<p>For anyone who has ever live auditioned at Boston Conservatory for Voice Performance, would you mind describing the day and your experience?</p>
<p>(How many songs did you have prepared? Did they pick which of your songs you sang or did you? Any feedback during the audition? Is there a piano portion? If so, what is the level of difficulty? Are there theory tests and aural skills? Or is it just the vocal audition? Do you need a headshot?)</p>
<p>What was the level of competition compared to other conservatories? Any info is appreciated! :)</p>
<p>If you go to their website and click on admissions then click on auditions then scroll down they will give you most of the information you need.</p>
<p>The best rule of thumb is to go in very prepared according to the list of songs they require. Take head shots, resumes and and several copies of the songs you will be singing. Be prepared to sing all all of your material, plus it never hurts to have extra pieces prepared in case they want to hear something else, or don’t like your selections.</p>
<p>Make sure your music in well prepared in a binder with tabs.</p>
<p>You may get feedback you may not. The person in front of you may get some feedback and you may not or visa verse. You can’t tell anything by how the audition panel behaves.</p>
<p>What I have stated is good advice for any audition. It never hurts to be over prepared. Take a water bottle, energy bars, pain relievers, Fruit Breezers or other non-mentholated drops for your throat.</p>
<p>I am sure others will weigh in with some specifics.</p>
<p>My D had a live audition a few wks ago. There were a ton of sopranos. The pianist jokingly stated that it was a pleasure to finally get an alto. She had three songs prepared. She got to pick the first song and they picked the second. They asked her abt her extracirricular activities, how long she had been singing and how long she had worked with a private instructor. Everyone was super friendly from the minute she checked in. Everyone in the audition room was attentive and also friendly. She had a very good experience at BOCO.</p>
<p>We were there for an instrumental audition, and had a good experience as well. I just wanted to add that if you’re interested in an information session or tour, call to ask for the schedule. We didn’t find out the events for the day until we arrived and most of the activities were over. I was disappointed about that. Also, it’s one of those places were you have to find your own practice room, so allow time for that.</p>
<p>Just a follow up on our D’s vocal audition. We arrived at the audition site, she signed in and was told she could use any of the practice rooms to warm up. There were only 15 kids on the audition list and 5 were vocalists - the rest were instrumentalists. She had about 20 minutes to warm up and then she was called in with her accompanist.<br>
The person who was auditioning her was the head of the music division, Karl Paulnack, and a very nice guy. He spoke to her briefly about the songs she chose and commented positively on her resume. He said she picked 2 of his favorite songs - so she was really happy with her choices. She sang for him and then he thanked her for coming. He also came out and spoke to us for a few minutes, which was nice.<br>
She ended up getting in to BoCo - notified by email. It was her first choice, so she will be attending in the fall. There are only 21 in her freshman VP class. She is very excited!</p>