ 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 21 audition, students will be asked to sing their part on the audition excerpts from Gotta Be This or That 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 26 will consist of four elements:

1) Sing the entire original audition excerpt from Gotta Be This or That with accompaniment recording

2) Sing the additional Call-Back excerpt from Gotta Be This or That 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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26-27 WildScats Audition Music & Audio Files

Click here for the Audition Music and Detailed Information

 

Audition Excerpt: Gotta Be This or That - MP3 Audio Files

Accompaniment Only (THIS IS THE FILE THAT WILL BE USED IN BOTH THE AUDITION & CALL-BACK)

Soprano with Accompaniment

Soprano Only

Alto with Accompaniment

Alto Only

Tenor with Accompaniment

Tenor Only

Bass with Accompaniment

Bass Only

All Parts with Accompaniment

All Parts Only

Call-Back Excerpt - MP3 Audio Files 

Accompaniment Only (THIS IS THE FILE THAT WILL BE USED IN THE CALL-BACK)

Soprano with Accompaniment

Soprano Only

Alto with Accompaniment

Alto Only

Tenor with Accompaniment

Tenor Only

Bass with Accompaniment

Bass Only

All Parts with Accompaniment

All Parts Only

Scales/Seventh Chords - MP3 Audio Files & Help Videos:

Soprano & Tenor:

E-Flat Blues Scale (audio)

E-Flat Chromatic Scale (audio)

E-Flat Seventh Chords: audio | instructional video

Alto & Bass:

C Blues Scale (audio)

C Chromatic Scale (audio)

C Seventh Chords: audio | instructional video

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