Contact Mr. Shu jshu@s.busd.k12.ca.us or jshu@busd.k12.ca.us
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN BHS ENSEMBLE!
THIS WEBPAGE HAS ALL THE INFO YOU NEED TO AUDITION FOR THE AWARD WINNING BHS ENSEMBLE PROGRAM FOR '21-22 SCHOOL YEAR
WHAT WE DO:
BHS ENSEMBLE IS A PLACE WHERE YOU HONE YOUR VOCAL SKILLS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSILBLE. YOU WILL BE CHALLENGED; YOU WILL BE PUSHED, BUT YOU WILL FIND SATISFACTION IN KNOWING THAT NO YOU WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY VOCAL MUSIC.
WE WILL LEARN AND EXPLORE VARIOUS STYLES OF MUSIC, FROM RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE, CLASSICAL, JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY ACCAPELLA. AND POP. WE DO NOT GET STUCK IN ONE STYLE OF MUSIC. WE EXPLORE IT ALL!
BHS ENSEMBLE USUALLY PERFORMS AT MANY CONCERTS, IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, COMPETITIONS, AND A WEEK-LONG TOUR. DUE TO HIGH DEMANDING NATURE OF THE CLASS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP A BETTER THAN AVERAGE GRADES AND AN EXCELLENT WORK ETHICS!
AUDITION PROCESS:
FIRST, IF YOU WANT TO AUDITION, YOU MUST LOG IN TO BHS ENSEMBLE AUDITION SITE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM. HERE IS THE CLASS CODE: https://classroom.google.com/c/Mjk5MjA4OTE2Mzky?cjc=5rpzgta
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PRACTICE TRACKS AVAILABLE FOR YOU. READ CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO VIDEO RECORD A SONG OF YOUR CHOICE AND UPLOAD.
THERE ARE A FEW EXERCISES YOU NEED TO LEARN ON YOUR OWN. PRACTICE THEM.
FINALLY, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO AUDITION VIRTUALLY. APPOINTMENT TIME WILL BE PROVIDED.
WE WILL BE LISTENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
VOCAL TECHNIQUE: DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SING CORRECTLY?
INTONATION: CAN YOU SING IN TUNE??
RHYTHMIC ACCURACY: CAN YOU SING KEEPING WITH TIME?
MELODIC MEMORY: CAN YOU REMEMBER YOUR PART??
SIGHTREADING: CAN YOU READ MUSIC?