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 25, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Beacon Park K-8 School, Irvine (host: Miguel Chicas)
Cope Middle School, Redlands (host: Krista Mathers)
Temple City High School, Temple City (host: Tammi Alderman)
The Bishop's School, La Jolla (host: Christine Micu)

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

Las Flores Middle School, Rancho Santa Margarita (host: Elena Mariano-Benefield)
Ramirez Intermediate, Eastvale (host: Sammy Salvador)
Warren High School, Downey (host: Brianna Estrada)

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 23, 2025
Regional Auditions: Saturdays, January 25, and February 1, 2025
Audition Results Posted: Feb 15, 2025
Regional Rehearsal: Saturday, March 15 from 9am-1pm at Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate, 6905 Harrison Ave, Eastvale
Final Rehearsal: Saturday, May 3, Rehearsal sessions from 9:00am to 6:00pm, Portola High School, Irvine
Concert: Saturday, May 3 at 6:00pm, Portola High School, Irvine

Guest Clinician: Kimberly Nason

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

Honor Choir Contract

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

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