Audition Process

BEFORE FILMING YOUR AUDITION VIDEO

• Do an audio test beforehand to make sure your sound doesn’t distort. (To adjust microphone levels on a Mac, go into System Preferences > Sound > Input tab and lower the input volume.)

• Your video can either be in one complete take OR edited together. The audio must remain raw and untouched – no EQ, compression, reverb, or pitch correction of any kind. We want to hear you as you sound in the room.

• Please film in the order listed below.

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FILMING YOUR AUDITION VIDEO

1. Introduction

   • Say hello! Tell us your name, age, pronouns, voice part, and where you’re from.​

2. Solo​​

   • Sing a 30-to-60 second solo, a cappella. A verse and a chorus is perfect! We want to hear your tone, phrasing, intonation, personality, and energy. Have fun with these and pick a song in your comfort zone, we want to see you at your best! No classical, please.​​

3. Scales

   • Sing along with our scale guides *(Scales Going Down and Scales Going Up)* and stop singing once you can’t sing any higher or lower.  Don’t be shy, just go for it, we know the extreme ranges aren’t always going to be pretty!  For scales going up, sing “eeee-aaahh” and use your chest/mix voice as high as you can, and then flip into head voice and continue. For scales going down, sing “yah yah yah yah yah”.​

4. Part-Singing

   • ​Sing your voice part of XO, by Beyonce (MATERIALS LINKED HERE). Use the "XO_practice track_*YOUR PART*" to learn, and then audition by singing with the "XO_audition track_*YOUR PART*" (which has all parts present but your part). Play the "audition track_*YOUR PART*" out loud while you're auditioning so we can hear both you and the track. Pick whichever voice part you feel most comfortable on! We are looking for good intonation, rhythmic accuracy, beautiful tone, musicality, and preparedness. ​​

5. Beatboxing (optional)

   • If you are a beatboxer/vocal percussionist, please give us a demonstration (approx. 1-2 mins), which can include anything and everything you’re comfortable with (straight-ahead beats, fills, various sounds, freestyle beatboxing, etc). 

6. Personal Statement

   • Briefly tell us why you’re interested in joining Crystal Vocal Arts!​

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AFTER FILMING YOUR AUDITION VIDEO​

Once complete, upload your video to either YouTube or Google Drive

• For YouTube, be sure to set your video to “unlisted” or “public.” If you set it to “private” we will not be able to view it!

• For Google Drive, "manage sharing" to make sure "anyone with the link can view." ​

• After uploading your video, fill out our online application:​​​​

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We will watch your audition and get back to you as soon as possible! ​

Thank you so much, and happy singing!