Audition Feedback? - Page 2

NotMamaRose · 02-05-2009, 05:42 PM

CMU doesn't let people know if they are accepted or denied until they have seen EVERYONE. Other schools, like CCM, accept some of the kids they want as they see 'em. Not CMU. CMU waits until all auditions are over and then chooses its class.

MusicTTXmom · 02-11-2009, 08:42 PM

Could anyone tell me, if you are asked to do a third monologue, is it your choice to do dramatic or comedic? My d is auditioning at a regional site in Atlanta this weekend....Thanks!

MO2 · 02-11-2009, 09:25 PM

My son auditioned at CHI Unifieds for CMU last week. After one classic and one contemp, he was asked "What other monologues are you prepared to present".... he said one classic and one contemp. She asked him to pick one. He did... and then she asked him to hear the other. So, he did four, 2 classic and 2 contemp. He did all four for the other acting person as well. Both worked with him on his contemp pieces because they felt his classics were "very well done". Not sure what all of this means, but he seemed pretty pleased with the audition.

MusicTTXmom · 02-11-2009, 10:03 PM

Thanks MO2!! Glad to hear your S felt it went well!

MusicTTXmom · 02-11-2009, 11:06 PM

I have one more question MO2. When marking your 32 bars should you highlight it or mark it with a pen? My daughter wasn't sure what would be best.

chrissyblu · 02-12-2009, 06:17 PM

Why would CMU ask an acting candidate to sing?

NotMamaRose · 02-12-2009, 10:00 PM

Not sure if they routinely ask acting candidates to sing at CMU, but they sure do at other BFA in acting programs. My D, who auditioned mostly for MT programs but also did a few straight acting programs, was asked to sing at Minnesota/Guthrie and at Purchase. I have heard kids auditioning at NCSA (for straight acting) also are asked to sing.

Why? Because hearing a person's singing voice gives auditors clues about the actor's voice, in general. Plus, even straight acting programs sometimes stage musicals, so they want to have some people who can sing.

Bird7887 · 02-12-2009, 10:46 PM

I auditioned at CMU for MT. From what I understood, they consider MTs for ACTING but NOT ACTING for MT? Is that right?

thegreatargos · 02-12-2009, 11:01 PM

Hey all,

I'm a sophomore acting major at CMU, here's a bit of insight, nothing tremendous but I remember how much any bit of information helped when I was going through the audition process.

First, it should just be said that many of the ACTING majors in my class can sing pretty well, while others can't (myself included). Some of them auditioned MT and some didn't, but it's definitely not rare to come across an actor at CMU with a great singing voice (granted, the MT's are simply amazing). Second, while the trumpet player from earlier sounds like he has a great thing going for him, CMU never accepts people at the audition. And even afterwards, they try to not cast the class until after all the auditions are over. Third, at my audition I was asked to do a third piece but didn't have one really prepared so we went back and tried things with the first two... It's really about them trying to discover your range, flexibility, and ability to take direction. Good luck guys!

Hope this helps,
-Arya

MO2 · 02-13-2009, 07:43 AM

TTXMom, I think he highlighted the end of 32 measures. Best of Luck in Atlanta!

MusicTTXmom · 02-13-2009, 10:13 AM

Thanks so much!!

kitkatt565 · 02-13-2009, 06:05 PM

Thanks to everyone for sharing their audition experiences! I thought the faculty at CMU was extremely nice, and they are definitely the top school for musical theater along with CCM, but I had quite a different experience auditioning for them..

My singing and my dance audition went as everyone else stated, but when I walked into my acting audition, I immediately felt ignored. She told me to begin whenever, and before I even started she began flipping through OTHER people's headshots and making notes on them. This continued throughout both of my monologues and she was so busy doing this, she didn't even realize when I was finished. She hardly looked at me throughout both of my pieces. I have never felt so completely disregarded in an audition, and personally was a little offended since acting is my biggest strength as a performer. I talked to two of my friends who auditioned the same day as me (at the Chicago Unifieds) and they said the same thing happened to them. We are all three blonde and caucasian so maybe just seeing us they decided they didn't have room for our type at their school? Sure she were pleasant, and when I was finished she told me good job, and was nice to me, but I felt rejected right there on the spot.

I know CMU is a fabulous school, and this post is nothing against them, I just thought I would share my audition experience is well.

Tranquil · 02-13-2009, 06:29 PM

i'm sorry for your experience at the CMU audition. My son had a similar experience at the CMU acting audition in L.A. The auditor rustled through papers and kept moving around while he did his monologues. During the "interview" part, she (is it the same person, I wonder?) asked if he had any questions. So, he asked her a question. Her response was to ask him if he had any questions!!!! My son auditioned for several programs at the L.A. Unifieds and he felt acknowledged and respected at the other auditions. So, not a positive experience but definitely another learning experience.

chrissyblu · 02-13-2009, 09:12 PM

NCSA requires the singing. That's one of the things you have to do. But CMU was a surprise, and then my D was asked why she didn't do MT.

crazy4theater10 · 03-01-2009, 11:04 PM

to clear things up about this trumpet player, he's my brother so i know the story. He was not accepted to Eastmen for trumpet. He was accepted to Elon early action for chemistry. Also he was not told he was accepted on the spot, however he was told long before he got his letter. He had been emailing Gary Kline pushing for his decision because he needed to give Elon a response and Gary told him he was accepted. He's currently a junior there.

As for my MT audition experience this year, i felt it went quite well. I started off seeing Claudia for voice and she gave me positive feedback and sent me onto Gary. When i finished my songs he said "all im gonna say is good luck on your acting audition". I then went and performed 3 monologues for Kaf and received positive feedback from her. she also said she didn't want to play with my monologues cuz she was sending me onto Barbara. I then went in and ended up performing and working on 4 monologues with her. I had a little interview with her and then she asked me to sing one of my songs for her.