Offer holders who would like to audition for the Chamber Choir, Symphony Orchestra, and Instrumental Awards Scheme should submit a short video of their audition.

Please follow the instructions below:

• Record a two-minute music piece of your choice. This should be selected carefully to demonstrate your capabilities, and be within your ability range. It can be an extract of a longer piece, if you wish.
• Record your performance without a backing track or piano accompaniment: choose your piece wisely with this in mind.
• If you plan to audition on more than one instrument, please record and send separate videos for each.
• Auditions for the Chamber Choir and the Symphony Orchestra require two separate videos.
• Auditions for the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra on flute, and for the Instrumental Award on piano, please submit one flute video and a separate piano video.

When recording your audition, please use the following guidance and instructions:

• Choose somewhere quiet, e.g. no television or radio on in the background.
  
• Record in a landscape format, not portrait. If you’re recording on a mobile phone, ensure the long edge is at the bottom.
• Point your instrument away from your recording device and stand several metres back.
• Make sure you are a reasonable distance from the phone or computer microphone to minimise distortion caused by playing too loudly or too close to the mic. Please do a test recording to check for any distortion and adjust your distance and volume accordingly.
• Ignore this if you don't understand it: Ideal settings are high quality, up to 1080p HD. Please do not go up to 4K, as we will have to convert the file.
• Please state your name clearly at the start of your recording and then briefly outline your experience by answering the questions below.

Audition questions to answer at the start of your recording:

1. What is your name, and which A level courses have you been offered to study at Hills Road?
2. What instrument are you auditioning on, or if you are a singer, what is your voice type, e.g. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass? 
3. Who is your current instrumental/vocal teacher?
4. Which Hills Road ensembles are you auditioning for?
5. What is the approximate current standard for your instrument/s or voice? How many years have you been playing or singing? Which music qualifications have you taken? Are you currently working towards a music grade?
6. What playing or choral experience do you have? Examples include a school music group, a local orchestra, a Saturday music school, a church choir, and school musical productions.
7. Tell us the name and composer of your chosen music piece.

Please name your file/s using the following format and submit them via the button below:

Your name and instrument or voice, e.g. Jo_Smith_Violin or Jo_Smith_Voice.

The deadline for submitting video auditions is Monday, 29 June.

If you have any questions about the audition requirements, including the technical side, please email Mark Davis, Senior Music Technician.

If you have any questions about the audition requirements, please email Clare Eve, the Music Department Administrator.