Hi, I'm going to audition for Kiss Me Kate, and the submission is in January. On the audition form it said we can sing a song from Kiss Me Kate. I'm familiar with the song "Too Darn Hot" (I've seen the film version), but in the Broadway version, a male character sings it. Could i still choose the song even though i'm a female? Also, I don’t have a lot of singing experience, only acting.
Ideally, you want to sing a song in the show that the character you want to play sings. If you are more interested in the ensemble then this would be wonderful or if you would like to play the character from that song. Also, no need to worry about the gender of the character, as long as the song is in your vocal range. Best of luck!!!
Hello! I'm a Sophomore in high school and my high school is hosting auditions for the musical, "You're a good man, Charlie Brown". I'm aiming for the role of Lucy but I'm not sure what song to sing for audition. Her range is, top - F4, bottom - Bb2, and I was wondering if anyone had any song recommendations that were similar to her voice and/or her main song. If anyone had any suggestions please do share!
HI! I know that some schools require you to perform the same monologues and songs as your prescreens during your auditions, while some school don't require it. Do you know if schools prefer I work on new material for my audition? Or do you know what people usually do for those? Did you use the same songs and monologues as your prescreens?
Great question! I think that both doing the same material and doing different material are both good options. Most schools, in my experience, will give you the option of doing different material and I only had one that made me do exactly what I did for my prescreens. Personally, I changed one of my songs after my prescreens because I wasn't happy with it. So for me it felt best to change my material and I also ended up doing a different monologue for a few auditions that I learned after my prescreens. So I would go with whatever makes you feel your best and most prepared! That way you can feel confident in your audition and show them the best you! I wouldn't get caught up in thinking that they might look down on you for not changing or changing material. Hope this helps, best of luck! And let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi! might be a stupid question, but I am a rising junior now, and I was wondering how you know when the auditions are? And where? Is there some sort of master list somewhere? Thank you!
schools will put their audition dates on their website and if they are non-prescreen schools then you can sign up for an audition slot, if it's a prescreen school then you'll be sent an email if you pass the prescreen requesting you set up an in-person audition slot.
Hii GREAT TIPS! I'm currently applying to college and I have been watching all of your videos which have been SOO helpful. I'm applying for nyu tisch and it requires two contrasting 32 bar selections, one from a published musical theatre canon, second from either musical theatre or a published contemporary piece , First off what is a musical theatre canon? How do I find CONTRASTING Songs?
I'm so glad you've found them helpful!! My friend who's going to Tisch said that it's songs from musicals or are made for musicals/in the musical theatre style. So something from off-Broadway or Broadway would both work because those are published musicals. Your best bets are to find a song from one of the musicals written by the numerous composers they have listed. So technically you could do two contemporary pieces but the best choice for a college audition to show your versatility is to choose a golden age/legit piece and then a contemporary piece. Then to find a contrasting song to your golden age piece, find something that is contemporary and if your golden age piece is a ballad then find a contemporary uptempo and vise versa. To also make sure it's contrasting you want songs with different feels. So, for example, you wouldn't want two songs where you're singing about having a hopeful future or two songs that sound very similar in style. An example of two songs that would contrast are Mister Snow from Carousel and Dead Mom from Beetlejuice. Mister Snow is a ballad and legit piece while Dead Mom is uptempo and is contemporary. Mister Snow is about Carrie Pipperidge being in love with Mister Snow and trying to get her friend's approval and Dead Mom is about her needing her mom's help and feeling alone. So they are contrasting in feel and objective as well as time period and tempo. Hopefully, that helps, let me know if you're still confused or have any other questions!
So how do I pick 16 cords out of a song for an audition!? This may be a stupid question but this is my 1st time auditioning for a musical and I wanna get all the information I can! I also dont know my voice type, how do I find that out?!
Great question! So I'm assuming you mean 16 bars which is something that is sometimes asked of you for an audition. By 'bars' they mean 'measures' of music. So you choose 16, sometimes you can choose a few more or less to finish the sentence you're singing. If your 16 measures ends before your held note at the end finishes, you can usually just have a few more bars. Same if you have an intro that makes the piece like 17-18 bars. However, some people are very adamant about having exactly 16 bars but I think that usually happens when they have to see a large amount of people and want to have everyone go in and out ASAP. In your 16 bars you want to try and find a part of the song that allows your character/scene to have a story arc. Meaning your character doesn't stay the same way the entire time. For example, you don't want 16 bars in which your character is just singing about an issue they have. Instead you would try and find something where they talk about their problem and then overcome it in the same 16 bars. This can be difficult because 16 measures is so little but do your best! I usually recommend looking at the ends of songs to find your 16 bars because thats usually where there is a resolution. You can also use parts from the beginning and cut them together so it flows into something from the end but you would want to talk to a pianist about this because you have to make sure it's natural and it makes sense for the accompanist to play. Sometimes you have to look at several songs to find something because not all songs can be cut well in 16 bars. Hopefully this helps! If you have any more questions or any if this doesn't make sense, please reach out again, I am happy to help! This was a wonderful question!
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Hi, I'm going to audition for Kiss Me Kate, and the submission is in January. On the audition form it said we can sing a song from Kiss Me Kate. I'm familiar with the song "Too Darn Hot" (I've seen the film version), but in the Broadway version, a male character sings it. Could i still choose the song even though i'm a female? Also, I don’t have a lot of singing experience, only acting.
Ideally, you want to sing a song in the show that the character you want to play sings. If you are more interested in the ensemble then this would be wonderful or if you would like to play the character from that song. Also, no need to worry about the gender of the character, as long as the song is in your vocal range. Best of luck!!!
Thank you for your helpful response!! ❤
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Is Don't Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl over done?
It's a great song but sadly it is VERY overdone!
Hello! I'm a Sophomore in high school and my high school is hosting auditions for the musical, "You're a good man, Charlie Brown". I'm aiming for the role of Lucy but I'm not sure what song to sing for audition. Her range is, top - F4, bottom - Bb2, and I was wondering if anyone had any song recommendations that were similar to her voice and/or her main song. If anyone had any suggestions please do share!
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HI! I know that some schools require you to perform the same monologues and songs as your prescreens during your auditions, while some school don't require it. Do you know if schools prefer I work on new material for my audition? Or do you know what people usually do for those? Did you use the same songs and monologues as your prescreens?
Great question! I think that both doing the same material and doing different material are both good options. Most schools, in my experience, will give you the option of doing different material and I only had one that made me do exactly what I did for my prescreens. Personally, I changed one of my songs after my prescreens because I wasn't happy with it. So for me it felt best to change my material and I also ended up doing a different monologue for a few auditions that I learned after my prescreens. So I would go with whatever makes you feel your best and most prepared! That way you can feel confident in your audition and show them the best you! I wouldn't get caught up in thinking that they might look down on you for not changing or changing material. Hope this helps, best of luck! And let me know if you have any other questions!
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Hi! might be a stupid question, but I am a rising junior now, and I was wondering how you know when the auditions are? And where? Is there some sort of master list somewhere? Thank you!
for college auditions?
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schools will put their audition dates on their website and if they are non-prescreen schools then you can sign up for an audition slot, if it's a prescreen school then you'll be sent an email if you pass the prescreen requesting you set up an in-person audition slot.
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Hii GREAT TIPS! I'm currently applying to college and I have been watching all of your videos which have been SOO helpful. I'm applying for nyu tisch and it requires two contrasting 32 bar selections, one from a published musical theatre canon, second from either musical theatre or a published contemporary piece , First off what is a musical theatre canon? How do I find CONTRASTING Songs?
I'm so glad you've found them helpful!! My friend who's going to Tisch said that it's songs from musicals or are made for musicals/in the musical theatre style. So something from off-Broadway or Broadway would both work because those are published musicals. Your best bets are to find a song from one of the musicals written by the numerous composers they have listed. So technically you could do two contemporary pieces but the best choice for a college audition to show your versatility is to choose a golden age/legit piece and then a contemporary piece.
Then to find a contrasting song to your golden age piece, find something that is contemporary and if your golden age piece is a ballad then find a contemporary uptempo and vise versa. To also make sure it's contrasting you want songs with different feels. So, for example, you wouldn't want two songs where you're singing about having a hopeful future or two songs that sound very similar in style. An example of two songs that would contrast are Mister Snow from Carousel and Dead Mom from Beetlejuice. Mister Snow is a ballad and legit piece while Dead Mom is uptempo and is contemporary. Mister Snow is about Carrie Pipperidge being in love with Mister Snow and trying to get her friend's approval and Dead Mom is about her needing her mom's help and feeling alone. So they are contrasting in feel and objective as well as time period and tempo. Hopefully, that helps, let me know if you're still confused or have any other questions!
@@MadisonHalla It does help, thank you so much for your help!
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So how do I pick 16 cords out of a song for an audition!? This may be a stupid question but this is my 1st time auditioning for a musical and I wanna get all the information I can! I also dont know my voice type, how do I find that out?!
Great question! So I'm assuming you mean 16 bars which is something that is sometimes asked of you for an audition. By 'bars' they mean 'measures' of music. So you choose 16, sometimes you can choose a few more or less to finish the sentence you're singing. If your 16 measures ends before your held note at the end finishes, you can usually just have a few more bars. Same if you have an intro that makes the piece like 17-18 bars. However, some people are very adamant about having exactly 16 bars but I think that usually happens when they have to see a large amount of people and want to have everyone go in and out ASAP. In your 16 bars you want to try and find a part of the song that allows your character/scene to have a story arc. Meaning your character doesn't stay the same way the entire time. For example, you don't want 16 bars in which your character is just singing about an issue they have. Instead you would try and find something where they talk about their problem and then overcome it in the same 16 bars. This can be difficult because 16 measures is so little but do your best! I usually recommend looking at the ends of songs to find your 16 bars because thats usually where there is a resolution. You can also use parts from the beginning and cut them together so it flows into something from the end but you would want to talk to a pianist about this because you have to make sure it's natural and it makes sense for the accompanist to play. Sometimes you have to look at several songs to find something because not all songs can be cut well in 16 bars. Hopefully this helps! If you have any more questions or any if this doesn't make sense, please reach out again, I am happy to help! This was a wonderful question!
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