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Does anybody have a set rubric when auditioning elementary age students? I have over 100 children trying for 40 spots! It's great and awful at the same time. I'll have to decide on their pitch-matching, tonal quality, experience, and behavior. That way I have a back-up when parents get upset. I'm looking for a tried and true form/method. Thanks!
Donna Ransdell On 8/22/15, Lis wrote: > Does anybody have a set rubric when auditioning elementary > age students? I have over 100 children trying for 40

Do you have Henry Leck's book, Creating Artistry Through Choral Excellence? If you do, look in the back of it or on the CD that comes with the book. I believe there is an audition form in it. (My...See More
Aug 23, 2015
bec Nice problem to have! I have tried elaborate rubrics and ended up hating them - just too much work - and too subjective too. We ended up with three parts: A learned song, echoing a few solfege patterns and behavior. Each category could earn up to 3 points: three being almost pitch perfect, 2 meaning"developing" and 1 was "not even cl...See More
Aug 26, 2015
Lis Great! These are similar to what I'm doing, and I like the points. Thank you for the ideas!

On 8/26/15, bec wrote: > Nice problem to have! I have tried elaborate rubrics and > ended up hating them - just too much work - and too > subjective too. We ended up with three parts: > A learned song, echoing a few solfege patterns and ...See More
Aug 28, 2015


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