<p>I’ve been double checking all my requirements now that auditions are right around the corner (yikes!) and I forgot that BoCo requires recorded accompaniment with the song selections.
Can anyone comment on that? Should I bring a cd/will a cd player be provided? Should i record it as a voice memo on my ipod and bring speakers? Anyone who can answer this would be super helpful, as I can’t find it on the website and I feel foolish emailing them as I should prob. know the answer!
THANKS!:)</p>
<p>For all of my D’s Unified auditions, she recorded her music on her IPOD and took a small speaker system. Make sure that if you do this, you also take copies of your music, and record extra pieces on your IPOD. More than once at her various auditions, she was asked “do you have anything else you can sing for us?” It really helped to plan ahead and have it all ready to go on the ipod. There are people who have their music on a cd, and take a cd player with them, but she found that the ipod was easier to cart around and to use. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you are auditioning in Boston there will be a pianist accompanying you. If you are auditioning at one of the unified sites, I would bring BOTH a CD, and an IPod. In New York, they use the sound system in the room if it is working.</p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>
<p>I was told by someone who auditioned last year even if you are auditioning in Boston you need a CD; there is not a pianist. </p>
<p>Copied from the website…
Applicants must bring a pre-recorded accompaniment for auditions.</p>
<p>Be a boy scout. Always be prepared no matter where you go.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone!
I think my best bet may be just that^, be prepared for anything! Thank god I got a new working ipod for christmas…</p>
<p>No accompanist in Boston…my D is working the auditions and they’ll have a CD player.</p>
<p>Yes, skwidjymom is absolutely correct! My daughter is a freshman who auditioned on campus last year. She had to bring accompaniment and if you check the website is does say you are still required to do so. Break a leg!!</p>
<p>I know everyone has already said this but I auditioned in January of this year, and you just needed a cd, they have a cd player.</p>
<p>I know someone who auditioned at LA Unified and said that Boston Conservatory was one of their very best auditions and that the people there were great. Great vocal and acting and “awesome” dance audition – like a class. They also told me the school has an amazing program equally strong in acting, vocal and dance. What have others of you heard? I think I want to apply there next year.</p>
<p>I wanted to post this in a more current forum and am a new member o I don’t think I can start threads, but I was wondering if anyone could message or reply to me with a comprehensive description of the dance portion of the MT audition?? The most recent descriptions I could find are from 2008. How difficult is the dance? What styles (I presume jazz/ballet though)? What are the difficulty of the moves required (ie jetes, chaines, double pirouettes)? Any responses would be MUCH appreciated, particularly by people who have been auditioning this season!!</p>
<p>Hi, jessgn. My D did the BoCo audition several weeks ago, and it was very hard but very fun. I can’t answer your question about specific moves, but she said that the ballet portion was very reasonable (and she has only been taking ballet for 5 years). The jazz portion was very, very fast and very difficult. In her class of about 12 to 15, not one person could get the choreography down pat, and everyone else we’ve talked to had the same thing happen in their dance audition. It was fast. There was also an improv part, where each person had to do a 8 or 16 beat improv piece. So, 3 parts altogether: ballet, jazz, and a short improv.</p>
<p>My D said the dance audition was SO much fun. There was lots of laughter, and Michelle (the choreographer) was incredibly nice. But the dance portion lasted over an hour and a half, and the kids came out of there drenched. My D has long curly hair, and she looked like she had stepped out of the shower. It took her hours to cool off, which would have been a bummer if she had to sing right away. As it was, we were able to go outside (with me shivering, and her with no coat) in order for her to cool off. I would highly suggest bringing a small hand towel, or wipes, or something to wash off with. You may even want to bring totally new underwear…all her clothes were wet with sweat. She also had to completely reapply makeup. </p>
<p>Sorry I can’t give more detail but I was out in the hall. I did not recognize the music. The jazz part had a heavy beat, and all I can tell you is that it was not the Man with the Golden Arm, which they used to use for years. Good luck!</p>
<p>It is interesting to read that the dance audition is quite challenging at BOCO because when my D auditioned for BOCO on campus in 2005, they had NO dance audition! So, they seem to have gone from one extreme to another!</p>
<p>(my D had studied dance her whole life up to that point but didn’t get to show that at the audition, though she was admitted)</p>
<p>They did indicate that they took people with all levels of dance. Our impression was that if you were good, it could help you in your audition, but if you were awful, as long as you had a good attitude, it wouldn’t hurt you.</p>
<p>Yes, I do believe they take people at all levels of dance at BOCO. We observed dance classes at BOCO (taught by Michelle) on a visit and the ballet class we watched was not too advanced. In fact, in my opinion, many seemed to be non-dancers or had little training and were below the level my kid was used to at our home dance studio.</p>
<p>(obviously BOCO has advanced dancers too and my D knew a girl from theater camp who is a very experienced dancer who was a senior there at the time of our visit and that girl has now been in a couple of Broadway shows)</p>
<p>We saw the senior showcase in 2012, and EVERY person was an incredible dancer and had the muscles (or as they call it, the Broadway Body) to prove they have worked hard. If you enter BoCo as an inexperienced dancer, I do NOT think you leave that way!</p>
<p>Boco has been running super hard dance auditions since at least 2007. My daughter auditioned in 2007. While some beginner dancers do get into the program, you better have an off the charts voice or have great acting chops. Dance and at least being able to show the ability to dance, counts very high in the decision to admit.</p>
<p>^^^ Monkey13:</p>
<p>One of the best Boco success stories is Nick Adams. Nick, since graduating (I think in 2006) has been on Broadway in 5 different shows and was a 2011 nominee for Outstanding Male Dancers in a Broadway Show (Fred Astaire). The reason I am mentioning this is to your point, Nick came to Boco with little or no serious dance experience, worked his butt off for 4 years, went to Broadway (first job and many after as a dancer) and has never looked back.</p>
<p>Michelle is always on the look out for people with ABILITY, not necessarily previous schooling all though that will not hurt. For you students about to audition ask Michelle about Nick!!!</p>
<p>hey peeps. I just wanted to add my input, as I auditioned last Saturday at the Miami Auditions! honestly, it was a really smooth and fun audition just like i’m sure everyone else says. The people in charge of the program were very nice. However, I am not a dancer. I have zero dance training, and I walked in there knowing it was going to be really hard. and I was right… it was far more difficult than anything I’ve ever done, dance-wise. I don’t say that to scare anyone though. honestly i’m proud of myself for not walking out of there. and I really do believe that it’ll be obvious to them what level of a dancer you are in a second, and that they just want to see you try. My friend and I were obviously struggling, and Michelle told us that she just wanted to see how bad we wanted it. Not sure to what extent I showed that, but just smile and try your very best and you’ll be fine. (if you aren’t a dancer you might want to look over some ballet basics, and some jazz basics. it would really help. if you do anything, learn how to properly do a pirouette, for God’s sake. unfortunately for me I never did and there were a bunch of them and a variety of spins throughout the whole audition.) Break a leg to all. Just have fun. :)</p>
<p>Thank you so much everyone! I will note that all down now. I do a lot of jazz but haven’t done ballet for a while so will definitely get into that. Your feedback has been very helpful!</p>