Advice on vocal auditions?

POTO_Mom
Sun, 16 May 2010 21:33:48 +0000

Depending on where you apply, you may be recording a prescreening CD/DVD. Be sure your first song is your strongest piece. Most panels do not listen to your whole CD. In fact, most listen 2 minutes or less. You will find a lot of info on CC about prescreening CDs. You are right to be looking at repertoire requirements NOW. I second the recommendation about finding a teacher. Diction, breath and technique are important at this stage of the game in addition to repertoire. You’ll be surprised to find good teachers in even the smallest of towns. Ask a t a local university, your accompanist, your church, maybe you have a performing arts groups or a theatre in your town. Those people tend to know. See if you have a Music Club in your town - typically they are made up of accompanists, voice teachers, strings and percussionist performers. You can go on the National Federation of Music Clubs website and see if you have a local group that is affiliated.