<p>I know the U of M repertoire list has been discussed in previous posts, but has anyone actually had to sing something from off their repertoire list at the U of M audition, in addittion to their planned audition pieces?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>When I auditioned for UM in Feb 2000, the repertoire list wasn't even mentioned during the singing audition. This probably varies from person to person though, I'm not sure. Since they don't ask you to be prepared with the sheet music for every song on your repertoire list, I'm not sure they expect you to perform any piece on demand.</p>
<p>Anybody else? This is a really good question, and I'm curious to see if anyone actually was asked to perform one of those pieces. That means I'll have to carry a lot more music with me when I go this February.</p>
<p>NO, I have not heard of anyone being asked to sing off their MT repertoire list that is submitted with the application. I think this list gives them information about your background with singing but it is not an aspect of the actual audition. Most kids sing the songs that were prepared for the audition. It is always good to know more songs and have your book of songs and back ups with you in case at any school. This does not mean every song on that repertoire list but to always carry a binder of a few songs of each type to an audition in case. However, the fact that UMich requires a repertoire list had no more extra bearing on the actual audition itself. It added to the preparation of written materials for this school, but not the audition.</p>
<p>They are not going to name some song on your repertoire list and ask you to sing it. You are going to sing the songs you prepared for the audition. At the most, some schools may ask if you have another song that shows X (belt? more range? legit? some other thing....) and so it is good to have some extras along. Some schools might vocalize you....a few asked my D to do that but UMich did not.</p>
<p>By the way, UMich requires that at least two weeks prior to your audition, that you name the songs you plan to sing and so THOSE are set.</p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>It didn't happen when my D auditioned and I've not heard her mention that it happened to anybody else in the program now. I'm thinking that in order for that to happen, the auditors would have to have all the applications for each student auditioning or separate out the Rep List and bring it to the audition and I don't think that's the case. Any questions or comments my D got came as a result of the list of monologues and songs she told them she was going to perform (you submit that information at least two weeks prior to your audition), her performance or the resume and audition day essay she presented when she walked in the room.</p>
<p>Unlike Susan's D, after she sang both of her songs my D was asked to do quite a bit of vocalizing.</p>
<p>They made me listen to a random series of notes and repeat it back pitch-perfect, but it wasn't very hard.</p>
<p>Not meaning to thread jack here, but just wondering- On UM's website it says to prepare 2 monologues and they'll pick 1 for you to do...did they ever ask anyone to do both does anyone know? And do they want both listed on your list of audition material you send?(I'm assuming this, but just checking...) Thanks!:)</p>
<p>My D was asked to do her contemporary monologue only. Sorry, I don't have hard info about whether anyone else was asked to do both or whether they ask for one type more frequently than the other. You definitely have to list both monologues because when you go in to do your monologue (and it is done in a different rooom and for different auditors than your songs) they look at your list and then decide which one they want you to do.</p>
<p>I thought you only do contemporary, since it says "Avoid particular historic styles, such as Shakespeare, and verse or poetry."..? Do you mean she listed 2 contemporary and they picked one?</p>
<p>Yes, they sometimes ask for your second monologue - that has happened to several of my students.</p>
<p>No, she listed one contemporary monologue and one classical monologue, it just wasn't Shakespeare, verse or poetry. In her case, the contemporary monologue was dramatic and the classical one was comedic.</p>
<p>Cindy, at a lot of these schools, you can use two contemporary monologues but should make them contrasting....one comedic and one serious/dramatic or some other form of contrast. You only have to include a classical monologue if they require it (and some do). At several schools, my D used two contemporary monologues (one comedic, one dramatic). However, she prepared four monologues in total because some schools wanted a classical monologue. One school also wanted a post war monologue. And for some of the monologues, she had variations in length based on requirements (so she might have a one min. and a two min. version or whichever were needed of that monologue). In some ways, it was good that the total requirements for her 8 schools meant preparing four monologues (though for many schools the two contemporary ones could be used) because her seventh audition, CMU, she kinda had "callbacks" type of an experience and saw several people and was asked to do four monologues and luckily knew four because she had four prepared for the various requirements at her list of schools. UM often just asks you to do one of the monologues you have stipulated on the form you send in. You might be asked to do the second though.</p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>AH! I already sent in my app but I realized I messed up on 2 songs on my rep list lol I made "Time Heals Everything" Annie Get Your Gun and "I Got Lost in His Arms" Mack and Mable. oy vey....i hope it doesn't make me look horrible!!</p>
<p>This was relevant a while ago, but someone had asked about the monologues above- I had my regional UMich audition today in NYC. The woman asked me which pieces I had prepared-she didn't even have my original submission with her- and told me to start one. I don't know if it's coincidental or not, but it was my contemporary monologue as well. Near the end (it's only about a minute) she cut me off and had me start my other one, which she let me go all the way through. So that's my experience with that.</p>