Creating Audition DVDs - Need Help

College Majors Musical Theater Majors
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<p>My son is an instrumental performance BM grad, and we have had similar concerns with both creating both CD and DVD audition materials for prescreens, festival and grad school applications.</p>

<p>Accompanied submissions can be tricky as to mic placement for proper sound quality, and it’s hard to find a dvd recorder at a <$1000 price range (even with external mics) to accurately reproduce the tonal qualities necessary.</p>

<p>Here’s a few links to threads on the Music Major forum that have addressed some issues, and ideas that have worked for some. I realize their may be different aspects in recording an instrumental versus vocal, dance or MT submission but these may provide some general info:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/284101-dvd-recordings.html?highlight=recording%2C+cd%2C+dvd[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/284101-dvd-recordings.html?highlight=recording%2C+cd%2C+dvd&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/399037-nfaa.html?highlight=recording%2C+cd%2C+dvd[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/399037-nfaa.html?highlight=recording%2C+cd%2C+dvd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you live near a college or high school with a recording studio, these services are offered at what we’ve found to be an extremely reasonable cost.</p>

<p>It might also get a bit easier once your s/d is an undergrad, as many of the programs tend to record performances, and these are available to participating students at a very minimal cost. (Son amassed a large collection of his chamber performances, which served as his admission submissions to a large number of highly competitive festivals.) Additionally, recording service fees tend to be deeply discounted for matriculated students.</p>

<p>I know how hard it is for even a high level instrumental performer, and it appears the MT group is up against far tougher odds. While recording fees add quite a bit of cost to an already expensive proposition, it may be money well spent if it serves to bolster the chances for success.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>