Vocal Warm-Ups

We’ll take you through a few basic vocal exercises to get your voice moving and hear its range, size, color, and quality.

 

Ear Exercises

You will be asked to do a few pitch matching and call and response based exercises to demonstrate your ability to catch on to new melodies.

 

Ensemble Exercise

Take a look at the sheet music in your audition folder, also available for PDF download below! It's a snippet of one of our arrangements, Make You Feel My Love. Audio clips of each part are also available below to help you practice. Please prepare whichever quartet part you feel is the best fit for your voice (feel free to learn more than one if you’re not sure).

 

A Solo of Your Choice (45-90 seconds)!

Again, sing something that you can perform comfortably and with confidence – it can be anything from a classical aria to a Broadway showstopper to a tune off the radio or “Happy Birthday.”

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Don't let any of these exercises (or the audition process in general) feel too intimidating—we're here to help you out! Every year we've tapped a member (or more!) with no prior music experience. 

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If you have any questions about music or audition prep, please feel free to email our Music Director, Kylie Mirra, at kylie.mirra@yale.edu.

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