Auditioning FAQ
Who can audition for STANCE?
Anyone over age 18 who self identifies as under the Transgender and/or Nonbinary umbrellas is encouraged to audition. We will not be policing identities or labels in this group. Singers of all experience levels are welcome to join. Currently we are an adult choir (ages 18+) but if you are a parent or teen and are interested in the chorus, please sign up for updates as we may expand the age range down to 16+ in the future.
What can I expect at my audition?
The purpose of the initial audition is to hear your voice and help you learn more about your range and what sections you could sing in. We’ll do some range finding exercises and ask you to sing a piece of music that you know already. If you have an audition piece that you can bring on paper, please bring an extra copy with you for the accompanist. Songs from memory are also fine.
I can't read music; can I still join?
You are not required to be able to read music to join us. Singers of all experience levels are welcome. If you are worried about your ability to keep up, we do offer a pre-season “crash course” in music in the Winter and you can always ask for help from your peers and section leaders. STANCE prioritizes finding rehearsal tracks to help singers learn the music we are singing each season, and when we can't find them: we have members who have volunteered to make them for us!
STANCE Covid policies updated as of August 19, 2024.
For the Fall 2024 concert and rehearsals, all singers will be provided with N95 quality singer’s masks and we will require them at all times when indoors except when taking a sip of water.
We recognize that singing in person can be made safer by the use of masking and vaccination policies. STANCE will do our best to make it as safe as possible for singers and we ask singers to do as much as possible to keep each other safe as well. No in-person singing will be risk-free, but we also recognize the positive mental health value in singing together and gathering for community.
If singers are feeling at all unwell, we ask them to stay home and join virtually.
How will you be handling COVID precautions?
Our Summer supplemental auditions are now closed. When they reopen in the winter, anyone over age 18 who self identifies as under the Transgender and/or Nonbinary umbrellas is encouraged to audition. We do not police identities or labels in this group. We prioritize BIPOC community members for the limited audition slots we have open.
If you would like to sing with us in 2025, please sign up for our email list to get notified when our Winter auditions open. In January and February, we hold a music course when we will be teaching an intro music course for those who are just learning (or re-learning!) how to read music.
How do I sign up for Auditions?
Choir Culture
There is so much more to STANCE than just singing! Click on these sections to learn more about our choir culture, our code of conduct, our COVID policy, and how to join us!