<p>Sarah:</p>
<p>If you go back and read this thread from the beginning, almost all of your questions will be answered. There are indeed schools which are not on the list but which attend, primarily in Chicago. And yes, you need to call each school; there's no central scheduling office. I suggest that you read the thread, then ask follow-up questions.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Yes you need to apply to each school, but some will let you send in an application after you audition. I auditioned for a couple of schools on a whim and they asked me to apply after that. Also, the dance segment is usually the same whether at the school or at unifieds. It usually depends on who is running the audition.</p>
<p>Alright, so I´ve read this entire string (a daunting task, believe me) and I just want to make sure I understand the system. I know each school is a little bit different but I´m just trying to make a general overview of the experience so DoctorJohn, or anyone else that has been through this, correct me if I´m wrong here: in general, there are three parts to the audition. (In no specific order) There´s the singing part and the acting part, in which you wear usual, nice audition clothes for. Are these two parts are usually done one after the other for the same people? For these two parts, you should have with you: the full sheet music for both songs, a recording of the specified 16-bars (or whatever chunk each school wants) of accompaniment for both songs on CD and-or tape, a boombox that plays whatever media you decide to use, and your resume and headshot. Do you need a copy of your monologue or any other paper work like the headshot? </p>
<p>The third part of the audition is the dance portion. Will you have time to change into dance clothes at the Unifieds or should you wear your dance clothes for the first two parts, too? For this, all you need is jazz shoes, dance clothes (do sweat pants work?), and a water bottle. Is there anything else you need for this segment?</p>
<p>Now, I understand that each school requires different cuts of music and each has different system of doing things but, as a general overview, does this work for most Unified auditions?</p>
<p>You do not need a copy of the monologue. Yes, bring sheet music, with the appropriate cuts marked. Acting and singing is done one right after another, with the same faculty watching. Be prepared for them to maybe work with you, or not. Bring a cd with the proper 16 or 32 bar cuts. Again, be prepared that they might ask you to sing again. My D had full versions of the songs on her cd too, just in case.</p>
<p>There may be extra paperwork that the school has sent you, usually an audition form you fill out and hand them with your headshot and resume.</p>
<p>Some schools require that you bring a cd of your vocal audition to the unifieds for them to bring back for review by vocal faculty (Emerson did this). It was a recording of my D singing her audition songs with accompaniment.</p>
<p>Not every school has a dance audition. For the ones that do, some have a seperate group dance audition, and others, like Otterbein, just have you do some basic movements, right after your singing/ monologue portion. (You do not change your clothes for that dance audition).</p>
<p>I don't know about sweat pants, so I will not address that. My D had some jazz pants and top that matched. We saw a variety of dance attire.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>My daughter, when auditioning for NYU, wore sweatpants, thinking they were going to ask her to do some "movement" even though she didn't sign up for the official dance audition. So that was her attire! How ignorant we were...lol.</p>
<p>It's a good idea to have extra songs and monologues prepared. Bring sheet music/CD accompaniment with cuts marked in case you are asked to show them more. I don't think this is the norm but it could happen (did to my daughter at least once, I think; glad she was prepared). Expect the unexpected!!:)</p>
<p>danimal,
Congratulations on completing a daunting task.
You will really be glad you did it.</p>
<p>Just a quick question---at the Unifieds, will all of the schools listed under the Unified Auditions Website be at the location? or perhaps only certain schools?</p>
<p>So far, these are the schools I know that will be holding auditions in San Francisco on February 10, 2007. </p>
<p>Boston Conservatory
University of the Arts
Ithaca University
Cincinatti Conservatory of Music
Otterbein University</p>
<p>Broadwaybelter:</p>
<p>Not all the listed schools attend every site, but we all agree to attend four of the five. I'm reasonably certain that all of us will be in Chicago, but you do need to check with each school. Don't assume that we'll all be at every location. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>P.S. A small point, but Ithaca and Otterbein are Colleges, not Universities. And you'll want to make sure that you spell Cincinnati correctly.</p>
<p>Broadwaybelter and other students. Please don't think Dr John is being too harsh in correcting spelling. Be aware that everything you send a school will be looked at and could possibly be a reason for your acceptance to or rejection from a program.
I am very used to being casual in posting on the internet, especially with AIM and other very informal forms of communication. However, be aware that evreything you post on the internet, if it is publically posted can, and may be read by people who will make decisions regarding your future.</p>
<p>Everyone makes typos, but just be aware and exrtra careful in that there are people who read this and other forums who have the power to make decisions regarding your future. That being said, I am sure that a spelling mistake will not make or break you. </p>
<p>As a related and general warning- I have seen some students post a lot of information regarding personal choices and risky behavior on other parts of CC. That seems like a silly mistake to make in a public forum. I have never seen one of "those posts" from a musical theatre kid. I guess you are all too busy singing, dancing and acting to make those kind of mistakes!</p>
<p>Good luck with your search. It looks like you have some great schools on your list so far!</p>
<p>Oh my, I do feel quite foolish now. Thank you for the advice doctorjohn and anothermom-w-q. I will take that into consideration for future reference.</p>
<p>Somewhere on this thread a comment was made that some schools allow you to audtion first, then apply. So far I have not found that to be the case. Does anyone know which schools do allow that?</p>
<p>travelling:</p>
<p>Go back to post #133 and read for a couple of pages. There's anecdotal information about schools which do "walk-in" auditions. Obviously, those schools don't expect that you've already applied. But I need to point out that you can't count on being able to do a walk-in audition for a particular school. As schools become better known and generate more interest, their audition slots fill up. But there will always be some schools newer to the unifieds who post signs inviting you to audition for them. </p>
<p>Although it's time-and-money-consuming, you need to go through the application process for those schools you're really interested in. Then, knowing that you're covered, you can walk the halls when you feel like it and see what might be available.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>I know CCM was all filled up last year.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon was allowing walk-ins.</p>
<p>I am not sure about Roosvelt University's Conservatory-CCPA, seemed like they really wanted all the paperwork.</p>
<p>Not sure about Penn State either, but they were nice. </p>
<p>It is like the really knowlegable Dr. John said, cover you bases then feel free to strut your stuff down the cat walk and pick and choose what you would like to do. Good luck! Unifieds were really conveinient and i am so glad the schools coordinate thisr at least know to have their regional auditions at the same time.</p>
<p>Does Carnegie Mellon participate in the Unifieds? Because I'll be auditioning in Chicago, but wasn't aware of CM's possible presence. Just curious!</p>
<p>CMU is not part of the official "unified" group, but they historically have held auditions at the Palmer House in Chicago on the same dates as the rest of us. Their dates and application materials should be available in early September, if I'm interpreting their website correctly.</p>
<p>OK... this is a work in progress. Of the schools my D will be auditioning at, three of them do not have audition dates up yet. Emerson she will probably do at Chicago Unifieds, so I'm not too worried about that; NYU's Tisch site is confusing - do they not set specific dates for auditions like many of the other schools do? And Syracuse does not have their dates set (although their web site says it will be up in July, it isn't, and when I called their office a couple of weeks ago, they said the dates won't be announced until September). I know that some schools which do not participate in Unifieds, sometimes have other arrangements set up in Chicago during the same time as Unified, but at different locations in the city. Does anyone know if NYU and Syracuse are part of this unofficial Unifieds group?</p>
<p>SUNY-Geneseo does it by individual appt., which I'd like to try to schedule when we visit Syracuse. </p>
<p>These aren't the only schools she's applying to, just the ones that, if I had the information, our list of dates would be complete; I don't want to start scheduling until I have the dates for all schools so as to avoid scheduling conflict.</p>
<p>Teri, usually, most schools have announced their dates by September and that is a good time to get organized and map out a master schedule of your audition date choices and be on top of the procedure for scheduling them at each school because it differs. </p>
<p>For on campus auditions at NYU, they take place throughout the month of February. No specific dates are announced because they are all month long in NYC. You can start to call to line up those appointments on Nov. 1 and should do so that first day so as to hopefully get your first choice. If your D opts to do the advanced dance audition, there are two Saturdays in Feb. when those are held in NYC. The dance audition is not held at the Unifieds. I know that NYU does hold auditions in Chicago and I believe it is on the same day as the Unifieds but you do need to call and check with them. </p>
<p>Do not worry too much about Syracuse. My D auditioned there on campus and got her first choice date. We lined it up as soon as appointments were allowed to be made. We did not start doing that sort of thing until September and you are totally fine at this juncture. She auditioned the last weekend in January. I know that they also hold auditions in December if you want to do an early one.</p>
<p>Teri, Last year NYU was in Chicago on the same days as the unifieds. They would not give the dates over the phone and would tell you to watch the web site. If I remember correctly, if doing ED in NYC, you could sign up 10/1 online. For all NYC dates in Feb. for regular decision, including advanced dance, you could sign up on 11/1. For all other cities, you could sign up on 12/1. I do not think the dates and times were published ahead of time. The 12/1 includes Chicago and other cities, such as Atlanta, Houston, and probably somewhere on the west coast. I think most of those dates were in Feb.</p>
<p>Last year Syracuse did not participate in auditions at the same time as the unifieds, although they did go to Chicago (very early Jan.) and several other cities. It seems like their auditions were early Dec. on campus and throughout the month of Jan. I think they finish earlier than the other schools with auditions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. Regarding NYU, do they schedule them all weekdays, as well as Saturdays? Or just Fridays and Saturdays like the others? Weekends in February are bad news for us - show choir competition season, and I can guarantee her director will not allow her to miss a competition. Show choir competition season which kicks in full gear last weekend of January is difficult for us, so I'm trying to get as many done in the fall as I can - of the ones who will not be at Unifieds, or in Chicago at some point when she'd be available. </p>
<p>Another question, for the structure of Unifieds, are there any consistent hours for auditions, meaning how early could they start, and how late would schools schedule an audition in the afternoon/evening? I guess I'm just wondering about the chance she'd miss a rehearsal in the evenings. It's funny... I really don't care about her missing her academic classes during the day, because she's such a good student and can do the work independently; during show choir competition season, they're often tweaking the show during the week between competitions, so missing rehearsal then is also bad news. But we'll just have to do our best.</p>
<p>My place of employment is also hounding me about weekends I'll be available for on-call through December. I keep telling them it depends on when we have to travel (especially given the Friday/Saturday combination auditions), but I can't plan that until all schools list their dates. I'm sure everyone has had to work around some of these inconveniences at one point - I'm just not used to the combination of three factors (unusual work requirements, auditions, show choir) gnawing at me!</p>