IMEA All-State Choir Auditions

Soprano II

Exercise #1 Sing the following scale, ascending and descending, using the syllables "do re mi fa sol la ti do."

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Do not repeat the high "do" upon descending. You may take a breath, if needed. Sing the

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exercise with each note m.m. 100.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& 4œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
do re mi fa sol la ti do ti la sol fa mi re do

Exercise #2 Sing the following scale, ascending and descending, using the syllables "do re mi fa sol la ti do."

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Do not repeat the high "do" upon descending. You may take a breath, if needed. Sing the exercise

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with each note m.m. 100.

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
do re mi fa sol la ti do ti la sol fa mi re do

Exercise #3 Vocalize the scale pattern "8- 5- 3- 1" using the words "I love to sing," each pitch at m.m. 120. At the
end of the pattern, sing the exercise again 1/2 step higher. Repeat the exercise again another 1/2 step

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higher, etc. for a total of six renditions of the pattern. Do not vocalize the 1/2 step transition at the end

U, #œ U, œ U, #œ U, œ U, œ œ U
of each pattern.

4œ œ #œ œ #œ nœ #œ œ œ œ
&4 œ œ œ #œ nœ #œ #œ œ
I love to sing. I love to sing. I love to sing. I love to sing. I love to sing. I love to sing.

Exercise #4 Sing, unaccompanied, the melody and words of "America the Beautiful" first stanza only. Use the

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following keys at m.m. 100.
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& 44 œ œ. j
œ œ œ œ. j
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ
Oh, beau - ti - ful for spa - cious skies, for am - ber waves of grain. For

j j œ #œ œ œ ˙.
& œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ
pur - ple moun - tain ma - jes - ties A - bove the fruit - ed plain. A -

œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ
& J J œ
mer - i - ca, A - mer - i - ca, God shed his grace on thee. And

j j œ
& œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
crown thy good with bro - ther - hood, From sea to shin - ing sea.
Optional Vocal Jazz Audition
Exercise #5 Jazz Interpretation: Sing the first 16 measures in a swing style, unaccompanied, of
“Summertime.” You choose the tempo and key. (Lead sheet is available on Aebersold, Volume
25.)

Exercise #6 Rhythmic and Pitch Accuracy: Sing unaccompanied, your voice part of Jazz Choir, Example 1.

Exercise #7 Optional Improvisation: Improvise 3 choruses of up-tempo Bb Blues. This may be done with
Jamey Aebersold, Volume 2, track 5, a live rhythm section, or sung alone.