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Audition Prep Materials

10/11/2023

 
Winter Musical Auditions: What do I need to do?
  1. Sing.  You will be taught the singing selection by Mx. Bee during today’s rehearsal.  You will come into the audition room with a partner but will have each sing by yourselves so we can score every person individually. The vocal track and background track for you to practice at home on your own can be found posted at
    nhchoiranddrama.net > Drama > Middle School > 2024-SpongeBob
  2. Dance. Mr. Kelly will teach you a short dance combination.  This video will also be posted on the website in the same location as the song for you to practice over the next week.  On your audition day, after 4 groups of students have finished their auditions, we will call all 8-10 students back into the audition room and you will do the dance together a few times.  You’ll stand in 2 rows, and we’ll have the rows change places so we can see everyone clearly for scoring.
  3. Act/Read. Mr. Cloonan will go over the 2 acting “sides” (the theater name for part of a scene used in auditions).  You and your partner can choose which side you want to act.  You’ll read the scene together in the audition room.  We’re scoring on diction (how clearly you can speak/read), stage presence (are you attempting to act it or just standing there and reading from a paper?), and concentration (are you focused/engaged in the scene, or do you seem distracted/unfocused?). Again, sides will be posted on the website.
 
At the end of today’s practice, you will have the opportunity to sign up for an audition time slot with a partner.  Please figure out which day and time works better for you.  2 people should sign up for each 5-minute slot on the sheet.  Dates and times are:
            Tuesday, 10/17 (LGI ROOM) – 3:00-4:00, 4:00-5:00, 5:00-6:00, 6:00-7:00
            Wednesday, 10/18 (LGI ROOM) – 3:00-4:00, 4:00-5:00, 5:00-6:00
            Thursday, 10/19 (AUDITORIUM) – 3:00-4:00, 4:00-5:00, (5:00-6:00 if needed)
 
If you are unsure about which day or time to sign up for or need to check with parents, you may add your name to the sign-up sheet during the day tomorrow or Friday.  It will be posted on the wall outside of Room A011 downstairs (6th Grade Chorus Room by the locker rooms and tech ed hallway).  We will take the papers on Friday after school to type them up and print out for the audition days.
 
We know about the Halloween Dance on Thursday.  We will provide the list of students signed up to audition with the teachers monitoring the hallway by the gym and you will either enter the dance late (if in the first group) or have to leave and come back when it is time for you to audition.  If you are in the 3:00-4:00 you should just come to the front of the auditorium.  If in the 4:00-5:00, you should leave the dance at 3:45 to be in the Band Hallway by 4:00 and we’ll call the group in to begin.  When you have finished doing all 3 parts of your audition, you may return to the dance.
 
Email Mr. Cloonan with any questions: [email protected]

Singing

Linked below is the PDF of the sheet music as well as a track with vocals and one without for you to practice before your audition.
Bikini Bottom Boogie Sheet Music
File Size: 151 kb
File Type: pdf
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Bikini Bottom Boogie - WITH Vocals
File Size: 819 kb
File Type: m4a
Download File

Bikini Bottom Boogie - NO Vocals
File Size: 767 kb
File Type: m4a
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DANCING

Here is the video Mr. Kelly made of the dance combo taught at the practice.  There are 4 videos: 
1 - Front facing, mirroring, slowly
2 - Back facing, slowly
3 - Front facing, mirroring, with music
4 - Back facing, with music
Super Sea Star Savior Dance Audition Music Cut
File Size: 856 kb
File Type: mp3
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ACTING/READING

There are 2 "sides" (audition scenes) that Mr. Cloonan went over at the practice.  You and your partner only have to read ONE of the sides during your audition.  Practice reading with expression and you may choose to act it out as well.
Patrick & SpongeBob Side
File Size: 3072 kb
File Type: pdf
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Sandy & SpongeBob Side
File Size: 1767 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Audition Form

Please make sure to have a completed Audition Information Form with you at your audition.  We will have extras available on the audition days if you forget it or don't have it ready.  You may also download, print out, and complete the file linked below.
Audition Information Form
File Size: 28 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


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    The North Hills Middle School Winter Musical is open to all students in grade 6-8.  The show takes place on February 1-3, 2024 at 7:00pm in the NHMS Auditorium.
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  • Home
    • About >
      • Music Department
      • Choral Program
      • Drama Program
      • Instrumental Music Site
      • Music Dept on NHSD Site
      • Social Media
  • CHOIR
    • High School Choirs >
      • Symphonic Choir
      • Chorale
      • North Hills Singers
      • PMEA Festivals
      • Madrigal Choir
      • Cabaret Night
    • Middle School Choirs >
      • 6th Grade Chorus
      • 7th Grade Chorus
      • 8th Grade Chorus
      • Concert Choir
    • Children's Choir >
      • Children's Choir Registration
  • DRAMA
    • High School Drama Club >
      • 2024 One Act Plays
      • 2025: Alice by Heart
      • International Thespian Society
      • Past Events >
        • 2024: Putnam
        • 2023 One Act Plays
        • 2023 Spring Musical
        • 2022 Fall One Act Plays
        • 2022: Once Upon a Mattress
        • 2021: Fall One Act Plays
    • Middle School Drama Club >
      • 2025: Seussical Jr
      • MS Workshop
      • Past Musicals >
        • 2024: SpongeBob
        • 2023 Winter Musical
        • 2022 Winter Musical
    • Elementary Drama Camp
  • PARENTS
    • Choral Parents >
      • NHCPA LinkTree
      • Announcements
    • Drama Parents
  • CALENDARS
    • HS Choir Calendar
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