FWAFA Middle School Audition Requirements

7^th- 8^th graders will need to audition in 2 of the fine art areas listed below.

DANCE (7^th- 8^th)

Audition

Evaluation

Attire

 Applicants will learn and perform combinations including the following:

·      Ballet – barre work, adagio, petite allegro, grande allegro, and turns across the floor

·      Modern dance – center floor and progressions including a variety of body isolations, turns, traveling steps, jumps, and leaps

·      Jazz –progressions across the floor involving basic movements performed in classical jazz including turns, jumps, and leaps

Body alignment

Dance technique

Musicality

Performance skills

Girls- solid-colored leotards, tights, ballet and jazz shoes

Boys- form fitting t-shirt, dance pants, ballet and jazz shoes.

THEATRE (7^th- 8^th)

Audition

Evaluation

Students should prepare a monologue of no more than two minutes. 

Students should choose monologues from published plays. 

Sources may be obtained from your local library, the internet, bookstores or play publishing companies such as:

• Samuel French (www.samuelfrench.com)
• Dramatists Play Service (www.dramatists.com)
• Dramatics Publishing (www.dramaticspublishing.com),
• Baker’s Plays (www.bakersplays.com)
• Playscripts (www.playscripts.com)

When choosing material for these auditions, students should choose characters that are close to themselves in age. Middle School aged students should avoid poetry, original material, or monologues from movies found online.

Students will be asked to cold read a script.

Come PREPARED. Know your monologue!!

Introduction

Stage Presence

Enthusiasm

Vocal Variety

Diction

Expression & Focus

Physical Characterization

Preparation

Age Appropriate Material

Performance Appropriate Material 

MUSIC - Vocal (7^th- 8^th)

Audition

Evaluation

Students should be prepared to perform the following:

A prepared song, to be sung from memory, which demonstrates the singer’s best musical attributes. This piece should be of a classical nature, although musical theatre selections may also be used.  (No gospel, pop, or rap)

Students should bring 2 copies of the song they are singing.  One copy will be used by the judge, and the other will be used by the accompanist.  An accompanist will be provided; CD accompaniment will not be permitted.

Ability to match pitch and tune intervals

Determine vocal range

Vocal quality

INSTRUMENTAL (7^th- 8^th)

Audition

Evaluation

Students should be prepared to perform the following:

One selection, which demonstrates technique appropriate for the number of years of experience on the instrument.  This selection should be from the Class I or II University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music List, or a comparable selection.

·      In addition to the solo selection listed above, the student should prepare an etude, comparable to the TMEA All-State audition material.

·      Student should be able to demonstrate technique through the performance of major scales in all 12 keys.

·      Student should be able to demonstrate technique and range through the performance of the chromatic scale, utilizing the full range of the instrument.

·      Students will be asked to sight read.

Technique

Sight Reading

VISUAL ARTS (7^th- 8^th)

Audition

students should present a portfolio containing the following:

·       A minimum of 5 drawings/paintings indicating the applicant’s ability to draw based on observation (not from photographs but from actual subjects – i.e., still lifes, portraits, etc.)

·       In addition, applicants may also include photographs of original sculptures/3 dimensional works.  Photographs should be in color.

·       All art works should be either matted or mounted.

·       All works should include LABELS:  “Done under supervision” (in a class or with a teacher) “Done without supervision” (done completely independently), and “From observation” or “From imagination”.

Students will also be required to take an exam in which they are required to demonstrate their skills:

·       Draw a still life or from a live model – pencil.  The test administrator will set a time limit for this portion of the exam.