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AYS
Announces Mid-Season 2011-2012 Season Auditions
Do
you have a young singer in your life?
ATLANTA
YOUNG SINGERS of Callanwolde (AYS),
Atlanta's premier choir for children and youth, wants to hear from
you. AYS has been teaching singers of all ages to serve,
grow, learn, and sing
for over 35 years and is currently seeking boys
and girls in grades 2-12 of all musical levels to audition
for its 2011-2012 Season.
Meet
new friends, travel the world, perform live, learn how music is
created, and Bring Music to Life with
AYS.
Individual auditions are currently being scheduled by appointment
only.
UPCOMING AUDITIONS:
Auditions
will be scheduled
for
DEC 2011 & JAN 2012.
To
schedule an audition, please contact AYS
audition@aysc.org
404.873.3365
What
to expect at your AYS AUDITION:
- Auditions are held in
a ONE-ON-ONE setting with Music
Director, Paige Mathis or another AYS Music Staff
Member.
- Auditionees are EVALUATED
in the areas of general voice quality, tonal memory, pitch independence,
and general musicianship. **Older auditionees and Youth Chorale
applicants may also be asked to demonstrate their skill levels
in reading and counting music.**
- Auditionees are asked to
PREPARE ONE SONG they know well and can
present confidently unaccompanied.
- Auditionees are asked to
PROVIDE AYS with a wallet-sized PHOTO
at the audition appointment.
Children
audition in a relaxed atmosphere that allows them to become acquainted
with Staff Members. While the child spends time with the Music Director
or music staff member, guardians have the opportunity to talk with
another staff member or parent volunteer about AYS.
An audition packet is presented, and time is allowed for questions.
Following the audition,
a letter of invitation or decline is sent to each child.
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