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#1

Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

I'm having trouble finding the karaoke I need, and I don't have some of the sheet music. Is this bad to do?

Updated On: 6/3/05 at 09:15 PM

#5

re: Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

Karaoke tape? Are you crazy?

I am the musical director at an Equity regional theatre. You DON'T come with a tape. You DON'T sing a capella. You DON'T come with music in the wrong key and ask the pianist to transpose. You DON'T bring a xerox of the "chorus book" that just has the melody line and no accompaniment.

You come with proper sheet music - legible, in the right key, with any cuts CLEARLY MARKED, either in a ring binder or mounted on cardboard so the pages don't fly away.

You want them to see you as a professional, you present yourself in a professional manner.
#6

re: Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

One teacher told me to tape the pages of your cut music together so that they accordion out and the accompanist doesn't have to turn pages. Then you punch holes in the first page and clip it into a small binder, and you're set.
#7

re: Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

Unless the audition notice explicitly says you may prepare a song acapella--which I have seen once or twice for rinkydink shiznit w/o an accompanist--then YES. It's BAD.

(And a karaoke tape!!!?? I'm with Jon--never heard of such a thing.)

Updated On: 6/3/05 at 09:44 PM

#8

re: Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

The only time i've ever seen people use tapes or cd's is for undergraduate or graduate school programs at regional audition sites where the school cannot provide an accompianist, so you have to find a pianist to record your accompaniment beforehand with appropriate cuts.
#12

re: Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

Gees, I get it.

I'm a high schooler trying out for an extremely small-town regional theatre musical...the mere fact that I will be singing Broadway songs is a step above most people that will be there. And I am a bush-league amateur. By 'regional theatre', I mean our town's summer musical, it's not that big of deal...I was just wondering. Thanks for all the input though.
#14

re: Is it bad to sing acapella for a regional audition?

Even in Community Theatre it's not kosher to sing acapella. There should be an accompinist there and you should have sheet music in your own key. If you want to be a performer - you should learn the way to do it correctly. Not chastising you, just trying to help you to be clear about this kind of thing.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

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