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What to expect when you audition for the Callbacks.
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Preliminary auditions usually run for three days. Schedule about 20 minutes for the audition, including the wait. Sometimes we get backed up, and wait times may run a bit longer than that, but we try to speed things through as efficiently as possible. The best plan is to come near the beginning of the preliminary auditions.
For the preliminary audition, prepare a short solo. It should be something that you feel emphasizes the best aspects of your voice, but most of all, it should be something you enjoy singing and feel comfortable with. Don't bother to delve into uncomfortable areas of your range in your solo, we'll be able to see how high or low you can go when you sing scales. We also do "pitch patterns," where we'll play a few notes on the piano and have you sing them back to us. Nothing big. No sightreading. Enjoyable. Stress-free. And you can eat our food.
Those who make it past the preliminary rounds into the callback rounds will get to learn and perform sections of Callbacks songs. Callback rounds also bring more solos and more food. Best of all, we'll get to know each other a little better. As cheesy as that may sound, the social part of audition week, making new friends and getting to know people, is what makes people say afterwards that they're happy they did it, no matter what the results are.
Here's a little word on those results to wrap things up. Every a cappella group has a few people that tried out unsuccessfully a few times before making it in, and the Callbacks are no exception. Auditions are not a gauge of who does and who doesn't have a good voice. At the end of the week, whoever makes it into the group will be the person who best suits the needs of the group at the current time. If you don't make it this time, try out again! With the exception of a few hours you could have spent surfing the net, there's nothing to lose. And if nothing else, at least you can eat our food.
See you there!
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