Josh Jackson, Director
(303) 982-3565 jojackso@jeffco.k12.co.us |
Josh Jackson, Director
(303) 982-3565 jojackso@jeffco.k12.co.us |
COLORADO ALL STATE CHOIR
Every year, Juniors and Seniors have the opportunity to audition for the Colorado All State Choir. There are three choirs: Men's Choir, Mixed Choir, and Women's Choir. In order to be accepted, students must compete with other juniors and seniors around the state. The audition is very challenging and requires months of dedication and hard work. Students who wish to audition for All State must perform a prepared solo (must be an art or folk song), and must demonstrate other technical skills in front of a judge. Auditions are held each fall, and selected members will attend All State in the spring. This is an incredible ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity for students to sing with talented peers, and to work under the direction of an incredible choral director.
| FALL 2011 ALL STATE AUDITION | SPRING 2012 ALL STATE FESTIVAL |
| Friday October 20th or October 21st Where: To Be Determined |
Sunday, February 5 - Tuesday, February 7 (Concert is on Tuesday Night!) Where: Denver Convention Center |
Have fun practicing over the summer! In the fall, we will work on making sure you are prepared. We will receive results around Thanksgiving break. I will be contacting you each individually via e-mail with your results.
Students interested in auditioning for All State need to submit an application by Thursday, September 1st ! (This application requires an application fee.) Click HERE to download the application.
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2011 - 2012 All State Application |
| SKILLS WORKSHEETS | |
| Intervals Sheet | |
| Sight Reading Packet Sight Reading Packet #2 (1 MB) |
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Auditioning students need to sign-up for four (4) Solo Coaching sessions with Mr. Jackson, and they will need to attend at least four (4) Skills Workshops prior to Monday, October 11. Skills Workshops will be offered during a variety of times to accommodate student needs. Times will be published soon! Check the ALL STATE bulletin in the choir room for more details. Dates will also be listed on this web page as well.
MOCK AUDITIONS: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 @ 3 PM- Required for ALL auditioning students! (Before or after school)
Students should schedule their mock audition with Mr. Jackson!
AUDITION INFORMATION:
Each audition is worth 100 points. The audition consists of the following:
PREPARED SOLO: (50 Points)
Tone Quality - 10
Intonation - 10
Technique - 10
Diction - 10
Interpretation - 10
SENSE OF TONALITY: (10 Points)
Major Triad - 1
Minor Triad - 1
Diminished Triad - 1
Augmented Triad - 1
Major Scale - 2
Harmonic Minor Scale - 2
Melodic Minor Scale - 2
INTERVALS: (10 Points) ** This is a new portion of the audition! NO MORE AURAL RECALL!
Sing requested interval from given pitch - 6 (3 intervals, 2 pts ea.)
Identify interval between two pitches - 4 (2 intervals, 2 pts ea.)
SIGHT READING: (30 Points)
Melodic Sight Reading - 20 (2 examples, 10 pts ea.)
Rhythmic Sight Reading - 10 (1 example, 10 pts)
Each student will receive a RAW SCORE out of 100 possible points. That score will then be calculated into a "Z-Score" to account for the different judges, their averages, and the amount of students that are needed for each choir. The "Z-Score" cut off is different for each voice part, and will change every year.