soozievt

NMR....Just to be clear...I know what BrownSugar is referring to....she is referring to on the application, they ask you what you songs, monologues and piano pieces you plan to do in your auditions (NOT the REP LIST). Indeed they DO ask for your monologues, as well as your songs. They want your songs, your monologues, AND your piano pieces which you will perform at auditions (again, NOT the big Repertoire List you compile). However, if you are not sure by the time you submit your application (my D wasn't...she did that app in late Sept), you may write "TBA". However, you must submit in writing your chosen pieces at least two weeks ahead of your audition date. My D auditioned Jan. 14 of her audition year and sent in the song, monologue and piano selections she planned to use at auditions before the holidays.

Charlotte...no, you would not give them a list of possibiliites. If you don't know yet, write TBA on the app and then send your selections at least two weeks in advance and these must be the actual selections, not a list of possible ones from which you plan to choose.

BrownSugar...I haven't looked at the latest app but in my D's year, there were teeny lines to list the audition rep.....and actually she didn't list it as she wrote TBA. But I don't recall any "format" to listing the audition pieces. There IS a format, however, for the Repertoire List that is part of the "resume" required that must be compiled as part of the Mich app. That list has NO monologues, just songs. (for the MT program)

NotMamaRose

soozievt, my D recently completed her Michigan application online and the application seems to indicate that they want only the musical selections that each kid will sing, because on the online form, the instructions say something like: List the pieces you will perform using this format: composer: title. My D was puzzled by that, but figured if they wanted the names of the plays from which she planned to do her monologues, they would have said something about it specifically, as they did with the composer/title instruction. I am going to email the STMD at Michigan and inquire about this. In any case, I am told that plenty of kids put "TBA" on that application and inform the school two weeks ahead of time, as you indicated. When I get home, I will look at my D's completed and printed out application and report back as to what it says. (I *am* talking about the application and NOT the repertoire list that must be submitted as an attachment and as part of the same document as the resume.)

soozievt

Thanks NMR. I haven't looked at the online app recently. I was telling earlier what the paper app had three years ago. Maybe they only ask for the songs now ahead of time? In her year, you had to tell the songs, monos, and piano pieces you would perform. I have students applying to UMich but this little part of the application has not come up with them.

When I posted earlier, I took out the xerox copy of my D's app from three years ago and of course that may have changed since then, or the online app may differ. She applied via paper. But obviously the wording may be different now.

soozievt

I keep trying to post what I just found online and my posts keep truncating and I have yet to figure out why it won't post....I'll post it if I can ever get it to post!

soozievt

Not sure why I had such difficulty getting this to post without truncating but I think it is working now

Our of curiousity, I just went to look online. I cannot view the online app without registering but I can view the pdf file version of the app and this part we are all talking about is EXACTLY as it was when my daughter applied three years ago. Maybe the online application is different?


It says:

So, on THAT form, it is asking you to list the WORKS you will perform based on the audition requirements (songs, monologues, and piano). I don't see what BrownSugar and NMR see, but you guys maybe have a different version on the online app? So, far, one of my clients has applied using a paper app and one using an online app, I believe, and one I am nost sure which app she is using. This hasn't come up. But what I have quoted here is what my D had also had to fill out which implies putting down all your audition rep. Again, my D just put down something like this:
Songs - TBA
Monologues - TBA
Piano Pieces - TBA

Then, she mailed in her selections in ALL THREE categories about a month before her actual audition, but she simply wasn't ready to state these in September.

CharlotteStarlet

Yeah, it does say on the online app to use the format Composer: Title. I was confused about that too. Let me know what you find out, NotMamaRose :-)

soozievt

Does the online app also ask you to list the works you will perform for your audition and refer to the audition requirements being listed on the website? If so, then you should be listing your selections for song, mono, and piano as THOSE are the audition requirements for MT. The fact that they may say list composer and title may be because this same form is being used for MUSIC applicants. BUT if it asks you to list the works you will perform and you are a MT applicant, it stands to reason they want ALL the works you will perform, and not just your songs. As I shared the pdf file for the paper app, that is what THAT version of the app IS asking for.

NotMamaRose

OK, folks, here's what I know: we are unable to access the online app as it was before my daughter filled it out because she submitted it a little more than a week ago. On the printed out version (which does look different than it looked when it was online, which they warn you about!), it says to list the works you will perform using the format of composer:title. No mention of what plays the monologues are from, etc. As I said, my D was puzzled about this but followed what they asked for, and mentioned only her two songs. It's too late in the day here to get an answer from the STMD, but if I have time tomorrow, I will call. That way, I can find out if my D needs to send in her monologue choices. I agree with Susan that it does stand to reason that if you are applying for MT, you would need to list your monologues, too, but again, that is clearly (at least to me!) not what they asked for, or they would have said "List what you will perform at the monologue using the format of composer:title for songs and playwright: title for monologues." But the online app does not say that, so ... (By the way, Susan, the application customizes when kid elects "Musical Theatre BFA" as a major and that selection happens BEFORE they ask for what you will be performing.)
In any case, I have talked to parents of Michigan students and those who have applied there and most either didn't list the songs and monologues they planned to do (they wrote "TBA") or else they listed something and then changed it two weeks in advance. While it's important to fill out the application as Michigan wants you to, in my opinion it makes far more sense to spend energy and time on the repertoire list. That is far more time consuming! Good luck everyone, and if I get an answer tomorrow I will post it.

BrownSugar106

Thanks NMR and Soozie!

soozievt

NMR....thanks for explaining how that online app worked. One of my students used paper apps and I pasted what those say above. Come to think of it, one of my students applying via the online app, applied for Acting, so different story there. But it is weird how the online app customized when the applicant selects MT BFA and then only directs them about how to list the songs. The paper app asks them to list their audition materials and to refer to the requirements which as you know go beyond songs. Even if you only filled out songs, it would seem to me that a few weeks before the audition, you ought to submit your songs, monos, and piano piece. No problem what you put on the app since you are allowed to change that or notify them of your audition rep later. As you say the Rep List for their specialized resume is the big deal on the app for now. Nothing for you or anyone to worry about as you are allowed to change or submit your audition material selections two weeks in advance and so you can then!

acowlows

I know that in the past, UM has required a piano piece for their audition, but I don't see that requirement on the UM page. Under "Piano", it says: "The faculty will evaluate your music reading skills and your understanding of rhythmic notation. The ability to read music is an important factor in the evaluation of your application." Does this mean that they have replaced the piano piece with an evaluation of scales, sight reading, etc., or are they evaluating your skills as you play a prepared piece?

MTMama

I think what they mean is that they will evaluate your music reading skills, etc. during your piano audition. The way it's worded is a bit confusing. If it's the same as last year, you will play your piece and then they may ask you to play another piece that they provide. You should probably call admissions to make sure.

anne1244

In the case of shows, does one list every song in the show one sang as part of the repertoire list?

Mom4X

On the Repertoire list my D put at the top something like this - 'In addition to songs from lead roles listed on my resume:" Then did the list according to the instructions, which are very specific. It seemed redundant to list all songs for parts you obviously memorized and performed. Not sure if that was okay or not, but that is what she did.

ShelleySings

You really just need to post around three or four songs that the role sang.
So, if your D had played Annie in ANNIE, she would list the show, role, etc. and then probably just put "Tomorrow, Maybe, Hard-Knock Life, Anything But You". She wouldn't list EVERY song the character sings, just the ones you consider to be the biggest, most important and most recognizable.