NCCC meets on Monday nights throughout the school year from 6:30-8:00 pm at Bethel College and has one formal concert each semester. They also perform at a few events in the Newton area (Taste of Newton, etc.), have a retreat in the fall, and some years even take a trip to a farther Choir Festival. NCCC provides a great opportunity for young singers to dig deeper into their musicianship than is often possible in a school setting. Equally important, the choir is a great place to make friends and have a lot of fun making great music!
These will be small group auditions and will last about 15 minutes. I'll be checking first and foremost for pitch accuracy, while also assessing choral tone, vocal strength, and part independence.
There will be 4 short parts to each audition:
1. Each singer will be asked to sing 20-30 seconds of a simple song of their choosing (unaccompanied) - Happy Birthday, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, or Home on the Range would be great options if anyone is not sure what else to choose!
2. Pattern Echo - I’ll play a few 3-5 note patterns on the piano for singers to echo
3. Row, row, row your boat – sung in a round!
4. Range check - I will check to see how high/low a student’s range reaches (this is not something anyone needs to “prepare” for, it just helps me get to know each singer’s voice better!)
The form will ask for information about each auditionee, but will also have a section in which you can specify if your student has a friend auditioning that they would like to be put in the same audition group with (schedule permitting). A copy of your responses will be emailed to you. All auditionees need to fill out an individual form.
Your specific audition time will be emailed to you in the next few days!
Feel free to email
newtonccchoir@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you again for your interest in the Newton Community Children’s Choir, we are looking forward to meeting you!
