The Music Dept. holds open auditions for scholarships on commencement weekend each May. Auditions, both vocal and instrumental, take place in the choir rehearsal room in the O'Brien Building, room O-128. They are available to all students and only require participation in the music related classes. A major in music is encouraged, but certainly not necessary. If you would like to audition, you do not need an appointment. Just show up to the first come, first served time slots prepared with the requested materials. Scholarships are available for participation in Concert Choir, Celebration, Jazz Band, Bluegrass Band, and/or Stage Band.
Scholarships are available for singers in Celebration, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, and Bluegrass Band, and for instrumentalists in Jazz Band, Bluegrass Band, or Stage Band.
An audition is not necessary for participation in Concert Choir, Bluegrass Band, or Stage Band. Registration for the ensemble as a class is the only requirement for participation. All ensembles meet on the Roane Co. campus only. The availability and amount of scholarships is different each year, but Concert Choir, Bluegrass Band, and Stage Band scholarships require participation in the ensemble, leadership (musical and personal) and the occasional additional responsibility related to the ensemble (fundraising, advertising, etc.).
An audition is necessary for participation in Celebration and Jazz Band. Registration for the classes should only occur after notification of acceptance in the ensemble. Celebration also requires participation in Concert Choir, Voice (private instruction) and Solo Class (a performance lab) and can include basic choreography. Jazz Band also requires participation in Applied Instruction for the applicable instrument and Solo Class. All students who are accepted into the ensemble are awarded a significant scholarship. The responsibilities of the scholarship/ensemble are many, including leadership (vocal/instrumental, musical and personal), numerous on and off campus performances, and commitment to a rigorous rehearsal schedule. Those seeking the most all encompassing musical experience Roane State has to offer should audition for these ensembles..
Auditions for any of the ensembles will include the following parts:
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Room O-128. Each audition is on a first-come, first-served basis and will last approximately 15 minutes.
Each audition will last approximately 15 minutes and is on a first come, first served basis. Faculty will call auditionees in one at a time. The only people in the room for the audition are the auditionee, guest accompanist as necessary, and RSCC faculty members.
This audition is a first impression for most auditionees, so your attire, preparedness and attitude will make a difference to the faculty.
Directions to the Roane Co. campus are available online.
Brenda Luggie
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(865) 354-3000 ext. 4236
Choral Director
Geol Greenlee
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(865) 882-4580
Music Coordinator
Denise J. Cloyd
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(865) 354-3000 ext. 4709
Humanities Division Office
Denise J. Cloyd • (865) 354-3000 ext. 4709 • cloyddj@roanestate.edu
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