Advice on vocal auditions?

ccharisma
Mon, 17 May 2010 19:19:21 +0000

Thanks everybody. I should mention that though I don’t have a private teacher (the selection is very limited in my city), my choral director at school has been very good about teaching us proper diction, breathing, etc. though there’s always room to improve!

Singersmom07: I’ve done a few foreign songs- mostly Latin and Italian. Will it matter if I haven’t studied other languages (e.g., French or German) at this point? Also, about how long should each piece be? I’ve looked at the audition requirements for a few schools, but the guidelines are not particularly specific. I imagine the auditions would be rather short, for efficiency’s sake.

musicamusica: Thanks! Do you know any sources for classical English songs? Are there any songs that a singer just absolutely should know?