Choral Hearings
Fall 2025 Choral Placement Hearing Information
Choral Hearings for the Fall 2025 semester will be held August 20-24.
Who should do a hearing?
All School of Music majors for whom voice is their principal instrument must complete a hearing.
Any singer wishing to audition for 51ÂÒÂ× Singers must perform a placement hearing as their audition.
Singers in SMO (tenor-bass choir, MUS 2533/5533) or Bella Voce treble chorus (MUS 2534/5534) do not need to do a placement hearing in advance; they may enroll in those classes and will receive their voice part assignments during the first week of classes.
How do I sign up for a hearing?
What happens at the hearing?
- Please arrive 10 minutes early at Glidden 446 (School of Music building) to fill out a digital Choral Placement Hearing Form.
- Hearings consist of vocal and musicianship exercises; no preparation is required.
What happens after the hearing?
- Singers will receive an email by 8:00 AM on the first day of classes notifying them of the ensembles into which they have been placed. At that point, they should register for the respective course(s) for the maximum number of allowable hours.