Registration Open!
7-8 Honor Choir
Audition Information
Step 1:
Prepare your audition
Registration will be open February 15-April 15 - Audition fee is $15 and is paid through OPUS
Audition process for 7/8 and 9/10 honor choirs (current grade)
1. My Country ‘Tis of Thee (America) or The Alphabet Song:
Starting on the pitches listed
below, sing the first verse (or one time through for the Alphabet Song) unaccompanied, at a moderate tempo. Accompanied
singers will be disqualified.
Starting pitches for either selection:
Soprano: A above middle C Alto: E above middle C
Tenor: A below middle C Baritone: F below middle C
2. SOLO: Sing one to two minutes of a song of any genre (with or without accompaniment), which demonstrates your best vocal technique and musicianship. Limit the piano introduction to no more than 5 seconds.
Step 2:
Submit audition recording and information through OPUS
Step 3:
Selected students should pay their participation fee of $50 through OPUS
(T-shirt, 1 lunch will be provided)
Questions??
Contact: Jon Logan
MCDA 7-8
Summer Honor Choir
July 14, 2026
University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO
Event Information
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Open to students who are currently in grades 7 & 8
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Rehearsals: July 14 in Springfield, MO
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Performance July 14 (evening)
Meet the Clinician
Clinton Ferrie
Clinton Ferrie is in his seventeenth year of directing choral music and serves as Head
Choir Director and Fine Arts Chair at Trinity Springs Middle School in Keller ISD. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Texas Christian University and a Master’s in Music Education from the University of North Texas.
At Trinity Springs, Mr. Ferrie directs eight choirs whose ensembles consistently earn UIL Sweepstakes awards. His groups have performed at major conferences, including this year’s 2026 Southwestern ACDA Convention, the 2025 National ACDA Convention, 2023 and 2019 Texas Music Educators Association Conventions, the 2022 Southwestern ACDA Convention, and the 2021 National ACDA Convention. He also co-directed the Keller ISD Honor Choir for the 2017 TMEA Convention.
Nationally recognized for his leadership, Mr. Ferrie is the current National ACDA Junior High/Middle School R&R Chair and is frequently invited to serve as a clinician and conductor for All-City, All-Region, and All-State choirs. His students have achieved
remarkable success, with 195 selected for the TCDA All-State Choir and more than 850 chosen for All-Region ensembles.
A three-time Teacher of the Year and recipient of the TCDA Choral Director of
Distinction Award and Young Director of Distinction Award, Mr. Ferrie believes in
teaching students to be outstanding humans first and excellent musicians second.
He enjoys life with his husband, George, and their dogs, Prue and Phoebe.
Note: MCDA does not offer refunds in the event the student cannot attend.
For safety reasons, all rehearsals are closed to the public. Only those who are official chaperones or registered members of the conference (including single day registration) are allowed in the rehearsal space. Please help us maintain the safety of our singers by adhering to these requirements.
For liability reasons, members are not supposed to be official chaperones. But in the event that there was no other option, members still need to register for the conference. Thank you for supporting the organization that supports these ensembles!