Advanced Choir Audition Results

All current Advanced Choir members were reminded several times that they were not guaranteed a spot in the group next year based solely on participation this year. This current school year was an introductory year to get it off the ground and we were very successful with that. I am very proud of our accomplishments this year and am looking forward what the future brings.

Audition decisions were made based around a number of criteria.

First, everyone sang a capella. I was listening for a solid tonal center (meaning your DO note didn't shift around at all). This is imperative for this group as we will be exploring more a capella music for next year. Also, it is expected that you would have sang the vocal part of the piece you were auditioning with, since you all used a piece from previous (or current) concerts or solos, it was expected that your part would have been sung correctly (not perfectly, but correct note movement is essential)

Second, I did not look at Sight-singing at all. Many of you floundered with it, while very few did well (which was expected). Ultimately, I did not think it fair to use the sight-singing exercise as decision criteria, and therefore did not play in to my decision (although it will in the future).

Third, everyone has been asked to some degree to change something during classes (throughout time) about how something needed to be sung. This group is going back to contest and members will need to change their singing style or pronunciations of words or vowel shaping to accomplish our goal without hesitation.

Lastly, I thought very long and hard about my final decision and I did not utilize seniority as a part of my decision. Letting people down is not my favorite thing to do in the world, but auditions ultimately end with people being both happy and unhappy...so without further adieu

Sopranos
Ellie Osterholt (Junior)
Ashley Boggs (Junior)
Jaden Martin (Junior)
Ali Cox (Freshman)

Altos
Audrey Lightle (Senior)
Lydiah Wenger (Sophomore)
Lydia Moxley (Sophomore)
Kelsey Cole (Sophomore)

Tenors
Cade Manley (Junior)
Dylan Warner (Junior)
Travis Culp (Sophomore)
Jack Walls (Junior)

Basses
Jackson Lightle (Junior)
Evan Matthews (Senior)
Jacob Partlow (Sophomore)
Dakota Penhorwood (Junior)

Rehearsals

Everyone needs to make every effort to come to practices. Too many people are missing and it is becoming a problem with getting anything done at practices.

This coming weeks' rehearsal schedule is up and i have scheduled a 3 hour rehearsal for presidents day from 9 to noon.

Lines need to be memorized asap. No more scriptz on stage starting monday.

This coming week

PLease note I changed the rehearsal schedule this week to accommodate the teacher workday on Monday. Everything was moved 1 day up in to the Friday slot for the make up day. Tuesday will be FULL CAST as we will go over the opener. All practices will now be on the stage, not the music room. REHEARSALS ARE SCHEDULED UNTIL 4:30 from here on out.

I will have a list of scenes for EXTRAS to be at on Tuesday.

thanks for your time and patience.

AUDITION RESULTS

First and foremost, congratulations to everybody that came out to audition. Mrs. Smart, Ms. Haerr and myself all had a really good time listening to all of you come in and perform for us. Many of you did not get the role you desired, but we tried to put you in a role that you would excel at based on your audition.

THE FIRST READ THROUGH WILL BE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17 IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL UNTIL 4:40. The rehearsal schedule will be available at this time as well.

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There are a few EMPTY spots that I will fill in with some Middle School folks. This will be determined next week. Don't fret, we will have another stellar cast this year :)

Without further delay, here are the results (listed in the order that they are on my casting sheet)

Dorothy - Amber Kuck

Toto - Kelsey Cole

Scarecrow - Jackson Lightle

Lion - Alex Rutan

Tin Man - Travis Culp

Wizard - Garrett Smith

Glinda - Audrey Combs

White Rabbit - Jaden Martin

Rose - Sam Cole

Tiger Lily - Kallie Smith

Tulip - Tori Thomas

Caterpillar -  EMPTY

Humpty Dumpty - Lucy Cauley

King of Hearts - Catherine Van Tassell

Pawn - EMPTY

Rook - EMPTY

Knight - Megan Miller

Tweedle Dee - EMPTY

Tweedle Dum - EMPTY

Alice - Ashley Boggs

Mad Hatter - Morgan Hunter

March Hare - Ellie Osterholt

Dormouse - EMPTY

Frog Footman - EMPTY

Fish Footman - Ashley Cave

Cheshire Cat 1 - Lydia Moxley

Cheshire Cat 2 - Dany Bailey

Cheshire Cat 3 - Ashley Cave

Queen of Hearts - Audrey Lightle

Five (Card) - EMPTY

Seven (Card) - EMPTY

Knave of Hearts - EMPTY

Chorus - anyone that wanted to be a part of the show but not have any speaking lines. Chorus will sing the group songs.

Encourage anyone that may be interested to speak with me about joining up. I would need to know prior to the read through next Thursday.

AUDITION RESULTS 

are coming

Up to Now

So far ladies and gentlemen, we have been having some very productive rehearsals. Please start looking over your lines so that we can be more productive with the non-musical blocking of the show. Also, bring in a flash drive so that you can start listening to the music at home. Fantastic job up to this point! Keep up the great work!

practice

Good rule to know. If school is cancelled, there is no practice. We had a great practice yesterday. Keep the ppsitive attitudes and good work ethic! Enjoy your snow day :)