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SHHS Choirs 2025-2026 Auditions

2025-2026 CHOIR AUDITIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. IF YOU MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION, AND YOU'D LIKE TO AUDITION FOR A SPOT IN ONE OF THE SHHS CHOIRS, EMAIL MR. BILLS ([email protected]) TO SET UP AN AUDITION.
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Prior to your audition, please complete the Online Audition Form and Music Theory Pre-Assessment.
FILL OUT ONLINE AUDITION FORM
TAKE MUSIC THEORY TEST
2025-2026 CHOIR CALENDAR
(coming soon)
2025-2026 SINGERS CONTRACT
​(coming soon)
2025-2026 Choir Audition Information
  • Audition Dates and Format: All auditions will be conducted in person with Mr. Bills from April 24 to May 1.
  • Commitment: Please audition only if you fully intend to participate in choir for the entire 2025-2026 school year.
  • Eligibility by Choir:
    • Concert Choir: Open only to juniors and seniors.
    • Sophomore Women:
      • May audition for a spot in Serendipity, or simply enroll in Vox Volaris without auditioning.
      • All sophomore women in Serendipity will also learn the Women’s Chorale repertoire and perform with them in all concerts.
    • Sophomore Men:
      • Encouraged to enroll in Men’s Camerata—no audition required.
      • Special Rule: If schedule permits, sophomore men may audition for Concert Choir but must also be enrolled in Men’s Camerata if selected.
    • Singers:
      • Singers requires simultaneous enrollment in Concert Choir. No exceptions.
      • Students auditioning for Singers must have availability for:
        • The Singers Retreat on August 4-5.
        • Performances throughout December.
  • Audition Day Expectations:
    • Wear best dressed attire.
    • Arrive early to ensure a smooth process.
    • Be prepared for a five-minute audition. Due to the high number of participants, auditions will move quickly.
    • Results will not be given at the audition. Audition results will be posted on Friday, May 2, outside the choir room and online at www.shhschoirs.org.
  • Singers Callbacks:
    • Callbacks for Singers will take place on Thursday, May 1, from 4:00-6:00 pm, by invitation only.
  • Additional Rehearsal Commitments:
    • All members of Choir will be expected to attend performances, retreats, and dress rehearsals as scheduled.
    • Concert Choir Men:
      • Will rehearse and perform with the combined Men’s Camerata throughout the school year.
      • This includes some:
        • Morning Munch Rehearsals (7:00-7:45 am).
        • Lunch Bunch rehearsals during lunch.
    • Sophomore Women in Serendipity:
      • Will rehearse and perform with Vox Volaris in addition to Serendipity commitments.
      • This includes some:
        • Morning Munch Rehearsals (7:00-7:45 am).
        • Lunch Bunch rehearsals during lunch.
Audition Procedures
Sign-up for an audition time using the link on www.shhschoirs.org. You must have the necessary online forms filled out prior to your audition--including the Online Audition Form and the ​
  1. Select one song from the following list. Prepare to sing, from memory, the melody (soprano part) of the first verse only. You will be unaccompanied, but you will be given a starting pitch (which you may choose ahead of time).
    1. My Country, Tis of Thee
    2. For the Beauty of the Earth
    3.  America the Beautiful
  2. Vocal Range Check. You will be asked to sing a few scales so that we can check your vocal range and tessitura (how high and low your voice can sing beautifully). Be prepared to hear your voice do things that it maybe hasn’t done yet. Don’t waste time by complaining to the director that you “can’t do that” or laughing because you feel different doing this part of the audition. Just do your best and be yourself! 
  3. Aural Memory Check. You will be asked to sing several pitches that you hear from the piano. You will hear the pitches only once before you’re asked to sing them back to me. Listen carefully, and then sing back to me what you hear on a neutral syllable, like “La.”
  4. Sight Reading. You will be asked to sight-sing a few measures of a melodic line, using solfege syllables, pitch numbers, or humming. 
Justin Bills, director  |  [email protected]
Salem Hills High School  |  150 N Skyhawk Blvd.  Salem, UT 84653  |  (801) 423-3200
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