Help for D's Musical Theater audition

MusThCC
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:06:38 +0000

The best idea is not the easiest… song choice is very personal, from how any particular song “feels” in your voice, as well as finding something you have a deep personal connection with from an acting standpoint. You might gain a list of songs to look at from this post, but your D may well be better-served in the long run to start checking out OBC’s from the library, or listening to clips on the internet. Does she have an affinity for a performer whose range is similar to hers? Search through their body of work for places to start. Are there songs she loves, but fears are overdone, because they are in one of the popular anthologies? Check out out songs from the same shows, for the same character.

One problem with finding a song that isn’t heard frequently – as soon as someone posts that hidden gem, there is a good chance that many others will say - good idea, and do it as well, turning something on the obscure side to a most popular choice.

The experience of doing the search herself will stand her in good stead if she is accepted to an MT program - it’s a skill that if you don’t have when you go in, you most assuredly will need to learn it quickly.