Early Shenandoah audition

VoiceTeacher
Sun, 07 Sep 2014 16:55:11 +0000

There are usually only 3-4 outright accepts after the first audition day and those go to students who are exceptional AND fit exactly what we are looking for. Remember we are trying to juggle a balance of dance, acting, and singing along with type and personality. Sometimes you know you don’t have a certain combination that you need and you act quickly when you meet that person. Our school also has a deadline for a major academic scholarship that coincides with that audition date. So if we meet someone we really like and we know they qualify for that scholarship, we will sometimes make an offer to make sure they are eligible.

Because of the prescreening, we do have some idea of the talent that is coming over the course of the next few weeks. So if we know that there is only one person of a certain type coming our way and we like that person, the decision can be made earlier rather than later.

It’s a complex process for students and faculty. If the student is confident with their material, I do think there is an advantage to auditioning early.

~VT