Articles tagged 'How To Audition'

Auditioning 101: What Are They Looking For? Cover
9/30/2016

Auditioning 101: What Are They Looking For?

I already know what you are thinking. The wheels are spinning and the corners of your mouth are creeping into a smile.

Challenge: What can you do in 8 bars? Cover
7/18/2016

Challenge: What can you do in 8 bars?

This past week a number of my students went to a chorus call for a show currently running on Broadway. One student is a member of the actors union…

Transform Your Struggle into Your Strength! Cover
4/17/2016

Transform Your Struggle into Your Strength!

I teach a Musical Theater Audition class at New York Vocal Coaching for a group of very eager, talented performers in which I give useful…

Preparing For Your Best Audition: An Actor’s Checklist Cover
10/20/2015

Preparing For Your Best Audition: An Actor’s Checklist

Auditioning. The word strikes fear in every actor, seasoned and amateur alike. However, this doesn't have to be the case. While some nerves are to…

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3/2/2015

Setting SMART Goals

We all want something in this business. But what you want is different from what your best friend might want, even if it is the very same goal.

The "Sound" And The Voice Cover
4/9/2013

The "Sound" And The Voice

As actor/singers prepare for auditions, there tends to be a great deal of concern about the “sound” that’s required to accurately portray (or at…

A Prelude Cover
3/3/2013

A Prelude

Before I became a professional music director, I had every intention of becoming a musical theatre performer.  I studied four years at the…