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USE YOUR GIFTS IN MUSIC. AUDITION.

The first step to serving on the Music Team at Emergence is to audition. It's a pretty simple process, and you're in the right place to get it started. 

Interested in joining the music team?

Interested in joining the music team? We LOVE Jesus and are passionate about worshiping Him and creating an environment for others to worship and learn the truth of the gospel! Here are a few things to be aware of as you consider participation:

ROTATION

Serving on the music team is a heavy lift. Our team members serve in rotation 1-3 times per month, sometimes filling in for others who are unable and serving at up to four services in a single weekend. We rehearse together two hours prior to service, and have mid-week rehearsals in the evening for special services on occasion. Because this schedule can be a bit demanding, we all do our best to ensure we’re serving within a healthy and sustainable frequency.

WEEKEND  SCHEDULE

Sunday morning, at our Totowa and Ringwood campuses our music team is on stage set up, ready to rehearse by 6:45 AM. Totowa has three services at 9:00 AM, 10:20 AM, & 11:40 AM with the last service ending around 1:00 PM. Ringwood has two services at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM with the last service ending around 11:45 AM.

On Thursdays in Totowa our music team starts rehearsal at 5:00 PM, and the service is over around 8:15 PM.

COMMITMENT

No one is perfect, but everyone on this team is committed to worshipping Jesus both on stage and off-stage through the way we live. We’re also committed to honor one another by showing up on-time, fully prepared, with coachable attitudes, remembering that none of us is here because we are needed, but rather we are all here because we need Jesus.

STEP ONE: FILL OUT THE APPLICATION

Fill out this form.

Then, proceed to the step two: The Video Audition

STEP TWO: VIDEO AUDITION

FIRST, Record a Video of Yourself
Make a video recording of yourself singing or playing through a song. (A simple iPhone video works great.)

You can use one of the songs listed below that we sing here, or pick any song you feel most comfortable singing or playing through, but please do your best to make sure that the sound is legible. We can’t know if you should move on to the next step if we can’t hear you!

(Yes, we know it can be awkward, but a big part of being on a team like this is humbly receiving both positive and negative feedback about your skills).

THEN, Email the Video to Us
After you're done recording, please email your video to audition@emergence.church with your name and the position(s) that you’re auditioning for. (i.e. “John Smith: Vocals and Drums”)

Note: Depending on the size of the file, it may be necessary to send the video via WeTransfer or upload your video to YouTube and send  us a link).

STEP THREE: LIVE AUDITION

FIRST, We'll Contact You
After the application and video audition have been submitted, we’ll email you as we are scheduling the next auditions. If you are selected, you’ll receive an email with some options for scheduling your live audition.

THEN, Prepare!
Please use the songs below to prepare to play/sing your audition part. (The different key options are there so that vocalists can find the key that works best for their vocal range).

We play to a metronome during our services, so be ready to keep a constant rhythm and hear a click. in your headphones.

Vocalists, please learn the lead melody as well as harmony parts to all four songs.

Instrumentalists, (unless you are also auditioning for vocals) please come prepared to play through all of your parts in the primary male and female keys.

When showing up before a service, everyone on the team is expected to perform the parts they were scheduled for on the recorded rehearsal tracks. Given the nature of our short rehearsals, we don’t typically have time to work out parts, so coming prepared is very important.

FINALLY, Bring What You Need!
We use in-ear-monitoring systems at both of our campuses, so please bring yourself a pair of headphones (the old kind with a real 3.55mm” jack) so that you can hear yourself comfortably.

Vocalists: Bring your voice!
Instrumentalists: Bring any gear you would typically play with.
Drummers: We have a full backline drum kit, so bring sticks and if you want to bring your own kick pedal- feel free.
Keyboardists: We have a NORD Stage 3 you can play.
Guitarists: Please bring any guitars/pedal rigs you will use, and  an amp or modeler.
Brass/Other: Bring your instrument and we will mic it up for you.

Download Song RESOURCES

All Things New

Male Key: MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-2): MP3 & CHART

Female Key: MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-2): MP3 & CHART

Firm Foundation

Male Key: MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-2): MP3 & CHART

Female Key: MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-2): MP3 & CHART



O Praise The Name

Male Key: MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-2): MP3 & CHART

Female Key: MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-2): MP3 & CHART

I Believe

Male Key: MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Male Key (-2): MP3 & CHART

Female Key: MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-1): MP3 & CHART
Female Key (-2): MP3 & CHART