New to DSA Chorus
Placement Assessment Information
2020-2021 School year
Below are the guidelines for all students who would like to join the DSA Chorus and are not currently enrolled in a DSA chorus class. Students need to do a placement assessment for a DSA Chorus class for the 2020-2021 school year.
Please review the information carefully.
Placement Assessment Requirements
(Detailed information on each category is below)
1. Solo Song
2. Sight Reading
3. Interview Questions
4. Video Submission
Placement Assessment Solo Song Guidelines
-Students must choose ONE of the songs below, Jubilate Deo or Sanctus.
-Students may NOT sing a song other than one of the audition songs.
-These are newly composed songs and recordings cannot be found online. Any songs with the same name are NOT the correct piece and will not count for the assessment.
-Students must learn the song before the audition. Students may utilize the help of a family member, friend, or current voice teacher.
-Students must download the accompaniment track below. -Students may either sing A cappella or use the accompaniment track in their audition.
-Treble voice students should learn the "Soprano" line.
-Bass voice students should learn the "Baritone" line.
--Students must submit a video recording of themselves singing the song they picked. (instructions on submitting videos are below.)
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| jubilate_deo_-_accompaniment.m4a |
| jubilate_-_treble_vocal_-_practice_track.mp3 |
| jubilate_-_bass_vocal_-practice_track.mp3 |
| sanctus.pdf |
| sanctus_-_piano_only_audition_track.mp3 |
| sanctus_-_treble_practice_track.mp3 |
| sanctus_-_bass_practice_track.mp3 |
Sight-Reading Guidelines
-Students must download the sight-reading file below
Rhythmic example:
-Student will chant or clap the rhythmic reading example.
-Student may use a variety of rhythmic syllables to chant the rhythmic example including using numbers, rhythm syllables (TaKaDiMi), or by clapping.
Melodic example:
-Student will sing the melodic reading example
-Student may use a variety of tonal syllables to sing the tonal examples including solfege syllables, numbers, or the neutral syllable ‘La’
-If student is able to use Kodaly hand signs while doing so, this is preferred. --
--Students must submit a video recording of themselves performing the rhythmic and melodic sight-reading examples. (instructions on submitting videos are below.)
| sight_reading_2020-2021_dsa_chorus_assessment.pdf |
Interview Question Guidelines
- Student must submit a video recording of themselves answering the following interview questions. ( instructions on submitting videos are below)
1) Tell us about your chorus experience either at school or outside of school (church, community choruses, etc.).
2) Tell us what makes you excited about singing in DSA Chorus
3) Tell us what you can contribute to the DSA Chorus community.
Video Submission Guidelines
- Students completing an assessment for DSA Chorus must submit one video with all three assessment components.
- When you are ready to record your assessment video please be ready to record all three parts in one video.
- Start recording and say “Hello my name is ( say name_______) and I am assessing for DSA chorus.” First,sing the Solo song. Second, perform the sight reading. Third, answer the interview questions.
- Upload your video to Google Drive and share the file with Jeremy Nabors Jeremy_Nabors@dpsnc.net
- Directions for using Google Drive are found below.
Upload & view files on your IPHONE
- DOWNLOAD the Google Drive app through your APP store
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
- Tap Add .
- Tap Upload.
- Find and tap the file you want to upload.
- To upload video, tap the video you want and tap Upload.
- Make sure you are on good WIFI
- The video will take awhile to load
- Make sure to SHARE the video with jeremy_nabors@dpsnc.net
Upload & view files on your ANDROID
- DOWNLOAD the Google Drive app through your APP store
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
- Tap Add.
- Tap Upload.
- Find and tap the file you want to upload.
- View uploaded file in My Drive until you move them.
- Make sure you are on good WIFI
- The video may take awhile to load
- Make sure you are on good WIFI
- Make sure to SHARE the video with jeremy_nabors@dpsnc.net