Tigertones auditions are quick, stress-free, and fun. This fall, they will be held from September 14-16. Below is a step-by-step guide to the process!
The open house is a fun, casual atmosphere where you can meet the group, hear us sing, ask questions, and get a feel for our room in Foulke 100, the Toner, before your audition. Come hang out with us on Sunday, September 13th, for an Open House and Solo Arch from 6:30-8:30.
Make sure to warm up on your own and be at the Tigertones Room (Foulke 100) at least 5 minutes before your scheduled audition time. Here’s what you can expect during your audition:
Scales: We’ll ask you to sing a few simple scale patterns (first ascending, then descending) to show us your sense of pitch, range, and technique.
Swells: We’ll have you sing soft–loud–soft on notes at different points on your range. We want to see your dynamic contrast, breath support, and control.
Pitch Matching: Our music director will play a short sequence of notes on the piano for you to sing back to us on your syllable of choice.
Sight Singing (optional): We’ll have you sing a short excerpt from our repertoire to get a sense of your music reading ability. (If you can’t read music, that’s fine!) This part of the audition really is optional. Can only help.
Prepared Solo: This final part of the audition is your time to shine as a soloist! Sing a song that you are comfortable with and that showcases your unique and talented voice. You can pick a song from any genre, but it should be around a minute in length and sung unaccompanied.
Once you leave your audition, you can take a deep breath! Sometime that night, the group will let you know whether or not you’ve been given a callback. In the meantime, just relax. You did great!
During your callback, you’ll be a bona fide Tigertone for two hours! Along with the current group and fellow callbackees, you’ll go through the basics of a regular rehearsal, spend some time with your part, and even learn some of our repertoire. It’s super fun and one of the highlights of the audition process.
Late that night, we’ll come by to let you know if you got into the group!
Auditions for the Tigertones are open to all Princeton University students interested in supporting our organization’s mission, regardless of identity, such as race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected characteristics. We’re so excited to hear you sing!
