Auditions

Hey future FS members! It’s great to meet you! In order to join the ranks of our suspender-clad family, you’ll need to come to our auditions, held each fall at the start of the academic year. Don’t worry! Audition season is like a celebration of the incredible musical talent we have at UW-Madison, and all are encouraged to try out. Here’s a couple helpful tips to help you feel confident and ready:

  • A: Auditions for the 2023-24 school year will be held September 12th and 13th. Callbacks are scheduled on the 14th.

  • A: Auditions for Fundamentally Sound will be held in the Mosse Humanities Building, room 2121.

  • A: Everyone is encouraged to audition, however we ask that auditionees attend a college in the greater Madison area and have a lower voice (tenor, baritone, and bass, typically). Please prepare a short verse and chorus from a song of your choice to sing a cappella (without accompaniment). Check out our repertoire below to get a feel for the kind of music we sing!

    Please also be ready to sing a vocal range check, a pitch match/memory test (sing a few notes back to us when we play them), and if you would like, a sample of your beatboxing or rap skills.

  • A: We have a lot of fun with callbacks! Typically, you will receive an email notifying you if we would like to invite you to callbacks within a couple days of auditioning.

    At callbacks, we will sing some songs for you, help you learn one of our songs, and play some games as well! This is as much a chance for you to get a feel for our group dynamic as it is an audition!

  • A: We encourage it! There are many different a cappella groups at UW-Madison, each with its own character and vocal preferences! We all tend to hold auditions on the same days, so you can sing for multiple groups all in one go! Be sure to research the groups you audition for, and remember that you can only join one group in the end!

  • A: We typically rehearse 7 hours a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. We rehearse on the second floor of the Humanities Building. Other time commitments include occasional weekend performances and an intensified rehearsal schedule during competition season!

    In rehearsals, we do warm ups, then work on preparing songs for our shows and/or the ICCA (competition). We are extremely serious about making rewarding and exceptional music together, so our rehearsals are productive and intense!

Repertoire

  • Theme Song - FS

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

  • Wisconsin - FS

  • Holding out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler

  • Wild Life - OneRepublic

  • Rock You - Dirty Loops

  • Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish

  • Bad Religion - Frank Ocean

  • Suspenders on the Floor - FS (Og. Comp. Bruno Mars)

  • Down - Jay Sean

  • Disney Medley - Various Composers

  • Film Score Medley - Various Composers

Current Rep:

  • Still Feel - Half Alive

  • Color Vision/ Think About Things - MAX & Daði Freyr

  • A Cappella 101 - FS

  • Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton

  • …Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

  • Silhouette - Aquilo

  • No Me, No You, No More - The Staves

  • Daydreaming - Radiohead

  • Brother - Matt Korby

  • Blood I Bled - The Staves

  • Holding On to You - twenty one pilots

  • Runaway - AURORA

  • Iscariot - WALK THE MOON

  • Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson

  • Heavenly Father - Bon Iver

  • Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande

  • Quarter Past Four - Avi Kaplan

  • Creature - Half Alive

  • Coalesce - Jack Garret

  • Take Care - EDEN

  • G-Train - Thirdstory

  • My Way - Frank Sinatra

  • Homesick - Noah Kahan

  • Stupid Deep - Jon Bellion

  • Leave the Door Open - Silk Sonic

  • Butter - BTS

  • Go Crazy - Leslie Odom Jr.

  • Jason Durulo Medley - Jason Durulo

  • Red Desert - Five Seconds of Summer

  • Welcome to my Parent’s House - Ninja Sex Party

  • Magic - Jordan Mackampa

  • Alleviate - Leprous

Past Rep: