<p>Ibelieve - when are you visiting WCC? My D and I will be there on the 26th. She has a sample lesson scheduled and then we'll do the tour thing.</p>
<p>I just stumbled upon this great forum for college questions. My daughter is interested in both MT and Theater. Can she audition for both and see which program she gets accepted into? Her 1st strength (in talent and experience) is acting, 2nd is vocal, with limited dance experience.</p>
<p>Wlecome, mjking! This <em>is</em> a wonderful forum filled with great, supportive people who are happy to share what info they have.
The answer to your question is, in general, yes, depending on whether the program/college in question allows it. Some schools, such as Michigan, run their acting and MT depts separately, and you can only audition for one. Others, such as Syracuse, allow students auditioning for MT to designate (on a form) that the student would be willing to consider/accept a placement in the acting program if not accepted to MT. It depends upon the school. Once again, welcome to the list.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advise NotMamaRose! Since my D is limited in her dance experience, we thought that it would be good for her to get a few months of coaching from a local MT choreographer in town. Auditions are just around the corner at the beginning of next year and I want her to be as prepared as possible. Do you think that with this limited dance experience, MT is out of the question at places like Michigan, CCM, Syracuse, etc. This is all very new to us!</p>
<p>CORRECTION!
mjking, it has come to my attention that I was WRONG in something I stated above, in regards to University of Michigan. Apparently, students indeed CAN audition for both MT and acting, but they must apply separately to each department (as well as the university, overall) and do two completely separate auditions. (Guys, I hope I have this right this time.) Michigan is not one of those places where a kid can audition for Musical Theatre and find herself accepted to straight acting; the auditions must be done separately. NMR apologizes for the error! mjking, of course, it would behoove your D to get as much dance training as possible before audition season; are there any dance classes she could join nearby? MT majors dance and dance a lot, so it makes sense for her to do so, not only from an "auditions are coming" point of view, but also from a "this is what she will be doing" point of view. :) (As an aside, from what I can ascertain, Syracuse has a very rigorous dance audition and expects female candidates to have taken dance and show evidence of technique.) Best of luck to your D!</p>
<p>Hello, I have a Senior D just starting auditions for MT college. She has is a lyrical soprano A3-E6, and needs a good 'belt' song. Her break is #C, so she is looking for belt songs that have money notes no higher than C. Any suggestions?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Hello, we are new to this forum, and have a question regarding audition songs. Is is a huge mistake to transpose the key? We need to step down the tiniest bit, but have been told that is frowned upon and they (the audition panel) will know it. The song we are considering is from a revival, so it was reworked to give it that high belt (think Amy Spangler) sound. My D can't do that (yet), but the original score is not that high. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Hi tcove, welcome! I have actually not heard of anyone being frowned upon for singing a transposed song as long as you bring sheet music in the right key for the accompanist. Good luck to your D :)</p>
<p>tcove, remember that the adjudicators probably do not expect every kid who stands before them, auditioning, to already be a finished piece of work. They want to see a kid's best as it is <em>now</em> and get a sense, through that, of what <em>can</em> be, with training, in the future. It seems to me that if transposing a song a tad bit higher or lower puts it within your D's good range, then go for it. The NO NO is asking the accompanist to transpose a song on the spot. Now <em>that</em> will get you into trouble. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am a high school senior this year, and am rather nervous about my lump auditions in NYC feb 1-3rd. i am going to major in MT, but my strength is voice, and acting. i can move, but i am rather out of practice. last summer i went to CMU's pre-college MT program and absolutely LOVED it. i recommed it to anyone who isn't a senior this year. The professors were fabulous, but they only accept aprox 6 females a year. the colleges i have applied to are CCM, Columbia College Chicago, Roosevelt, Ithaca, Illinois Wesleyan, and Penn State. I am having problems with comedic monologues that are more classic, I am a character actress (recently played the evil step sister in cinderella) and am looking for some help. also serious monologues that are 1-2 minutes are becomming a problem, i am a 17 year old female, but my maturity level is more around 19 or 20 and i look about 19ish so playing younger than 17 can be a little diffifult to pull off lookwise. my current strong monologue is Squeeky Fromme from Assassins, but it is only about 45 seconds and would not really work for an audition where the monos are supposed to be 1-2 minutes. any help?</p>
<p>First of all, if you have a more mature, character look, by all means go for slightly older characters, not younger. This should give you more options, as there are many more monologues available for the early-20's age range.</p>
<p>Second, be careful with monologues from musicals, like the one from Assassins. Some schools prefer that you stick with non-musicals, so be sure you check each school's recommendations.</p>
<p>Third, don't worry too much if your mono is a bit short -- if you do a great job with it, they won't be looking at their watches.</p>
<p>It's really hard to recommend something specific without knowing you personally. And your time is running short. You might check out some monologue collection books. It's a quick way to identify monologues that spark your interest. You'll still have to read the whole play that the monologue is from, of course. If your local library doesn't have a good selection, you can do an online search. Good luck!</p>
<p>My d. had the best monologue coach. After she worked with my d. a few times and assessed her strengths the coach chose a small collection of monologues she felt suited my daughter. Of course D. had the opportunity to select the ones she like best. For d. monologue selection has always been extremely duifficult. The ones in the book collections never seemed right and who really has time to read play after play. Once my d. had the monologues she liked, she read the plays and even watched the movie. Sending her to a monologue coach was the best thing I did for myself. What a stress reliever!!!!</p>
<p>i don't know where to find a monologue coach, nor do i really thing my family has the money to get one for me. anyone want to recommend some good monologue collection books, the one's i own haven't been much help.</p>
<p>motter3 - I bumped a thread I posted a link on for monologue help earlier this year >> Musical</a>, Opera & Drama Auditions</p>
<p>Would love to get a monologue coach for my D!
Please let me know how to search for one!<br>
We are in Central Florida!</p>
<p>"The Best Stage Monologues", published by Smith & Kraus, is a nice series. A new one comes out each year for both men and women. They are available through Amazon.</p>
<p>tcove, try getting in touch with people at the drama/theater dept at your local college, or call a local theater (with a good rep) and let people know you are looking for someone.</p>
<p>tcove - I sent you a PM :)</p>
<p>Hello! Does anyone know how schools typically send out there acceptance/ rejection letters? Do they usually send them all out at the same time, send out acceptance first, hold on to kids on the waiting list? I was just curious because I auditioned for BFA acting and about 3 weeks ago the woman at the front desk said that she would be sending out letters that day and I haven't received anything yet. It has been a nerve racking 3 weeks and I’m just looking for answers anywhere I can get them.</p>
<p>pinkgurl3166 - each school goes about sending out acceptances/rejection letters in a different way. Some will email you, some send out letters, others will call you. Not knowing what school you are waiting to hear from, I don't think anyone here can really answer your question :).</p>