Concert Choir (ages 12-18) Advanced Level

1. Sing My Country ’Tis of Thee (America)
2. Sing Jubilate Deo in Latin
   • Pronunciation: yoo-bee-LAH-teh DEH-oh, ah-leh-LOO-yah
   • Sing and repeat "alleluia" from the way it appears in the song while director sings the whole song. This is called an ostinato.
3. Pitch Matching:
   • Director plays 4-5 note pitch patterns (diatonic and atonal patterns, which are pitch patterns within an octave that are random and challenging).
   • Singer sings them back on loo or la
   • This tests tonal memory and pitch accuracy.
4. Rhythm Reading:
   • Singer will be asked to read rhythmic patterns consisting of quarter notes, eighth notes, rests, dotted notes, and sixteenth notes.
   • If the singer has no previous experience, the director will ask singer to repeat patterns sung or spoken to him/her with accuracy.
   • This tests rhythm reading level and beat competency.
5. Singer will be asked to look at three melodic patterns.
   • Director will play one of the patterns and the singer will point to the pattern that he/she thought was played.
   • This tests melodic contour.
   • Director will play all three patterns randomly with singer pointing to correct pattern.
   • Director will ask singer to sing back each pattern as best as he/she can
   • This tests tonal memory and reading ability.
   • Singers can sing patterns on loo or in solfege.
6. Sing a scale using solfege: do re mi fa so la ti do’ within singer’s range.
7. Sing a scale in thirds using solfege do mi re fa mi so fa la so ti la do’ ti re’ do’ or on AH and sing in reverse.
8. Singers will sing a scale mid-range to lowest note and mid-range to highest note on AH to determine singer’s range and voice assignment. This is done with director’s assistance.