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Be sure to watch the sample video here before you start!

Step 1: Two major scales!

Sing the TWO major scales listed for your preferred voice part. You can sing on “dah” or solfege, whichever is most comfortable. If you’re not sure if you are a bass 1 or 2, pick whichever set of starting pitches feels best.

bass 1

1. A Major
listen to the scale

 

play your starting note and sing!

 

2. E Major
listen to the scale

 

play your starting note and sing!

bass 2

1. E Major: for this one, you’ll start from the top and descend first
listen to the scale

 

play your starting note and sing!

 

2. G Major
listen to the scale

 

play your starting note and sing!

Step 2: One chromatic scale!

For this section, you’ll sing an 8-note chromatic scale. Begin on the lower note and ascend in half steps to the destination pitch. Take a breath, then descend in half steps back to the starting pitch. As a bass, you’ll start on a C and ascend to a G.

listen to the scale

 

play your starting note and sing!

Step 3: Sing Long Time Ago

Use the sound file to prepare two verses of the folk song Long Time Ago.Then, play the sound file while you sing along. It will stop after the first verse, but you should continue onto the second!

 

FULL LONG TIME AGO.pdf

Step 4: Sing Happy Birthday

Sing any version of Happy Birthday to yourself in any key!

Step 5: Submit your video via the audition form

As you prepare to submit your audition, if you need any clarification or have technical struggles or limitations,

please reach out to us at choirs@mgsa.rutgers.edu.