NJ Elementary and Junior High All-State Choir Festival
Audition Files and Forms

Audition materials are due January 16, 2026.

Music Information and Recording Reminders

Each student is required to record two vocalise/scales and a recording of the solo, which this year will be "The Turtle Dove.” The student should be given the starting pitch, but each section of the audition should be sung unaccompanied. Please use the given pitch files for the audition. Wait for the click track and then sing (scale- 4 clicks, solo-3 clicks). Overlapping the starting pitch with the voice will result in a disqualified audition. The starting pitch file should be heard in the recording.

They should use the following script when creating their audition recording:

“Hello, my name is_____, I am in the ____ grade and I am auditioning for the voice part of ______. “

The teacher should then play the starting pitch files in the following order: Low vocalise/scale, high vocalise/scale, solo.

Each section of the audition may be recorded separately and combined into a single track on a software program such as Garageband. However, an individual section must be recorded in a single take (For example: The first vocalise cannot have an edited portion within the singing segment. However, vocalise 1 and vocalise 2 can be recorded separately.) Evidence of splicing or audio enhancement effects in the middle of a single singing section will result in disqualification.

Sample Elementary Audition

Sample Jr. High Audition

Elementary Vocalise

Elementary Starting Pitches

C4= Middle C

Vocalise Treble I

Low-E4 (above middle C)

High-B4 (above middle C)

Treble I low vocalise starting pitch track

Treble I high vocalise starting pitch track

Vocalise Treble II

Low- D4 (above middle C)

High- Bb4 (above middle C)

Treble II low vocalise starting pitch track

Treble II high vocalise starting pitch track

Vocalise Treble III

Low- C4 (middle C)

High- A4 (above middle C)

Treble III high vocalise starting pitch track

Treble III low vocalise starting pitch track

Junior High Vocalise

Junior High Starting Pitches

C4= Middle C

Scales Soprano I

Low-E4 (above middle C)

High-A4 (above middle C)

Soprano I low scale starting pitch track

Sop I high scale starting pitch track

Scales Soprano II

Low-D4 (above middle C)

High-G4 (above middle C)

Soprano II low scale starting pitch track

Soprano II high scale starting pitch track

Scales Alto

Low-A3 (below middle C)

High-E4 (above middle C)

Alto- low scale starting pitch track

Alto-high scale- starting pitch track

Scales Tenor

Low-E3 (below middle C, *may be sung descending first*)

High-G3 (below middle C)

Tenor-low scale-starting pitch track

Tenor-high scale-starting pitch track

Scales Bass I

Low- B2 (9th below middle C, *may be sung descending first*)

High- D3 (below middle C)

Bass I- low scale- starting pitch track

Bass I- high scale- starting pitch track

Scales Bass II

Low- G2- (may be sung descending first)

High- C3 (an octave below middle C)

Bass II low scale starting pitch track

Bass II high scale starting pitch track

The Turtle Dove

Elementary Starting Pitches

C4= Middle C

Treble I: Starting Pitch = C5

Treble II: Starting Pitch = B4

Treble III: Starting Pitch = A4

Treble I-starting pitch track- The Turtle Dove

Treble II solo starting pitch track-The Turtle Dove

Treble III Solo Starting pitch track- The Turtle Dove

Junior High Starting Pitches

C4= Middle C

Soprano I – Starting Pitch = D5

Soprano II -Starting Pitch = C5

Alto – Starting Pitch = A4

Tenor – Starting Pitch = C4 (Middle C)

Bass I – Starting Pitch = G3

Bass II – Starting Pitch = E3

soprano I solo starting pitch track - Turtle Dove

Soprano II starting pitch solo- Turtle Dove

Alto solo starting pitch track- the Turtle Dove

Tenor starting pitch track- The Turtle Dove

Bass I solo starting pitch track-The Turtle Dove

Bass II solo starting pitch track-The Turtle Dove

Solo- The Turtle Dove

Students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades should choose Treble I, II, or III. Students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades should choose Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto, Tenor, Bass I, or Bass II.

Soprano I

Soprano II/Treble I

Treble II

Alto/Treble III

Tenor

Bass I

Bass II