Audition Material You NEED to Avoid | College Musical Theatre Auditions

[@MadisonHalla]

Check out the *links in the description* for TONS of videos with material you actually CAN do for both females AND males! And also for the *link to my website* with lots of helpful resources!

[@Lifeshowreality]

Hy. I wanna be a performing Singer. Which course i would take on music? BM or somthing? Is NYU provide BM degree? Please rply me, its my future.

[@ellamei3118]

i believe i will be keeping all my masks around for a long time to avoid getting sick at all near auditions

[@MadisonHalla]

Yeah that's true! You don't want to have COVID for an audition! That would probably be worse than having a cold in an audition

[@allieguerrini5708]

This was so helpful thank you! Would you be open to doing a video about the schools you applied to and which ones you got into and what made you pick NYU? Thank you!!!

[@MadisonHalla]

I made this video on how to create your college list: (kzbin.info/www/bejne/amayXqKNr92We8U) and I mentioned some of the schools I applied to in that video. I won't be going into too much detail about all the schools I got into and didn't, but I do want to make a video in the future talking in-depth about NYU's Steinhardt's musical theatre program!

[@MadisonHalla]

@Caitlyn Carvalho What do you mean by category? Uptempo/Ballad or Golden Age/Contemporary? And I’m not quite sure about song recommendations, I can’t think of any I know that fit the criteria you have.

[@MadisonHalla]

@Caitlyn Carvalho No no sorry! I was saying that I was confused by what you were asking

[@MadisonHalla]

@Caitlyn Carvalho I like the first one, for the second one I would recommend finding a song in English so that the casting team knows what you’re saying, or you could sing the English version of that song if it exists.

[@MadisonHalla]

@Caitlyn Carvalho Specific characters - I’m not sure. Maybe you can ask your theatre teacher or do some research online.

[@jubszszsz]

girl you just made me realize i have no idea what im doing

[@MadisonHalla]

😂 At least you realized! I was in the same boat but I was able to learn a lot quickly and I'm sure you will be able to as well!!

[@cm5061]

Hello! How do you tell if a song is overdone/underdone? thanks :)

[@MadisonHalla]

I often look up "is _____ overdone audition song" but you can always ask someone who knows a lot about theatre like a theatre teacher.

[@cm5061]

@@MadisonHalla Thanks! How do you tell if a song is underdone? Because I think that might be harder to figure out and I’m confused

[@MadisonHalla]

@@cm5061 I would agree that it's a little ore difficult for underdone songs, I would suggest asking a theatre teacher or someone who knows musical theatre songs.

[@tinibeaniee]

Thank God for you

[@MadisonHalla]

😊🥰

[@kathleendemarcellus8885]

this is so good!

[@MadisonHalla]

Thank you so much Kathleen!!

[@chloepainter3283]

Do you have any good contrasting ballad suggestions for an alto with a high soprano head voice?

[@MadisonHalla]

what are you contrasting it to? What song, and is it a contemporary or golden age song?

[@MadisonHalla]

A soprano song I LOVE is Mister Snow!

[@chloepainter3283]

@@MadisonHalla Golden age and times are hard for dreamers from Amelie or everybody loves Louis from Sunday in the park with George. I was considering doing Mister Snow! also I got lost in his arms from Annie get your gun.

[@MadisonHalla]

@@chloepainter3283 I don't think Mister Snow is that contrasting especially compared to Times are Hard for Dreamers because they have the same kind of feel. I like Lost in His Arms though! Here are some links: users.bergen.org/stekap/Audition%20Songs.pdf open.spotify.com/playlist/7g3pSMz9GC02JpR20nLmnW kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppS3dJZ5q7RjqdU and there should be more on my website under the material tab sites.google.com/view/mtcollegeresources/home

[@CamzCritiques]

is I'm A Good Person from the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend underdone? i know the lead actress and co-creator Rachel Bloom graduated from NYU Tisch so would auditors be familiar with it? is it too repetitve? great video btw :D

[@MadisonHalla]

Hi! I’m not sure if it’s overdone, I’ve never heard of it so I don’t think it’s overdone. I don’t think that because she went to Tisch that it would make it a bad idea. The song is repetitive so you do want to make sure you add variety if you decide to use it. And make sure you decide what your objective is and really try and reach it as you sing.

[@MadisonHalla]

Thank you!!

[@chloepainter3283]

Also, I am a very emotional actress I channel a lot of Bernadette Peters (at least I'm told) and I was wondering if in pre-screens you should dial it back or really push it and give all the emotion you can?

[@MadisonHalla]

I don't think you should force anything, you should act naturally however that it. Play to your objective and don't think about who you resemble at the moment and if you do resemble someone naturally you can't control that.

[@ellamei3118]

how long should 32 bars be? it varies SO MUCH from song to song but i've heard different people say around a minute or around a minute 45 seconds, which are very different, and i can never tell

[@MadisonHalla]

Great question! The time each 32 bar cut will take will always vary because ballads are slower and 32 bars takes around a minute and a half plus where as uptempos take a shorter amount of time. There is no set time limit for a 32 bar cut. If you're asked to sing 32 bars then they won't care if you sing 45 seconds to over a minute. Usually they ask for a time constraint instead of a measure constraint. So you shouldn't have to worry too much the time length of your 32 bar cut!

[@koreykristensen476]

Is if I can’t love her from beauty and the beast too much of a pity song?

[@MadisonHalla]

For any pity song, they’re ok if you can make the ending something hopeful and have an objective of something they want to get. If it’s just them accepting failure then it’s probably not the best choice.

[@alyanahenriques3833]

hey I was thinking about doing for my uptempo song " times are hard for dreamers" from amelie.... what do you think?

[@MadisonHalla]

I don't think the song is overdone to the point you can't use it which is a positive! I also think the song has some REALLY great potential for awesome acting moments and it's such a beautiful and positive song! One of my friends did a cut starting from "off the train in Paris" to "it's only what I have in store that matters now, the past can only fade, and all I need is here, this is how my world gets made." I don't know if that's too short or too long it's probably about 32 bars. If you do a different cut just make sure you try not to repeat anything because it can get a little repetitive but I think it's a great audition song!

[@MadisonHalla]

I would also try and make sure your ballad is very contrasting and slower because "Times are Hard for Dreamers" is a slower uptempo so you want to juxtapose it with something that will really contrast and show off a range you have a as singers for switching between styles and tempos and such. Best of luck!!

[@gavinomeara8944]

Would Left Behind from Spring Awakening work?

[@gavinomeara8944]

Oh and also hard to be the bard from something rotten!

[@MadisonHalla]

That's such a beautiful song, I think it would be a nice song to sing! To my knowledge it's not overdone and I think it would be a great acting song!

[@MadisonHalla]

I think this song is also a nice choice, the lines seem sort of repetitive note-wise but it could be a nice song to do a cut of!

[@akm0625]

Where would a schools ‘do not sing’ list be??

[@MadisonHalla]

Most schools don't have lists posted (there are exceptions) but you can often look up "is ____ an overdone musical theatre song?"

[@alexandra-halla]

nice!!!!

[@MadisonHalla]

Thank you!!

[@TurtleJulia]

You seem like such a smart and emotionally mature young woman, it's very impressive. Will we hear you sing at some point?

[@MadisonHalla]

That is so kind, thank you!! And I just got a microphone for my classes and when I have time I would love to sing!