ILMEA

District 9 ILMEA Information

ILMEA Choir Festival Information and Audition Music

• The Illinois Music Educators Association hosts an annual Middle School festival for 7/8 Choir students who are interested in participating in a festival.

AUDITIONS 2025

• VIRTUAL SUBMISSIONS DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025

• Permission slips are due Tuesday, September 16, 2025

• Below is where you can find recordings for each of the audition songs and assistance with scales & triads. 

FESTIVAL 2025

• Saturday, November 11th  -ILMEA Middle School Band, Choir and Orchestra Festival at West Aurora High School

Prepared Selections 2025

Audition Song #1: 

Soprano Excerpt: 

Alto Excerpt: 

Baritone Excerpt:

Audition Song #2: 

Soprano Excerpt: 

Alto Excerpt: 

Baritone Excerpt: 

Major Scale ascending and descending on solfege

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re Do

Soprano  - E Major Scale

Alto - C Major Scale

Baritone - Key of Choice

  Major and Minor Triads

Major:  Do Mi So Mi Do               

      Minor:  La Do Mi Do La

Soprano & Alto - E Major Triad, c# minor Triad

Baritone - Key(s) of Choice

I will assist students in practicing and preparing their video submission. 

Recordings from the 2021 D9 Festival