The PVA Teachers are always excited to meet our new applicants and we want you to know that our auditions and interviews are supportive and friendly environments. We want you to feel at home when you enter our school and classrooms. Feeling excited and nervous for this process is normal! We see that you made a decision to challenge yourself in high school and we believe that creativity takes courage, and commend you for starting that journey with us.
Successful PVA Students are…
- Open-minded & Knowledgeable
- Creative Risk-takers & Original Thinkers
- Communicators & Reflective
- Balanced & Organized
- Students who want to grow, stretch, and invest in their learning potential
Your learning with us begins in the audition and/or interview with PVA teachers. Arriving prepared and ready to showcase who you truly are and what you want from this specialized program is the first learning curve of many. Please ensure that you take a good amount of time to prepare for your audition and/or interview. We do not invite students into the program solely based on their skillset or talent. We believe in the whole person, which means that how you speak about what you hope to learn, what you hope to contribute to our community, and why you love learning in your area of the arts is equally as important to us as what you showcase.
Preparation
PVA Music: Band applicants will be required to sign up for one (1) Audition/Interview time.
Applicants Parents/Guardians are not expected to attend the audition portion, but are welcome to sit outside during the audition and review materials related to our school and program while they wait.
Vocal Audition Requirements:
- Prepare the C Major scale in your own vocal register using the appropriate solfège syllables.
- Prepare the appropriate melody for your voice.
- All treble clef voices, prepare the attached treble clef melody with the appropriate solfège syllables.
- All bass clef voices prepare the attached bass clef melody with the appropriate solfège syllables.
- Resources can be found in the attached document.
- Prepare a 1 minute solo that demonstrates your vocal tone, expression and musicality. This could be sections from a musical theatre piece, an art song, or something that you are working on in voice lessons or choir.
Vocal Ensembles
PVA Vocal students will be expected to enrol in a full year timetabled music course for Vocalists.
Outside of this requirement, Vocal students should also plan to be enrolled in Concert Choir, which practices outside of the timetabled schedule, before school, and is a credited course for 5 credits at the 15-25-35 level.
Vocal Jazz is an additional course offered outside the timetabled schedule, before school, and is a 5-credit course at the 15-25-35 level. Vocal Jazz is by September audition only.