There will be a brand new middle school all-state chorus at this year's state music educators' conference in San Jose! The guest director is Judy Bowers from Florida State University - a fabulous music educator and fantastic with middle school kids. Click here for more information on the event.

Audition requirements:
Element 1 - Upper Range Vocalization (determine your highest pitch and sing an ascending major scale up to that pitch, a cappella) 
Element 2 - Lower Range Vocalization (determine your lowest pitch and sing a descending major scale down to that pitch, a cappella) 
Element 3 - “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” (America): Sing the first verse unaccompanied beginning on the pitch designated according to your chosen voice part. (Soprano and Tenor: F; Alto and Bass: D flat)
Audition fee: $15

I will be recording auditions during Advisory time on Tuesday, 10/6, Thursday, 10/8, and Tuesday, 10/13. Email me with any questions!

I'm excited about a brand new local honor choir for 7th and 8th graders that will be held this fall!

There will be a mandatory sectional rehearsal on the evening of Wednesday,October 21, and the event will be held on Friday, November 6. The guest director is Lou De La Rosa, director of choirs at West Valley College ad president of the California chapter of American Choral Directors Association. Click here for the application form which has more details on the event's logistics. Applications are due to me by Friday, September 18.

There is also a regional honor choir in January (applications due end of October) and the first All-State honor choir in February (auditions must be recorded and submitted by October 15). Stay tuned for more details on those events!