[Capdist-auditions] PSA - Guidelines for a Musical Audition

[LWAndruski at aol.com]

Guidelines for musical auditions: 
    1.  Prepare 16+ bars of a Broadway show tune.  (Some directors will let 
you sing a  whole verse.)  Bring your own  sheet music. 
    2.  Pick something that showcases YOUR  voice. 
    3.  Select a piece that is similar to the style of  musical you are 
auditioning for.   If you are auditioning for a Rodgers and Hammerstein, don’t 
sing a  Stephen Swartz tune. 
    4.  Sing something you’re very familiar with.  If possible, sing 
something you've  performed before in front of an audience.  Try to avoid singing 
something  new.  Remember, you’re trying to  increase your comfort level. 
    5.  Rehearse your song with an accompanist before  the audition and 
rehearse often.   Remember the first "rule" of any audition -- "Prepare. 
Prepare.  Prepare." 
    6.  Unless you can "nail it", avoid singing a song  from the show.  
Unless you can  meet the director's/musical director's expectations, this could 
be a  potentially risky choice.   Unfortunately, some director's require 
you to sing a song from a  show.  If that is the case, see  the last sentence 
of #5. 
    7.  Avoid singing a Stephen Sondheim song; most  accompanists are not 
prepared to sight-read Sondheim.  It's a bear!  If you're determined to sing 
a  Sondheim piece, bring your own accompanist. 
    8.  Warm up your voice before the vocal  audition.  Bring water to 
drink  during the audition. 
    9.  And if you make a flub – forget about it!  There are other aspects 
to the  audition besides the vocal part. 
    10. Finally, SMILE!  Sell your song and ultimately  yourself.

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