Those students wishing to audition for membership in the vocal music or musical theatre departments at Cypress Lake Center for the Arts will have the opportunity this day. Applications must be submitted through a Google Form. Information about the audition requirements and a link to the Google Form are available here - https://cyh.leeschools.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=1372037
Vocal Department Requirements -
- A major scale sung on a neutral syllable, solfeggio, or numbers a cappella, evaluated for accuracy
- A tonal memory exercise evaluated by the number of remembered pitches sung
- Each student will perform from memory two contrasting songs representing the student’s current level. A recorded accompaniment is preferred as long as it contains no vocalist singing the student’s part. Recorded accompaniment can be on any device with a headphone jack. A live accompanist is also acceptable. A cappella performances are unacceptable for the audition.
Musical Theatre Requirements - Acting Requirements Prepare two (2) contrasting monologues. Monologues must be memorized. Choices might include one comic and one dramatic piece or one classical and one contemporary piece. Monologues must be chosen from published plays. Scripts from movies are unacceptable. Maximum monologue time is a total of two minutes for both pieces. Check your material carefully to ensure that you meet this time limit as you will be timed.
Vocal Requirements * A major scale sung on a neutral syllable, solfeggio, or numbers a cappella, evaluated for accuracy * A tonal memory exercise evaluated by the number of remembered pitches sung * Each student will perform from memory two contrasting musical theatre songs representing the student’s current level. A recorded accompaniment is preferred as long as it contains no vocalist singing the student’s part. Recorded accompaniment can be on any device with a headphone jack. A live accompanist is also acceptable. A cappella performances are unacceptable for the audition.
Please e-mail Mr. Stroh with questions.