Each student auditioning, whether vocalist or instrumentalist, needs to prepare 2 songs.
OPTION 1) You may select 2 out of the 4 song options listed below. Please select the 2 worship songs that best display your abilities.
OPTION 2)You must select 1 song from below and you may prepare a worship song of your choice that is not listed here, that best reveals your strengths. PLEASE BRING 2 ADDITIONAL CHARTS of the song you select that is NOT on this list TO YOUR AUDITION.
Vocalists: Two of the songs are female led, (We Exalt Your Name & You Make Me Brave) and two are male led, (Christ is Enough & My Soul Sings).
- Print out 1 or 2 of the 4 attached charts below (pdf files) to study.
- Bring your charts with you to your audition, along with your own personal added notes.
- Print, fill-out, and bring to your audition the STUDENT PROFILE. (Found at the bottom of this page.)
- Prepare for the audition by reviewing the Audition Procedures (below)
- Joey and Sarah will fill in with the other vocal and instrumental parts during your audition. (We will already have these charts.)
- Joey and Sarah will play and/or sing with you during your audition on an instrument that you are not playing and will also have you sing/play some alone.
- Each audition will last around 15 minutes.
- You will be notified within one week of your audition regarding your placement in a worship band.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN the AUDITION
- We begin each audition with prayer. We want to invite the Lord's presence in the audition and desire the students to honor Him with their best.
- We will ask some questions about prior experience/training.
- Play/sing song #1 & #2 of student's choosing. (Joey and Sarah play/sing along with students on instruments that they are not playing or will harmonize with with the singer.)
- If a vocalist, students will need to sing harmony on the chorus of the songs prepared as Joey or Sarah take over the lead.
- Pitched Instrumentalists need to be able to play scales in standard keys (C, D, E, G, B, F, A, etc)
- Vocalists will be asked to sing a warm-up to determine vocal range and echo pitches played or sung to them
- Drummers may be asked to create a fill or play a few measures in a different time signature or emphasize hi-hat, kick bass, etc.
- Directors may suggest a musical change; showing the student how to make this adjustment to determine skill level.