​​Requirements

• For qualified Salvationist vocalists 13-25 years of age.

• Membership is contingent on:

  • Ongoing discipleship to Christ Jesus

  • Active membership and upstanding soldiership at your corps.

  • Faithful participation in corps music sections where available.

  • Demonstration of development of musical skills through audition or placement at Central Music Institute.

• ​All application and audition materials (if applicable) must be received by  NOVEMBER 30, 2023.

  • ​Returning TYC members are not required to submit an audition.

  • Prospective TYC members who where placed in CMI chorus need not audition.

• TYC members must attend the following weekend:

  • March 21-24 2024 trip to WASHINGTON D.C. (Potomac Division, Southern Territory).​

 

Territorial Youth Chorus Application Procedure​

• All TYC MEMBERS (new or returning) must submit an online application.

• ALL NEW MEMBERS are required to submit an audition video with their online application unless they have attended Central Music Institute and successfully auditioned into the CMI Chorus.​

Returning TYC members are not required to submit an audition. 

• All registration materials (online application and audition video, if applicable) must be received by NOVEMBER 30, 2023.

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Vocal Audition Information

Once you have completed your application, you will be contacted to schedule an audition. This can be done in-person if schedules allow, or we can arrange for you to do a recorded audition with a local facilitator.

 

The vocal audition will consist of the following: 

• Song of your choice (no more than 3 minutes in length; make cuts if needed). This should showcase your voice at its best, in the range of the voice part for which you are auditioning. 

• Sing the excerpt of “I Speak Jesus”. Singing in your voice part (Sop, Alto, Tenor, Bass). 

 

All applicants needing to submit a video audition should send a link to their video via e-mail to the Territorial Music & Creative Arts Department at USCMusic@usc.salvationarmy.org

• • Applicants should provide the link to where the video has been securely posted to an online video sharing site (ex. Vimeo or YouTube).

  • NOTE: Due to complications with privacy restrictions, videos posted to Facebook cannot be accepted.