CREATIVE ARTS MINISTRY

AUDITIONS

A team of lead worshippers, not just worship leaders.

Join our team!

We are always excited to welcome new musicians to the team! If you are interested in serving this way, please check out the section below for a list of requirements and audition information for each instrument. If you are ready to set up a time to audition or need any resources for the songs (such as chord charts or sheet music) , contact our Creative Arts Pastor, Aly Trexler, through the link below!

VOCALS

Needed Skills
  • Able to sing with a click track (metronome)
  • Good sense of pitch, tone, and rhythm
  • Confident stage presence
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A vocal warm up to determine your range
  • A song of your choice (ideally from the past five years)
  • Two songs from our current rotation (see list below)
  • (Optional) A song or two from our current rotation to demonstrate your ability to harmonize with another vocalist

Song Options
Male lead
Female lead

ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Needed Skills
  • Able to play with a click track (metronome)
  • Good sense of rhythm
  • Able to strum in different time signatures (4/4, 6/8, 3/4, etc)
  • Comfortable with the major and minor chords in the key of G, D, and C
  • At least a basic understanding of chord charts
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A song of your choice
  • Two songs from our current rotation (see list below)
  • A song of the evaluator's choice to demonstrate sight reading & following abilities

Songs

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Needed skills
  • Able to play with a click track (metronome)
  • Good sense of rhythm
  • Able to strum in different time signatures (4/4, 6/8, 3/4, etc)
  • At least comfortable with the major and minor chords in the key of G, D, and C
  • At least a basic understanding of chord charts 
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A song of your choice
  • Three songs from our current rotation (see list below)
  • A song of the evaluator's choice to demonstrate sight reading & following abilities

Songs

BASS GUITAR

Needed Skills
  • Able to play with a click track (metronome)
  • Good sense of rhythm
  • At least a basic understanding of chord charts and slash chords
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A song of your choice
  • Two songs from our current rotation (see list below)
  • A song of the evaluator's choice to demonstrate sight reading & following abilities

Songs

DRUMS

Needed Skills
  • Able to play with a click track (metronome)
  • Excellent sense of rhythm
  • Able to play in different time signatures (4/4, 6/8, 3/4, etc.)
  • Able to play dynamically
  • Able to imitate patterns from recordings
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A song of your choice
  • Two songs from our current rotation (see list below)
  • A song of the evaluator's choice to demonstrate sight reading & following abilities

Songs

KEYS

Needed Skills
  • Able to play with a click track (metronome)
  • Comfortable with major and minor chords and inversions
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A song of your choice
  • Three songs from our current rotation (see list below)
  • A song of the evaluator's choice to demonstrate sight reading & following abilities

Songs

OTHER

Strings/Woodwinds/Brass/Percussion

Needed Skills
  • Good sense of pitch & tone
  • Good sense of rhythm
  • Able to listen and fit stylistically with the rest of the team

Character
  • Serve with humility
  • Able to take direction well
  • An encourager and team player
  • Committed to practicing ahead of time and arriving prepared
  • Committed to arriving on time
Audition Information
Here is what to expect during your audition:
  • A song of your choice
  • A song of the evaluator's choice from our current rotation to demonstrate sight reading & following abilities
Vocals  |  Acoustic Guitar  |  Electric Guitar  |  Bass Guitar  |  Drums  |  Keys  |  Other

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