Join Choir

If you were not able to attend, please contact me (mcphail.howard@cusd80.com).

Auditions will be in the choir room at Payne JHS - C10. Please check in at the front office and a student will direct you to the choir room. Parents will need to wait in the office during auditions.

Audition results for all choirs will be posted on the Payne JHS choir website in March.

Showstoppers (Intermediate choir CHR 710)

Monday Feb 3 - Feb 6, 4pm - 5:15pm.

To add your name to the list, please email Mr. McPhail at mcphail.howard@cusd80.com. In the email include:

• Your first and last name
• Your current elementary school or that you are a 7th grader at Payne JHS 
• Your past choir/vocal/singing experience

Showstopper auditions will be ALL FOUR DAYS and students must attend each day. 

• Monday and Tuesday we will all learn the Star Spangled Banner and a short dance section.
• On Wednesday and Thursday the auditions will be completed.
• The dance section will be held using small groups. 
• The vocal auditions will be individual (just one person at a time, but not in front of the other students).
• Please wear comfortable clothes and closed -toe shoes.
• All students must be able to be picked up by parents/adults by 5:15pm.

Payne Bellas (Advanced Choir CHR 720) 

Wednesday Feb 5 and Thursday Feb 6 from  3:30 - 5:30 pm.

To schedule an audition, please email Mr. McPhail at mcphail.howard@cusd80.com. In the email include:

• Your first and last name
• Your current elementary school or that you are a 7th grader at Payne JHS 
• Your past choir/vocal/singing experience
• Date and approximate time you would like to audition( for example: feb 8 between  4 and 5 pm): I will email you back with your assigned audition date/time. The auditions will take approximately 10 minutes.

During the audition you will:

• Sing a major scale (do re mi...etc)
• Sing the star spangled banner
• Sing a short music section using solfege or a musical sound (la la la, doo doo doo, etc)