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AUDITIONS DANCE | MEDIA ARTS | MUSIC | MUSICAL THEATRE | THEATRE | VISUAL ARTSAUDITIONS/PORTFOLIO REVIEW DATES
Each arts department has specific audition/portfolio review requirements. Please review them prior to your scheduled audition date as applicants are expected to fulfill all requirements from their selected arts discipline. Parents and guardians may not observe auditions/portfolio reviews.
DANCE
Dance majors at CAA take intensive classes in ballet, modern, and jazz. The Dance audition includes a group class featuring ballet and modern technique, a solo audition and a departmental interview.
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MEDIA ARTS
Media Arts majors explore their vision within three distinctive modes: as writers, as digital motion picture makers or animators. Media Arts applicants should be prepared to discuss their work, either writing, film, or animation, participate in a departmental interview, and discuss their experience in their medium of interest.
Printable Writing Guidelines
Media Arts Animation Requirements: Media Arts Animation applicants must fulfill all three film requirements, as listed above. In addition, the applicant must bring a sketchbook and/or a series of illustrations and drawings that best represent the applicant's style and technique. Printable Animation Guidelines Back to Top
MUSIC
The Music Department prepares students with highly diverse musical backgrounds for successful college-level music study and professional careers. The music audition is comprised of solo performance, sightreading, and a departmental interview.
Requirements by Instrument: GUITAR Applicants must perform two pieces. Choose one option from the list below: Option 1: Two Jazz Standards Option 2: Two pieces or etudes from the standard classical repertoire Option 3: One Jazz Standard and one piece from the standard classical repertoire PERCUSSION Perform any two of the following:
PIANO Applicants must perform two pieces. Choose one option from the list below: Option 1: Two contrasting pieces or etudes from the standard classical repertoire Option 2: One jazz standard in addition to the two classical pieces (optional) STRINGS Perform two contrasting pieces from the standard classical repertoire. BRASS and WOODWINDS Applicants must perform two pieces. Choose one option from the list below: Option 1: Two jazz standards Option 2: Two pieces or etudes from the standard classical repertoire Option 3: One jazz standard and one piece or etude from the standard classical repertoire VOICE Applicants must perform two pieces. Choose one option from the list below: Option 1: Perform two pieces (art songs or arias) from the standard classical repertoire. It is recommended that the student chooses a piece from the following anthologies: Twenty Four Italian Songs and Arias (Schirmer publishing) or Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (Alfred publishing) or by composers such as Mozart, Handel, Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Fauré, Debussy, Purcell, Duke, Barber, Rorem. Option 2: Perform one piece (art song or aria) from the standard classical repertoire and one jazz standard. Printable Music Guidelines Back to Top
MUSICAL THEATRE
Musical Theatre is comprised of three disciplines: dance, music, and theatre. The Musical Theatre audition includes participation in a dance class, song repertoire, acting requirement and a departmental interview.
Suggested Sources/References for Songs:
Ballad & Up-Tempo Repertoire: Any works by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Comden and Green, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Hermann, Cy Coleman, Harold Arlen. Books: The Singer’s Musical Theater Anthology, Hal Leonard Corp and Richard Walters, volumes for soprano, mezzo/belter, tenor, and baritone/bass The Teen’s Music Theater Collection, Louise Lerch, young women’s and young men’s editions Classical Repertoire: 24 Italian Songs and Arias, G. Schirmer edition, published by Hal Leonard Corp. Medium-high and medium-low voice editions Acting Requirements: All applicants must: Incoming Freshman or Sophomore:
* All monologues MUST be from a scripted play. No internet monologues, no original work, no poetry will be accepted. Applicants must read the entire play from which the piece has been selected. Be prepared to have the monologue(s) work-shopped by a CAA faculty member. Other Requirements: Please bring a resume or a list of your performance and training experience, and be prepared for an interview with the department faculty. Printable Musical Theatre Guidelines Back to Top
THEATREThe CAA Theatre program offers both performance and production studies to train individuals for careers in the live performance industry. Theatre applicants may select either the performance track or the production track.Performance Track The audition for the Performance Track is comprised of three parts: guided group ensemble work, solo audition and student interview. The requirements are the same for all grade levels. • Bring a headshot and resumé of previous work and study • Participate in guided group ensemble warmup and improvised scenes • Prepare two monologues, not to exceed 4 minutes total. One from the list of CAA Approved Contemporary Plays and one from the list of CAA Approved Shakespeare Plays • Read both plays in their entirety. Be ready to discuss them and answer contextual questions about your monologues and the shows • Participate in an interview with the Theatre Department Chair and other faculty Production Track The audition for the Production Track is comprised of two parts: portfolio presentation and student interview. The requirements are the same for all grade levels. • Bring a resumé of previous work and study • Bring a portfolio that documents your previous work or designs. Hard copy and/or digital images are acceptable of designs, models, production books, or other examples of technical theatre application. • Read two plays, one from the list of CAA Approved Contemporary Plays and one from CAA Approved Shakespeare Plays. • Design and be prepared to discuss one of the following for both shows: set, costumes, props, or audio/visual multimedia. Stage Managers must submit a prop list, costume, plot and character breakdown for the two plays selected. The same element can be designed for each, or two different ones. • Participate in an interview with the Theatre Department Chair and other faculty Back to Top VISUAL ARTSThe Visual Arts Department audition consists of a portfolio review, a discussion of student artwork, and a departmental interview. Applicants should be prepared to discuss their work in detail and their previous experience with the visual arts, i.e. mediums interests, classes taken, etc. The portfolio includes the required pieces listed below and other examples of the applicant’s artwork. Your work is evaluated on technical skill, use of composition, and the degree of difficulty of the individual works. Applicants should also present their sketchbook/s. In addition to their portfolio review, applicants must fulfill the artwork analysis listed below.Portfolio Requirements:
Artwork Analysis: Answer the following five questions by selecting one of the approved artworks listed below. If possible, go see the work in person at The Art Institute of Chicago. You can also answer the following questions from looking at the piece on line http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artists. Your response should be no more than 1 typed page.
Approved Artworks:
Artist: Edward Hopper Visual Arts Printable Guidelines Back to Top
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