Jack C. Hays Hawk Choir - TMEA Audition Resources

Music to be Prepared for Each Audition

Region Round: Saturday, October 4th @ Bowie HS

Look Down Fair Moon, by Mari Esabel Valverde (SATB)

Sednalo e Djore dos, by Sara Shakliyan (SATB div)

Butterfly Lullaby, Dale Trumbore (SATB)

Invitation to Love, by Marques L. A. Garrett (SSA div)

Rosas Pandan, by George G. Hernandez (SSAA)

Liebst du um Schonheit, by Clara Schumann/ed. McCullough (TBB)

Guadalajara, by Raul Dominguez (TTBB)

Music to be certified by the Director before the Region Clinic/Concert (Oct. 25-26 at the Austin ISD PAC)

Gimikwenden Ina, by Corey Payette (SATB div)

Stardust, by B.E. Boykin (SSA)

Spark of Light, by Andrew Steffen (TBB)

Pre-Area Round: Saturday, November 15th @ Johnson HS

Dios itlaçonantzine, by Hernando do Franco (SATB)

Cruxifiction, by Adolphus Hailstork (SATB div)

Aer Enim, by Linda Kachelmeier (SSA)

O Ignis Spiritus, by Connor Koppin (TTBB)

Voice Track Files are available only to Hays Hawk Choir Students participating in the TMEA Audition Process. Choir Students must use their Hays CISD Google Email Address when accessing the practice folder.
RESOURCE INFORMATION (Diction, for example) can be found at TMEA.
Practice your Sight-Reading for Pre-Area and Area by going to this website (scroll down)!

But Mr. Flores! How do I practice this music on my own?-concerned Hawk Choir Student

This is the method you should use as you prepare for your auditions on our own:

Mark your music according to the LSC (Large School Choir) TMEA Clinician Rehearsal Notes.
Use the practice tracks provided to you in the practice folder (see link above).
Use the Hawk Choir Sight-Reading Exercises.
Use the TMEA Sight-Reading Exercises.
Refer to the TMEA All State Audition Resources for information, including recordings and SR info, that will help as you practice.
Chunk the music. In other words, practice each song in logical cut-length sections of 45-90 seconds.
Repeat each section at least four times, with more time being spent on difficult passages. You MUST practice every day.
Practice singing without headphones.
When listening only, be sure to follow your part in the score. Don’t just walk around listening, although you can do that in addition to your practice time.
You may mark your music with pencil only.

The following practice method has proven to be successful over the years:

L=Listen

V=Sing with the voice part

A=Sing with the accompaniment only

LLLL: 3-4 days

LLVL: 3-4 days

LVLV: 3-4 days

LVVV: 3-4 days

VVVV: 3-4 days

VVAV: 3-4 days

VAVA: 3-4 days

VAAA: 3-4 days

AAAA: till the audition

Practice Method Resource provided by Mr. Nathan Benavides, Paschal HS Choir Director

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