<p>Emily thank you!</p>
<p>Just saw in an email that thereās a new 2014 Edition of Mary Anna Dennardās book āI Got In.ā ā updated with info about prescreens, new programs, etc. Just FYI :)</p>
<p>Stagelighter.com is a newish video coaching service. Prices are very reasonable and you can get feedback from very well known MT college professors as well as professionals in the field.</p>
<p>Wish I could remember the name of the book but it was written by an accompanist about auditions for theater productions. Very appropriate for college auditions as well! Always be nice to the accompanist! If I can dig out the book I will post the title.</p>
<p>@MT17WSU - I believe the book that you refer to is: The Enraged Accompanistās Guide to the Perfect Audition by Andrew Gerle.</p>
Reading through this thread with great interest - will be ordering some of the books recommended here. If you donāt go with a professional coach, how do you go about finding songs/monologues for the audition? How/where can you get the sheet music and the digital accompaniment for the songs? What tools do you use to make the ācutsā needed for the audition?
Terrific new post regarding choices for auditions songs and monologues on VoiceTeacherās college audition blog - auditioningforcollege dot com/2015/06/08/advice-from-musical-theatre-faculty/
I think someone may have mentioned this before but Walmart.com actually has a pretty good selection of sheet music (some vocal books and even individual songs and other books about acting and auditioning and things), and they have a great selection of plays. Iāve made a goal to read a play just about every week because Iām mostly familiar with musicals. Another thing Iāve been doing is searching Amazon (they have some nicely priced vocal books, cast albums, and plays), and used book stores (both online and some local ones). Iāve found this to be a great way to build up my collection. Most plays at used book stores are around $4.
Mary Anna Dennard has a new book out for young teens ā i.e., 8th-9th-10th graders ā called āBefore I Got In.ā I am recommending it to all the parents I know whose kids are just starting on this path. Good sections on āwhat I wish Iād knownā and theatre camps. I canāt post a direct link here, but you can find it on Amazon, with lots of reviews to read.
Admit One: Ten Steps to Choosing your Acting or Musical Theatre College Program-this saved my life. The last half of the book has a set of surveys answered by all kinds of colleges(from the top tier, to those just getting started)
Also Jonathan Floms books are pretty great! Heās the MT head at Shenandoah and his books are not only about the audition process but really about being able to market yourself and your ātypeā
Just noticed on Mary Anna Dennardās College Audition Coach website (Iām not posting the link ā you can find it via google) that sheās offering a new a la carte service to provide just monologue suggestions if thatās all you need.
I would honestly suggest a strong college audition vocal coach as your priority. You need to find someone who knows audition repertoire and vocal technique and expression with acting a song. A good college audition vocal coach builds you a book that maximizes your talent, opportunities, and balances your monologues and dance ability. Because if your songs arenāt right, you usually donāt get a real shot at showing them anything else.