Auditions

We welcome new singers! Please audition and tell EVERYONE to come sing at Cabrillo to make music and new friends! To set-up an audition time email Cheryl.

Both auditions and rehearsals will be held in the Cabrillo College VAPA 5000 Music Building
6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003.

Cheryl's Auditioning Tips for Cabrillo Choirs
Below are some tips for getting ready for your audition. If you find you want a coach through this process, just let me know and I’ll recommend someone to help you.

Select an appropriate song/aria, folk song, lieder, oratorio, and duplicate it for yourself and for the pianist. Make the copies front-back for easy page-turning.
Learn the melody and rhythm, making certain the piano part fits with what you’re singing. You may want to get together with a pianist beforehand.
Confidence comes from knowing your music, so spend some time singing through it to prepare your breath. Then enjoy the experience!
Review basic rhythm and note-reading if you’ve had that training before. If not, you can look online and find basic music-reading programs. You will be asked to do simple, diatonic (scale-like) sight-reading
If you have foreign language background, you might practice reading out loud to remind yourself of the particulars of that language. You will be asked to read in several languages. Singing in a foreign language is encouraged.

Not everyone will have all of these skills. Perhaps you read well but are rusty in languages. The important thing is to bring your best effort to the audition. Class preparation will include the skills you’ll be required to use. Knowing what your skills are will help me understand how to best balance the choir.
Good luck and enjoy singing! I look forward to meeting you.

Cheryl Anderson