Signups & Auditions
SIGN UP WITHOUT AN AUDITION
- Students wishing to be in Titan Choir or Concert Choir DO NOT need to audition. They can simply register for the class with their academic advisor.
- Titan Choir is for beginning tenors and basses (listed as Men’s Chorus on the registration form)
- Concert Choir is for beginning altos and sopranos
AUDITIONING FOR AN ADVANCED CHOIR
- Students who wish to audition for an advanced ensemble must go through the May audition. This year, auditions will be held between May 19–23, 2025. Advanced choirs include:
- Vocal Ensemble (intermediate ensemble for all voice parts going into 9-12th grade)
- Advanced Treble Ensemble (advanced ensemble for sopranos and altos going into 9-12th grade)
- Madrigals (advanced ensemble for all voice parts going into 10th-12th grade)
- Auditions for extracurricular ensembles such as Titanium A Cappella and barbershop/beautyshop quartets occur after school begins in the fall. Announcements will be made to all classes.
- This live audition consists of:
- Vocal scales
- An a cappella rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner until the word “gleaming”
- Three tonal memory exercises (Mr. Hancock plays five notes and you echo the notes back–see examples HERE)
- A four-measure sight-singing exercise (See examples HERE).
- You can reference the audition demo videos and backing tracks HERE to see some of what you will be asked to do.
- Sign up for an audition time HERE.
See our links page for some additional resources to help you with your audition. If you miss the May audition and would still like to audition, send Mr. Hancock an email. Again, if you have any questions, or if something isn’t working right, please don’t hesitate to email me at kghancock@capousd.org.