Audition Procedures for Community-Based Children's Choirs

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the status, characteristics, and content of audition procedures relative to community-based children?s choirs (N = 292) sponsored by programs (N=84) registered with a national arts organization. Participants responded to a survey comprised largely of open-ended queries and checklist items. Content analysis and non-parametric statistical procedures indicated that these children?s choirs to a significant degree (a) conducted auditions individually rather than in groups, (b) reported that they based membership acceptance or rejection primarily on pitch discrimination criteria, and (c) utilized auditions chiefly as summative rather than formative assessments. No significant relationships were found between audition variables and director gender, director education, choir size, or tuition charged for choir participation. Other findings reported include (a) the specific audition procedures used by these choirs to assess singing voice, speaking voice, non-vocal skills and attributes, and group interaction behaviors; (b) means employed to notify choristers of auditions and audition results; and (c)an overall demographic description of respondents. Results were discussed in terms of the status of the profession?s knowledge base with respect to children?s choir audition procedures, the mission of community-based children?s choirs, and recommendations for continuing research

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