The auditions for the 2010-2011 The A Cappella Group will be held in the choir room.  Any student that wishes to be a member must audition.

Audition Requirements:

1. Sing an unaccompanied solo that is 1 minute or less.  This should be a contemporary song and not classical or musical theatre in nature.  The song should show off your voice in both style and range.  If you are a high soprano, don't sing a song that is really low.  You must also PERFORM the solo.  Don't just sing it.  You need to demonstrate a connection to the lyrics and really be expressive in your performance.

2.  Perform your part with three other singers.  You must learn a piece of music that will be available on this site the week before school starts and hard copies will be available on the first day of school.  You will learn your part and sing it together with three other people with only one person on each part.  This is the most important part of the audition.  Part singing is the main thing that you will do in the group and you must be able to be independent and hold your part.  Devote most of your time to this part of the audition.  Students have been selected to be members of the group with an average solo and great part singing.  No student has every selected that had an amazing solo, but couldn't hold a harmony part.

All parts of the audition will be recorded.

The auditions for the 2010-2011 The A Cappella Group will be held in the choir room.  Any student that wishes to be a member must audition.

Audition Requirements:

1. Sing an unaccompanied solo that is 1 minute or less.  This should be a contemporary song and not classical or musical theatre in nature.  The song should show off your voice in both style and range.  If you are a high soprano, don't sing a song that is really low.  You must also PERFORM the solo - don't just stand and sing it.  You need to demonstrate a connection to the lyrics and really be expressive in your performance.

2.  Perform your part with three other singers.  You must learn a piece of music that will be available on this site the week before school starts and hard copies will be available on the first day of school.  You will learn your part and sing it together with three other people with only one person on each part.  This is the most important part of the audition.  Part singing is the main thing that you will do in the group and you must be able to be independent and hold your part.  Devote most of your time to this part of the audition.  Students have been selected to be members of the group with an average solo and great part singing.  No student has every selected that had an amazing solo, but couldn't hold a harmony part.

All parts of the audition will be recorded.

All students wishing to be cast in the fall musical must audition during on of the four audition days.  Sign up for an audition slot on the Black Box call board.  Once a day is full, there will be no more auditions on that day.  If you need a specific day, sign up early.

Audition Requirements

1.  You must perform a song from a musical.  The song should be no longer than one minute.  You will be asked to stop if you go over time.  You must provide your own accompaniment.  Your accompaniment may be a CD, iPod or a live pianist.  You you have a CD or iPod, your track must not have any singers on it.  Your performance of the song should not only show off your voice, but should demonstrate your ability to make the song come alive and be expressive.

2.  You must perform a monologue.  The monologue should be 30-45 seconds long.  It may come from a play, tv show or movie.  The monologue must be memorized and should be something that you can portray well.  Please avoid monologues that require accents or affected speaking.  There are monologue sites on the www.cypresslaketheatre.com website in the LINKS section.

3.  You must participate in a dance call.  You will be taught a dance combination and given 30-40 minutes to practice it.  You will then perform the dance combination two times in groups of three.

Any student that is not going for a principle role may omit the monologue from your audition.  Any student that is a very strong dancer or very strong actor but is not comfortable with your singing voice can opt to sing Happy Birthday for the audition.  Theatre majors may not omit the monologue and vocal majors are not permitted to sing Happy Birthday.

All students wishing to be cast in the fall musical must audition during on of the four audition days.  Sign up for an audition slot on the Black Box call board.  Once a day is full, there will be no more auditions on that day.  If you need a specific day, sign up early.

Audition Requirements

1.  You must perform a song from a musical.  The song should be no longer than one minute.  You will be asked to stop if you go over time.  You must provide your own accompaniment.  Your accompaniment may be a CD, iPod or a live pianist.  You you have a CD or iPod, your track must not have any singers on it.  Your performance of the song should not only show off your voice, but should demonstrate your ability to make the song come alive and be expressive.

2.  You must perform a monologue.  The monologue should be 30-45 seconds long.  It may come from a play, tv show or movie.  The monologue must be memorized and should be something that you can portray well.  Please avoid monologues that require accents or affected speaking.  There are monologue sites on the www.cypresslaketheatre.com website in the LINKS section.

3.  You must participate in a dance call.  You will be taught a dance combination and given 30-40 minutes to practice it.  You will then perform the dance combination two times in groups of three.

Any student that is not going for a principle role may omit the monologue from your audition.  Any student that is a very strong dancer or very strong actor but is not comfortable with your singing voice can opt to sing Happy Birthday for the audition.  Theatre majors may not omit the monologue and vocal majors are not permitted to sing Happy Birthday.

All students wishing to be cast in the fall musical must audition during on of the four audition days.  Sign up for an audition slot on the Black Box call board.  Once a day is full, there will be no more auditions on that day.  If you need a specific day, sign up early.

Audition Requirements

1.  You must perform a song from a musical.  The song should be no longer than one minute.  You will be asked to stop if you go over time.  You must provide your own accompaniment.  Your accompaniment may be a CD, iPod or a live pianist.  You you have a CD or iPod, your track must not have any singers on it.  Your performance of the song should not only show off your voice, but should demonstrate your ability to make the song come alive and be expressive.

2.  You must perform a monologue.  The monologue should be 30-45 seconds long.  It may come from a play, tv show or movie.  The monologue must be memorized and should be something that you can portray well.  Please avoid monologues that require accents or affected speaking.  There are monologue sites on the www.cypresslaketheatre.com website in the LINKS section.

3.  You must participate in a dance call.  You will be taught a dance combination and given 30-40 minutes to practice it.  You will then perform the dance combination two times in groups of three.

Any student that is not going for a principle role may omit the monologue from your audition.  Any student that is a very strong dancer or very strong actor but is not comfortable with your singing voice can opt to sing Happy Birthday for the audition.  Theatre majors may not omit the monologue and vocal majors are not permitted to sing Happy Birthday.

All students wishing to be cast in the fall musical must audition during on of the four audition days.  Sign up for an audition slot on the Black Box call board.  Once a day is full, there will be no more auditions on that day.  If you need a specific day, sign up early.

Audition Requirements

1.  You must perform a song from a musical.  The song should be no longer than one minute.  You will be asked to stop if you go over time.  You must provide your own accompaniment.  Your accompaniment may be a CD, iPod or a live pianist.  You you have a CD or iPod, your track must not have any singers on it.  Your performance of the song should not only show off your voice, but should demonstrate your ability to make the song come alive and be expressive.

2.  You must perform a monologue.  The monologue should be 30-45 seconds long.  It may come from a play, tv show or movie.  The monologue must be memorized and should be something that you can portray well.  Please avoid monologues that require accents or affected speaking.  There are monologue sites on the www.cypresslaketheatre.com website in the LINKS section.

3.  You must participate in a dance call.  You will be taught a dance combination and given 30-40 minutes to practice it.  You will then perform the dance combination two times in groups of three.

Any student that is not going for a principle role may omit the monologue from your audition.  Any student that is a very strong dancer or very strong actor but is not comfortable with your singing voice can opt to sing Happy Birthday for the audition.  Theatre majors may not omit the monologue and vocal majors are not permitted to sing Happy Birthday.

Vocal students wishing to earn a spot in the 2011 Florida Vocal Association All-State Choir must participate in the first round of the All-State audition process.  The round will include a theory test and a sight singing test.  You must pass both tests in order to move on to round two. 

There is a great deal of material on the Florida Vocal Association website to help students prepare for these tests.  The website is www.fva.net  Look in the ALLSTATE section for past tests, vocabulary and past sight singing exercises.  You should also make use of www.musictheory.net to practice intervals, chords and key signatures.

The first concert of the year for the Center for the Arts showcases the talents of the vocal, dance, theatre, strings and band departments.  The concert will serve as a preview of things to come for the upcoming school year.  This is one of your few opportunities to see students from all departments on the same stage.

The first choral concert of the year will feature Cypress Chorale, Intermezzo Women's Choir, Concert Choir and The A Cappella Group.  A wide variety of music will be performed from Baroque to Contemporary Pop and everything in between.  The Cypress choirs perform to the highest standards and this should be a concert not to be missed.

Round 2 of the FVA All-State Audition Process consists of the Vocal Quality test and Music Knowledge Check.  All students that have qualified for round two must learn all of the Senior High music and perform it at this audition.  Students must demonstrate knowledge of all songs in order to pass the Music Knowledge portion.  Students are also evaluated on their vocal quality and given a numerical score.