CHORALE, CHORUS, AND APPRENTICE
MUSICIANSHIP CLUB REQUIREMENTS
These are the requirements for those Chorus Members who wish to join the Musicianship Club. Musicianship Club members are the most musically advanced members of the Chorus. Membership in the Musicianship Club is required for those who wish to audition for Chorale in May. (Completing Book 1 - A Young Singer's Journey, is also a requirement for auditioning for Chorale - but NOT a requirement for the Musicianship Club.)
Those who audition and make it into the Musicianship Club will be honored at the Awards Concerts with a special Musicianship Club Certificate.
Auditions are held weekly from 4:15 - 4:30
1. Sing the doh scale (d r m f s l t d` t l s f m r d) - a cappella – with hand signs – in tune – in the key of D major.
2. Sing the d-m-s chord (d m s m d) - a cappella – with hand signs – in tune – in the keys of C, F and G major.
3. Sing a doh pentatonic scale (d r m s l ) a cappella – by following
Ms. Karen’s hand signs. These are EXAMPLES – not the test.
Example #1: d r m s l s m r d
Example #2: d m s l s m r m d
Example #3: s l s m r d s
4. Sight-read a song from the Workbook #1 Songbook, pages 2 – 5.
Printable Chorus Musicianship Club Requirements
Apprentice: Musicianship Club
(So Mi Do Club) Requirements
1. Sing the d-m-s chord (d m s m d) - a cappella – with hand signs – in tune – in the keys of C, F and G major.
2. Sing a doh chord (d m s) a cappella – by following Ms. Barbara’s hand signs. These are EXAMPLES – not the test.
Example #1: d s m s
Example #2: m d s m
Example #3: s m d s
3. Sight-read a SMD from staff notation.
Printable Apprentice So Mi Do Club Requirements
Chorale: Musicianship Club Requirements
Chorale Master Musicianship Club
All Solfege Drills are to be sung with HANDSIGNS!
Drill #1: Major scale and cadence. (Doh is the TONAL CENTER)
d r m f s l t d' t l s f m r d
dmsmd t,rfsfrt, dmsm dflf d—s,t,d
Drill #2: Harmonic Minor scale and cadence. (La is the TONAL CENTER – with Si)
l, t, d r m f si l si f m r d t, l,
l,dmdl, si,trmrtsi, l,dmd l,rfr l,—m,si,l
Drill #3: Tumbling Triplet Song (A Young Singer’s Journey: book #1)
drm rmf mfs fsl slt ltd’ td’r’ d’—d’tl tls lsf sfm fmr mrd rdt, d
Drill #4: The Skip Step Song (A Young Singer’s Journey: book #1)
dm rf ms fl st ld’ tr’ d’—d’l ts lf sm fr md rt, d
Drill #5: I, IV & V Chords in Root Position (A Young Singer’s Journey: book #1)
dmsmd fld’lf str’ts (strfrts) dmsmd
Drill #6: Building C, F & G Major Scales (A Young Singer’s Journey: book #2)
EXAMPLE: CD whole step, DE whole step, EF half step, FG whole step, GA whole step, AB whole step, BC half step. CDEFGABC CBAGFEDC – CEGEC. (See workbook for examples in F and G major.)
Drill #7: The Fourths Song (A Young Singer’s Journey: book #2)
(note: ft is an augmented 4th – not a perfect 4th)
df rs ml ft sd’ lr’ tm’ d’—d’s tf lm sr fd mt, rl, d
Drill #8: Stretching with Numbers (A Young Singer’s Journey: book #2) (Major Scale)
dr Major 2nd
dm Major 3rd
df Perfect 4th
ds Perfect 5th
dl Major 6th
dt Major 7th
dd’ Perfect Octave
d’t minor 2nd (half step)
d’l minor 3rd
d’s Perfect 4th
d’f Perfect 5th
d’m minor 6th
d’r minor 7th
d’d Perfect Octave
Advanced Drills for Master Musicians to conquer!
Drill #1: Natural Minor scale and cadence. (La is the TONAL CENTER)
l, t, d r m f s l s f m r d t, l,
(l,dmdl, s,t,rmrts, l,dmd l,rfr l,—m,s,l,)
Drill #2: Melodic Minor scale and cadence. (Lah is the TONAL CENTER – with Si & Fi)
l, t, d r m Fi Si l S F m r d t, l,
(l,dmdl, si,t,rmrtsi, l,dmd l,rfir l,—m,si,l)
Drill #3: Ascending and Descending Intervals from Lah. (Natural minor scale)
l,t Major 2nd (whole step)
l,d minor 3rd
l,r Perfect 4th
l,m Perfect 5th
l,f minor 6th (L,Fi Major 6th)
l,s minor 7th (L,Si Major 7th)
l,l Perfect Octave
ls Major 2nd (L,Si minor 2nd)
sf Major 3rd (L,Fi minor 3rd)
lm Perfect 4th
lr Perfect 5th
ld Major 6th
lt, minor 7th
ll, Perfect Octave
Chorale Master Musician’s Club Requirements
1. Completion of Theory Books #1 & 2
2. Pass with 90% accuracy, the Solfege Drill test.
3. Sight-read passage equivalent to the State Festival sight-reading requirements.
Chorale Master Musician Club Members as of 2006-7:
Mary Bernard
Joy Clark
Elaine Giles
Mickie Hagan
Stephanie Owen
Carlene Pierce
Stacie Ray
Printable Chorale Master Musician Club Requirements