2021-2022 Sales have ended, but if you would like to purchase a packet for your classroom,
please email me directly at MusicMrRoss@yahoo.com. Thank you!!!
please email me directly at MusicMrRoss@yahoo.com. Thank you!!!
Give your students an edge
From my two years participating in Colorado All State Choir (1998 and 1999) and throughout my twelve years as a high school choir director, I have always considered singing with this incredible ensemble the ultimate musical experience for the most talented young singers and musicians in the state. After careful study of the rigorous audition procedure as a teacher, I have put together a preparation packet that always gave my students an edge over other schools.
The technical audition itself is as close to a standardized test as students will get in a music performance class. So why not teach to the test? This incredible resource is now available for ALL Colorado High School choir programs seeking an edge in the All State Choir audition.
The technical audition itself is as close to a standardized test as students will get in a music performance class. So why not teach to the test? This incredible resource is now available for ALL Colorado High School choir programs seeking an edge in the All State Choir audition.
Proven Strategies
- 77 increasingly difficult melodic sight reading exercises in the format of the ASC audition [all are modified from last year's packet for students with strong aural memory]
- Including one page of 8 "Name that Tune" sight reading excerpts from popular Disney songs!
- 11 solfege warm-up exercises that will brainwash sight singing intervals and patterns into their DNA.
- Directors will also receive all warm ups, melodic, and rhythmic sight readings as a digital PDF packet oriented horizontally with one exercise per page -- ideal to project on a smartboard, or for Zoom/Google Meets virtual presentations.
- All State solo selection flow-chart
- 30 rhythm reading exercises that mimic the audition
- Scales and Triads "cheat sheet".
- All State intervals strategies "cheat sheet".
- Unique strategies to help memorize and internalize intervals for both performance and identification
- Access to 200 Interval ID audio examples (20 audio MP3s that gradually expand the scale, to play for your students) [New in 2019]
- Includes a student worksheet allowing you to formally or informally assess student interval recognition in a group (or over Zoom/Google Meet) in a discreet but authentic manner.
- 70 "Tips for Success", both outlined at the beginning and scattered throughout the packet, that will help your students maximize their strategic approach to all the skill items
- Flexible format to fit YOUR teaching methods. The packet is specifically relevant to the CASC audition, but HOW you teach the content is up to you and your student's needs. Whether you use numbers, solfege, la vs. do based minor, Curwen, and/or Takademi (or not!), everything is highly applicable regardless of your specific approach
- 5 “mock auditions” that resemble what the student will see in their actual audition for you to facilitate one-on-one. This is a useful tool if you plan on having your kids go through the technical audition in the exact format in which it is presented.
- A smattering of humor and light-heartedness throughout to take the edge off the process!
It works!
"My students benefit so much from the packet. The insider tips and suggestions are so helpful and with new sight-reading exercises each year I will continue to purchase this resource as long as Stephen Ross keeps making it!"
- Laura Walters, Niwot High School Choir Director
"I love the All State Choir Prep packet. I use it for many purposes beyond All State. It is thorough and covers every aspect of the audition in a systematic, fun and easy to work through packet."
- Jeff Talley, Ralston Valley High School Choir Director
"The All State prep packet has been essential for the students preparing to audition for all state. It gives them something tangible that they can use to track their progress and structure their practice time. I love being able to provide this resource for my students!"
- Chris Loesel, Lutheran High School Choir Director
"Stephen Ross' All-State prep packets are a must for all teachers new and seasoned. The students enjoy the step by step guidance and suggestions, and the growth of ability as well as those that make it into All State speaks volumes to this resource!"
- Kevin Brown, Frederick High School Choir Director
"It's obvious you're purchasing this packet from a successful former high school choir teacher, because he hits all the bases and does a good job gradating the difficulty of his sight reading passages each year. Plus, the kids like his sense of humor, and they always look forward to the "guess the song" sight reading excerpts."
- Brad Hirsh, Grand Junction High School Choir Director
“It is really helpful to have one resource that provides valuable tips and examples from each category within the All State audition. I appreciate the 'Tips for Success' because it provides varying techniques when approaching the skills, and addresses differing learning styles. There are some tips and approaches that slightly differ from the approach I generally take – this is great for the kids because it provides them with many options and ways of thinking so that they may ultimately choose the techniques that work best for them. We also love the humor that is intertwined throughout the entire packet. All State prep can be a stressful process for many students and it is refreshing to add a little laughter.”
- Elizabeth Hohweiler, Rocky Mountain High School Choir Director
- Laura Walters, Niwot High School Choir Director
"I love the All State Choir Prep packet. I use it for many purposes beyond All State. It is thorough and covers every aspect of the audition in a systematic, fun and easy to work through packet."
- Jeff Talley, Ralston Valley High School Choir Director
"The All State prep packet has been essential for the students preparing to audition for all state. It gives them something tangible that they can use to track their progress and structure their practice time. I love being able to provide this resource for my students!"
- Chris Loesel, Lutheran High School Choir Director
"Stephen Ross' All-State prep packets are a must for all teachers new and seasoned. The students enjoy the step by step guidance and suggestions, and the growth of ability as well as those that make it into All State speaks volumes to this resource!"
- Kevin Brown, Frederick High School Choir Director
"It's obvious you're purchasing this packet from a successful former high school choir teacher, because he hits all the bases and does a good job gradating the difficulty of his sight reading passages each year. Plus, the kids like his sense of humor, and they always look forward to the "guess the song" sight reading excerpts."
- Brad Hirsh, Grand Junction High School Choir Director
“It is really helpful to have one resource that provides valuable tips and examples from each category within the All State audition. I appreciate the 'Tips for Success' because it provides varying techniques when approaching the skills, and addresses differing learning styles. There are some tips and approaches that slightly differ from the approach I generally take – this is great for the kids because it provides them with many options and ways of thinking so that they may ultimately choose the techniques that work best for them. We also love the humor that is intertwined throughout the entire packet. All State prep can be a stressful process for many students and it is refreshing to add a little laughter.”
- Elizabeth Hohweiler, Rocky Mountain High School Choir Director
Affordable
- 1A-3A Schools - $75 school license
- 4A Schools - $100 school license
- 5A Schools - $125 school license
- "All-In" School District License (for districts with 5 or more schools) - $75 per high school in district
- First year teachers with no prior teaching experience - FREE
- Upgrading from last year's packet - $50 [All sight readings have been changed/updated from previous years. Purchase of 2020-2021 packet required]
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Thank you!!
All packets and resources will be delivered to the email address submitted within 24 hours of order placement.
Thank you!!
