Junior High Honor Choir

Event: Junior High/Middle School/9th Grade Honor Choir

Eligibility: Students in Grades 6-9 in choir, whose teachers are members of SCVA

Audition Requirements
Singers must be able to demonstrate that they can perform the following:
1. Sing a major scale up and down (a cappella)
2. Sing a major triad and a minor triad (a cappella)
3. Sing an octave (a cappella)
4. Sight read one melodic and one rhythmic example
5. Sing tonal memory patterns (see below for examples)
6. Sing "Good Morning to You" (a-cappella)

Regional Audition Dates

Saturday, Jan 31, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Cope Middle School ~ Redlands (host: Krista Mathers)
John F. Kennedy High School ~ La Palma (host: Christopher Brush)
Madison Middle School ~ Oceanside (host: Jessica Jennison)
Ramona Middle School ~ La Verne (host: Caitlin Shaw)

Saturday, Feb 7, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Beacon Park K-8 School ~ Irvine (host: Miguel Chicas)
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School ~ Eastvale (host: Sammy Salvador)
Temple City High School ~ Temple City (host: Tammi Alderman)

Fees
Audition Fee: $10.00 per singer
Participation Fee (if accepted into the Honor Choir): $70.00 per singer
All payments must be made through PayPal, School/Booster Check or Money Order; NO PERSONAL CHECKS

Important Dates:
On-Line Application & Payment Due: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Regional Auditions: Saturdays, January 31, and February 7, 2026
Audition Results Posted: Feb 15, 2026
Regional Rehearsal: Saturday, March 14 from 9am-1pm, Location is TBD
Final Rehearsal: Saturday, May 2, Rehearsal sessions from 9:00am to 6:00pm, Portola High School, Irvine
Concert: Saturday, May 2 at 6:00pm, Portola High School, Irvine

Guest Clinician: TBD

Ticket Cost: $10.00 general admission (available at the door)

Honor Choir Contract

Register Here

Contact: Sammy Salvador, sammy.salvador@cnusd.k12.ca.us

Sample Sight Reading and Tonal Memory Exercises
2021-2022 Sightreading
2022-2023 Sightreading
2023-2024 Sightreading
2021-2022 Tonal Memory
2022-2023 Tonal Memory
2023-2024 Tonal Memory