What are you tested on to qualify to sing in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?

Answer 1

To join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, you must be a practicing Mormon adult between the ages of 25 and 60 living within100 milesofthe Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Other things that are taken into account are health, ability to attend required practices and performances, and body sizes (to fit the Choir's uniforms, exceptionally small and exceptionally large sizes are very limited).

Each summer, those who feel they meet these requirements are invited to fill out an application and send in an application tape singing a certain hymn and following certain guidelines. Those who pass the application tape are then invited to take the music skills test at the Tabernacle. The test will including idenfying major and minor keys, key tones, pitch, harmony, rhythm, andother itemsby ear. Those who recieve 80% or higher on the test will then audition in person in which they will sight read a challenging and unfamiliar piece of music. Those who do well in the audition then join the Temple Square Chorale, a training school for prospective choir members. Most who are invited to join the Chorale will be admitted into the choir when the choir director feels they are ready.

Moredetails of the audition tape, music test, and in person audition can be found at the "Related Links" below.