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Audition Process

Before enrolling in a Crystal Vocal Arts program, we'd like to hear you sing! Please refer to the instructions below for details on what to include in your audition and how to submit.

 

Once accepted, you will receive an invitation link to select your payment plan.

BEFORE FILMING YOUR AUDITION VIDEO

  • Do an audio test beforehand to make sure your sound doesn’t distort. (To adjust microphone levels on a Mac, go into System Preferences > Sound > Input tab and lower the input volume.)

  • Your video can either be in one complete take OR edited together. The audio must remain raw and untouched – no EQ, compression, reverb, or pitch correction of any kind. We want to hear you as you sound in the room.

  • Please film in the order listed below.

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FILMING YOUR AUDITION VIDEO

  1. Introduction

    • Say hello! Tell us your name, age, pronouns, voice part, and where you’re from.​

  2. Solo​​

    • Sing a 30-to-60 second solo, a cappella. A verse and a chorus is perfect! We want to hear your tone, phrasing, intonation, personality, and energy. Have fun with these and pick a song in your comfort zone, we want to see you at your best! No classical, please.​​

  3. Scales

    • Sing along with our scale guides *(Scales Going Down and Scales Going Up)* and stop singing once you can’t sing any higher or lower.  Don’t be shy, just go for it, we know the extreme ranges aren’t always going to be pretty!  For scales going up, sing “eeee-aaahh” and use your chest/mix voice as high as you can, and then flip into head voice and continue. For scales going down, sing “yah yah yah yah yah”.​

  4. Beatboxing (optional)

    • If you are a beatboxer/vocal percussionist, please give us a demonstration (approx. 1-2 mins), which can include anything and everything you’re comfortable with (straight-ahead beats, fills, various sounds, freestyle beatboxing, etc). ALSO, please include a segment where you do a simple beat at a comfortable tempo along with a metronome. No need to be flashy for this part, we just want to see that you can groove and keep a solid tempo.​

  5. Personal Statement

    • Briefly tell us why you’re interested in joining Crystal Vocal Arts!​

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AFTER FILMING YOUR AUDITION VIDEO​

Once complete, upload your video to either YouTube or Google Drive

  • For YouTube, be sure to set your video to “unlisted” or “public.” If you set it to “private” we will not be able to view it!

  • For Google Drive, make sure "anyone with the link can view." 

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After uploading your video, fill out our online application:

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We will watch your audition and get back to you as soon as possible! If accepted into CVA, we will send you the link to choose your payment plan.

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Thank you so much, and happy singing!

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