In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: While holding auditions may lead to a more skilled choir, some choir directors choose to give all those interested an opportunity to participate. If you decide to have auditions, be sure to do the following steps. If you do not plan to hold auditions, you can skip ahead to the next part. Secure a time and place for your auditions. For consistency It may be best to hold auditions in the room you in which you will be rehearsing or performing. Advertise your auditions. Think about the types of singers you wish to recruit and plan your advertising accordingly. You may want to start advertising several weeks to a month before the auditions will take place. Decide whether to have singers prepare their own piece of music for the audition or sight-read on the spot. This information should be included in the advertisement. Listening to each vocalist sing and taking thorough notes about their performance will help you in your selection process. Evaluate the vocal ability of each singer by noting the range and quality of each voice. You may want to develop a short questionnaire for singers to disclose experience, describe vocal range, ability to read music, etc. Maintain a neutral facial expression during each singer's tryout and be sure to remain professional and polite. Someone's feelings may be hurt by a frown or other reaction to a poor performance, or you may get up someone's hope by seeming excessively pleased. Determine the number of singers you need, as well as the voice mix you desire then select those singers required. If you have very experienced, strong singers, you can form a small group, whereas less skilled singers do better in a large group. Ensure that you have the appropriate balance in vocal parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. You may make other balance considerations as well. Be sure to consider other aspects such as gender, age, and race to maintain diversity. You will need to notify those who auditioned whether or not they were chosen for the choir by writing a letter or posting a list or phoning. Be sure to write a short note of thanks to those who were not selected.
Summary: Decide whether or not to hold auditions. Plan the auditions. Hold the auditions. Select your choir members. Notify those chosen of your decision.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Double-click the Photoshop app icon, which resembles a blue icon with the letters "Ps," then click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen and perform one of the following actions: Click Open... and then double-click a project to open an existing document. Click New... to create a new document, then add any images that you want to use. You can do this by clicking the Select menu item at the top of the window and then clicking Deselect in the drop-down menu. In the "Layers" section of the Photoshop window, click the layer that you want to mask. Depending on the level of detail that you want to preserve, you'll have to use one of the following tools for this step: Marquee Tool - Used to select a large area without worrying about fine edges. Click the dotted-line icon near the top of the "Tool" section, then click and drag your mouse around the area that you want to show or hide. Pen Tool - Used to select fine details. Click the fountain pen-shaped icon in the "Tool" section, then click and drag your mouse around the area that you want to show or hide. It's at the top of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. On a Mac, this option is at the top of the screen. You'll find this option in the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu to appear. Choosing the Reveal Selection option will cause only the selected area to display while the rest of the layer is masked, while choosing Hide Selection will mask the selected area of the layer while preserving the unselected portion. If you want to move the mask up to display above a different layer, click and drag the masked layer in the "Layers" section up or down until it's positioned where you want it. Click File in the upper-left corner, then click Save in the drop-down menu. If you created a new project, doing this will open the "Save As" window in which you'll need to enter a file name, select a location, and click Save again.
Summary: Open or create a Photoshop file. Make sure that you haven't selected a piece of an image. Select a layer. Select the part that you want to hide or show. Click the Layer menu item. Select Layer Mask. Click either Reveal Selection or Hide Selection. Move the mask if needed. Save your project's changes.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Place your blanched almonds in a food processor, cover the machine, and process at high speed until it develops a smooth consistency. The consistency of the ground almonds should be similar to a coarse-grain flour. They do not need to be a fine powder, but you should not be able to see any noticeable chunks of almond. If you notice that the almonds are grounding unevenly in the food processor, pause it and stir with a spatula before starting the machine back up again. Use a blender if you do not have a food processor. Add the powdered sugar, egg white, almond extract, and salt to the food processor, along with the ground almonds. Cover the machine again and process at high speed until smooth and evenly blended. Depending on the strength of your food processor, it could take 10 minutes or more before an actual paste forms. When you are finished processing the ingredients, a thick clay-like paste should form inside the machine. Scoop out the almond paste in 1/2 cup (125 ml) portions. Use your hands to shape these portions into balls or loaves. Center each portion in the middle of a sheet of plastic wrap and wrap the almond paste tightly. Place each wrapped portion into an airtight container and label it with the contents, amount, and date. Labeling the container will make it easier to keep track of how long the almond paste has been in storage. You could simply use a covering of plastic wrap, or you could skip the plastic wrap and place the almond paste in a resealable plastic bag or plastic container. Doubling up is not necessary, but it does improve the freshness and longevity of the almond paste as time passes. You can either refrigerate or freeze almond paste. In the refrigerator, it should last for 1 month. In the freezer, it should last for 3 months. Butter is not an essential ingredient, but adding it into the almond paste can make the final product smoother and less sticky. Wait until you are ready to use the almond paste before kneading the butter in. Soften the butter and cut it into small cubes. Roll out the almond paste and scatter the butter on top. Fold and knead the almond paste and butter to combine them. Stop once you can no longer see any visible traces of butter left behind.
Summary:
Ground the almonds using a food processor. Add the other ingredients. Divide the almond paste into portions. Wrap the almond paste in plastic wrap. Store it in cool temperatures. Knead the butter in before using it, if desired.