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3. Choose a song that
instantaneously demonstrates your range and vocal
quality...even if you have to start in the middle of the
song.
4.Let
the song express YOU and nobody else, (in other words, do
NOT imitate anyone).
CONFIDENCE
If you have prepared
sufficiently, you should be able to exude confidence in
spite of being nervous. Take a deep belly breath before
stepping onto the stage and tell yourself that you are
wonderful and will do great!
Lack of confidence is easy to recognize almost
immediately, so the preparation, that is, learning your
words and making them your own is vital! Those of us who
hold auditions regularly are fully aware of the
"butterflies" syndrome and will make allowances for a
performer IF the singer has obviously taken the time to
prepare his/her performance. Don't posture! Just Be
yourself!
MUSICIANSHIP
As is the case with "American
Idol", many auditions are held "a cappella", which is
without a musical accompaniment. If you cannot hold the
tune without hearing it played for you, then
please...DON'T AUDITION! Get some ear training before you
embarrass yourself by not being able to stay on pitch.
AUTHENTICITY
A genuine inner quality that
shines through a performance gets immediate attention. I
don't know how many auditions I have listened to where the
singer was obviously trying to impress me rather than just
being REAL. An artificial performance can really turn me
off...where every note and body movement is so
meticulously choreographed that there is no connection to
the lyrics and a total absence of spontaneity and vitality
in the performance.
One of the things I emphasize
heavily and regularly in my practice is the need for a
singer to truly KNOW who he/she is in order to demonstrate
genuineness to an audience.
It takes courage to be YOU,
but that is why we perform: to be who we are, warts and
all, through our music. And it is this quality that most
will instantly CONNECT with the one listening, whether it
be a director, producer, or someone in the audience.
Notice,
I did not mention having an excellent voice as one of the
key elements. That is because if your voice is not up to
par, you should hold off participating in auditions until
your voice is further developed.
I wonder about those singers
who tried our for "American Idol" last fall, who were
totally humiliated and made fun of, first by the judges,
and then by the network producers, who continued to air
the most awful auditions weeks into the season. Why on
earth would a person put him/herself through that? Get
your voice into shape before you audition - for anything!
Finally, although it may
appear to some folks at times that in America, we as a
culture seem to celebrate mediocrity, for those of us who
see art as the salvation of humanity, the only thing that
can cut through the cynicism and go straight to the heart,
performing a song is not just a way to get one's 15
minutes of fame on TV. Being an artist is a personal
responsibility...to uplift, inspire, and cause an
otherwise cynical fellow to stand up and say, "WOW...that
moved me!"
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Chrys Page is a singer,
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Series, a set of "how-to's" for serious and committed
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