My NYU Audition + How I Got In | Musical Theatre

[@MadisonHalla]

Check out the *links in the description* for my website as well as more information on *NYU Steinhardt and NYU Tisch* + the audition requirements for both!

[@nospacecoupleot7516]

Hi. Sorry for bother you, could you please tell me about step by step to get NYU music department? I wanna interested to do a BM degree. Please rply me also include international full aid scholarship. I hope you will response me.

[@nospacecoupleot7516]

Am frm indian.

[@MadisonHalla]

@@nospacecoupleot7516 So I applied to Steinhardt NYU academically and then I sent in a prescreen to the musical theatre program at Steinhardt based on the criteria on their website. Then I passed the prescreen and was invited to audition in person. So I auditioned on campus and then I was accepted into the program. I'm don't know about full aid scholarships but I'm sure you can call the NYU Bursar for information on that, hope this helps!

[@MadisonHalla]

@@nospacecoupleot7516 Wonderful! Thank you for watching!

[@nospacecoupleot7516]

@@MadisonHalla i wanna know one more thing. Where can i go to do bachelor music perfoming? I mean NYU Steinhardt or NYU tisch?.

[@isabellaferperez]

FINALLY A VIDEO ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEINHARDT AND TISCH MUSICAL THEATRE, THANK YOU SO SOOO SOOOOOO MUCH

[@MadisonHalla]

OF COURSE!!!!!!!!

[@eghmt]

This was SO helpful!! I have my NYU Steinhardt audition next weekend, and I have been so nervous about the sight-singing portion. Thanks!!

[@MadisonHalla]

First of all…CONGRATULATIONS!! Have a wonderful time! Don’t be stressed about the sight singing!! Trust me!! It’s only a small part of the audition, it’s extremely quick and not that difficult. As I mentioned, for the sight singing you sing on a “doo” or “ooo” or something to that effect, not solfeige so I would recommend doing a few practice examples to feel more prepared! Here are some you could try! Best of luck!! www.doremistudios.com.au/beginner-sight-singing-exercises/

[@samie1707]

Nobody Leterally Nobody: Not even Jefree Stars: Me who still has 6 more years till i graduate and get to uni: Alright! Let's start taking notes!

[@MadisonHalla]

haha😂 that was me watching college move-in vlogs in elementary school!

[@samie1707]

@@MadisonHalla hahaha samee! I used to do that when I was 10 and now that im 13 I'm startingo to look up for NYU auditions haha

[@MadisonHalla]

@@samie1707 😍😍

[@nyshanilanjan475]

Lol middle school Quarantine girl trying to find her major

[@tmackie1694]

Thank you, Madison. Will be sharing your channel with my kid ahead of their application for NYU MT ❤

[@k.C.e272]

OMG! This is so helpful I wanna attend NYU so badly to study to be a actress I never knew you had to audition thank you for this video 👏🏾

[@MadisonHalla]

I’m so glad!! If you want to do musical theatre at Steinhardt there is a Prescreen audition and then an in-person audition if you pass prescreens. If you want to do musical theatre at Tisch or straight acting at Tisch then you sign up for an in-person audition. Best of luck!

[@suzannewarring8540]

My daughter is a freshman at Tisch. This is a such a great video. Would have been very helpful to us. My daughter's dream school, too! Best of luck to you!

[@hollyfong]

Hey Madison!!! I'll be attending NYU Tisch this fall! Thank you for all of your videos!! They really helped a lot in my audition process!

[@MadisonHalla]

AHAHAHAHA!!! OMG!!! I'M LITERALLY GOING CRAZY RIGHT NOW!!!! This made my DAY!! I'M SO HAPPY! CONGRATSSSSSS! You should be SO proud!!!!!!

[@hollyfong]

@@MadisonHalla AWWWW THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING SO HELPFUL AND KIND ALL THE TIME!!!! Maybe we'll see each other in the future ay!

[@MadisonHalla]

We definitely will! You’ll have to reach out to me on Instagram and we can make plans next semester to meet! That would be awesome!

[@gigicalcagno4992]

thank you so much for making these! im auditioning for colleges rn & im sooo stressed. im applying to nyu, so it’s great to hear from someone who got in :)

[@MadisonHalla]

Of course!! I’m so glad to help!! Best of luck! Don’t hesitate to reach out to me on YT or Instagram if you have any questions!

[@simoneplayzroblox4142]

Did you ever get in?

[@brookebarowski3748]

I’m applying to NYU! This was so helpful, thank you!

[@MadisonHalla]

Yay, that's so exciting!! Are you applying to Tisch or Steinhardt?

[@brookebarowski3748]

Madison Halla I am leaning more towards Tisch :)

[@MadisonHalla]

@@brookebarowski3748 Fun!! Well, I'm wishing you the best of luck!!

[@ayrademirovich2262]

that’s my girl! yay steinhardt MTs!! 💜💜

[@MadisonHalla]

ILY!!!!😘😘 and we love Steinhardt MT!!😍😍

[@rania1408]

Super helpful video ! Thank you so much! Your videos have been helping SO MUCH lately calm down all the audition nerves! I'm applying to NYU Tisch MT program this year and I was feeling so stressed but now I feel a little better :)

[@MadisonHalla]

That makes me feel so happy!! I’m so glad that I can help!! Best of luck at your Tisch audition I’m sure you’ll do amazing!!

[@rania1408]

Madison Halla Thank youu !! 🥺✨

[@MadisonHalla]

@@rania1408 💕💕💕

[@zazihalla9869]

Great video ma!! One of my new favorites

[@MadisonHalla]

Thank you!!😘😘

[@dayxo]

thank you so much for all the videos you make, you deserve more subscribers! btw i plan to go to NYU tisch for college :))

[@MadisonHalla]

Thank you that's so kind!! And yay Tisch has such an amazing program!!

[@MadisonHalla]

Have you already gotten into Tisch?

[@dayxo]

Madison Halla not as yet, i’m only a sophomore, but i’ll definitely come back to your channel and tell you when i audition 😸

[@MadisonHalla]

@@dayxo Sounds good! And keep manifesting!!

[@meghanbarton2917]

Can you talk more about tuition and financial aid? I know NYU is very expensive, and so I’m curious as to how you or your friends at NYU are attending financially! Thanks 😊

[@MadisonHalla]

Some of my friends have gotten financial aid from the school, I know one of friends is going on a full ride. I recommend applying to lots of different scholarship right now if possible and doing a few essays a week for them. I used Scholly, it's $7 a month but it helps you find TONS of scholarships that are right for you and they aren't the ones where you just ender your name and hope you win, they're ones where you have to write short essays.

[@MadisonHalla]

I don't think I'll make a video on it because I don't want to get to into my and my family's finances but I can definitely answer any questions you have!

[@meghanbarton2917]

@@MadisonHalla No worries at all. Thank you for that information! Is there merit based aid for theater or only academics?

[@MadisonHalla]

I'm pretty sure it's based on your FAFSA form www.nyu.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships/managing-your-aid/key-info-for-new-undergraduates.html

[@claremartin124]

also this took me back to auditioning at steinhardt omg aw

[@MadisonHalla]

right! So many good memories!!

[@natecrick8256]

Awesome video thank you for the info! :)

[@MadisonHalla]

Of course! Thanks for watching!!

[@kennethhalla]

I loved being there.

[@MadisonHalla]

It was a lot of fun!! Thank you!

[@MadisonHalla]

Clearly worth the trip!

[@kaylasmusic]

But they both are musical theater based so they still had you do monologs, correct?, also, I will tell you yes you are so right about the timing of the audition,.. I have done show auditions and I’ll tell you, they absolutely suck and are too long…. I auditioned for my school musical last year in my community college (Suny Rockland) and it was the longest night ever!! 2) I auditioned for the music department in my school I’m in now (Im at Hunter which is close to NYU!!, and it was the quickest audition ever, they just had me sing one song ( I sang Far From the Home I love!!) I thought they would have had me sight sing but they didn’t surprisingly but I expected that so i practiced it a lot then told me to wait outside for a second,..(during that “second” I was PANICKIING about why they would say,..), then they called me back in and said i was approved!!!!! I also was a student there already since the beginning of the year but I just waited to do the audition for the higher track,. (So hunter has a 42 credit track and 25 credit so what I did was begin with the 25 credit track and then audition for the 42 credit track and private lessons when ai was already there,.. so since I was there anyway it was sooo convenient and literally didn’t have to travel or go out of my way for much,.. also I think since you were going for musical theater they probably had you do more because of that

[@MadisonHalla]

Yes, I had to come prepared with a contemporary monolgue! It's so nice when they're quick and easy and yeah they had me do more since it was for musical theatre :)

[@kaylasmusic]

@@MadisonHalla ya makes sense,.. You will do amazing in whatever you do!

[@savannalenze6636]

Hi! I am applying to this program very soon! Can you apply for both steinhardt for music theatre and tisch? I just didn’t see it on the common app haha

[@MadisonHalla]

You have to choose one or the other, you can't apply to both. On the application, if I remember correctly, you choose NYU and then choose the school in the application. You can reach out to me on Instagram (@madison_halla) if you want more help choosing between schools!

[@vivienshatte-rice1652]

Hi! I have some questions. Were they friendly? Was it a relaxed environment? I have my audition next week.

[@MadisonHalla]

Hello! Yes, they were friendly! The audition went by so quickly and I didn't feel overly stressed but it's difficult to gauge because I was already a little scared before I came into the room because of audition nerves 😓 Good luck with your audition, congratulations and you got this! Focus first on your own beliefs before you walk into the room and practice thoughts of "I am confident that I know my material and can sing it well" and "I have practiced as much as I can before going into the room and give up control over the rest" etc.

[@pey.barrett633]

I’m auditioning for musical theater at Tische soon and the dance portion of the artistic review has me so nervous. Any tips?

[@MadisonHalla]

Since I'm assuming you don't have a ton of time till your audition, I'd recommend you focus on your facial expressions since you probably can't drastically improve your dance skills within a few months (without spending lots of time doing it). So whenever you learn a combination or practice a combination focus on smiling and telling a story with your face. This makes you so much more interesting to look at and people will be more willing to overlook mistakes! And practice smiling and looking like you know what you're doing (with your face) even when you can't remember a single move and are just standing there. I'd also recommend assuming the best will happen, even if it's difficult. You don't know if the audition will go badly and you don't know if it's going to go well so you might as well assume it's going to go well! At least that way you can cut down on some of the nerves. And something my voice teacher told me to do when thinking about an audition is to focus on truths such as "I like to perform" and "I like to dance". Whatever it is, when you think about the audition and something negative comes up, thank that thought and tell yourself "it's ok because I like to perform and I get to" or whatever truth feels best for you! All the best, let me know if you have any other questions!

[@nadiyayy3943]

Do you have to be great at dancing to get in?

[@MadisonHalla]

Nope! NYU Steinhardt's audition doesn't have a dance call.

[@laurelbrookhyser]

hi!! i'm a sophomore trying to prepare early for college... can you explain the sight singing portion of the audition a little more? i used to play piano for several years when i was in elementary school so i know basic music reading but is that not enough? what should i do to prepare ahead of time? also, what was the dance portion like at tisch? i've been dancing for many years but i really just don't know what to expect and how i should prepare. thank you!

[@MadisonHalla]

Hello! For the sight singing portion we got an easy piece of music that we had never seen and had to sing it on a neutral syllable ‘doo’ or ‘ooh’ etc. It was very short and maybe had a major third as the highest jump but was mostly step-wise. You can practice by finding easy music and learning to sing it without needing a piano, I used to use Sight Reading Factory - though I don’t think it’s free. That portion was in the audition for the musical theatre program at NYU Steinhardt. I don’t know anything about the dance portion for NYU Tisch, sorry! But if you’re quick at picking up choreography you should be good - that was the issue most people ran into at college auditions. Best of luck with everything! Great of you to prepare so early!! And please lmk if you have any more questions!

[@mahdiyenikfarjam8835]

Hi Madison, I've got so excited when I saw your video I'm gonna study movie custom design and I wondering which university has a professional program for this major, do you know if NYU has this major? Your answer would be so helpful to me

[@MadisonHalla]

tisch.nyu.edu/design/course-offerings/costume-design tisch.nyu.edu/design maybe one of these two links will help! best of luck!

[@annanyakarthik1440]

Hello :) I am a junior who wants to apply to NYU Tisch for Musical Theatre in 2025. For someone who has some but not a very vast exposure to dance, what would you recommend as a good starting point, and would ballet or jazz be a better option? Thanks so much!!

[@MadisonHalla]

Hello! Thank you for reaching out! Personally I’d recommend anything that will be getting you doing combinations- if you can go to musical theatre or jazz classes you’re more likely to find choreographed routines taught in class. One of the things performers find difficult in college auditions is memorizing the combinations quickly so you want to get practice with that so you feel more confident going into the auditions. But if you have time for ballet you could do that as well or take a class here and there. Best of luck!!

[@annanyakarthik1440]

@@MadisonHalla Thank you so much💗

[@MadisonHalla]

@@annanyakarthik1440 of course 💖

[@chrishesham_the_singer1508]

Do a lot of people get invited for a callback. Is it a good sign or does it not matter

[@MadisonHalla]

I’’ not sure what percentage of those auditioning get callback but it’s definitely not a bad sign! If they like you/want to see more they’ll call you back so it’s definitely a good sign!

[@MadisonHalla]

I am almost positive that the student being accepted are seen both for a prescreen and then in person before being accepted

[@dannyb2519]

Is there a place where I can listen to you sing?

[@MadisonHalla]

I have this video of me singing a duet on my channel where I sing the harmony and I’m planning on singing more on my channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKmtqmejq5Zmp68

[@cecelabowe4456]

hi! I was wondering how many acting based courses you were still able to take at steinhardt because i'm torn between that and tisch!! i'm more of a singing actor than a true triple threat but still want a good balance of acting as well as singing in school...do you have any advice?

[@MadisonHalla]

I would recommend applying to Steinhardt if you're a singing actor. Tisch only has 30-minute voice lessons once a week while Steinhardt has 60-minute lessons weekly. We also have acting classes! I was actually worried about that too because if you look at the curriculum online you don't know which are acting classes because some have odd names. So freshmen year I had workshops twice a week in both semesters. We worked on acting a monologue in the second semester one and we worked on acting poems in the first-semester one which was actually helpful for acting. We also went over different exercises to relax the face and have better diction for the stage. This year I have acting the song (workshop 3) which is 2.5 hours twice a week. I also have scene acting which is 2 hours twice a week. I'm not sure what other acting classes I have off the top of my head but I know we have more!

[@MadisonHalla]

So after sophomore year we also have acting the song classes and scene study classes. They also have lots of musicals/operas/clubs/etc that you can participate in to get extra practice. You also have a lot of electives you have to take so you can add more acting classes if you want! Hope this helps!

[@uggbootgf]

I know this video is old so you might not see this but I was thinking about wearing a flower piece in my hair do you think that would be too distracting?

[@MadisonHalla]

How big is the flower piece?

[@claremartin124]

steinhardt mt baybee :')

[@MadisonHalla]

yess!!😍🙌🏻

[@nospacecoupleot7516]

What i wanna do to get NYU admission as an international student? Can i take admission in 2022?

[@MadisonHalla]

You should be able to apply here www.commonapp.org

[@TurtleJulia]

What if fancy dresses are who I am? lol Anyway, congrats!

[@MadisonHalla]

Thank you! If fancy dresses are who you are then find one that you think will help you stand out from the others without being overly formal!

[@TurtleJulia]

@@MadisonHalla Thank you! I was half joking, but that's a good tip!

[@MadisonHalla]

@@TurtleJulia Of course!

[@jaderamones9600]

Hi, do you know if nyu tisch has a study abroad program to study musical theatre?

[@MadisonHalla]

this is what I found when I looked up if they had one: tisch.nyu.edu/special-programs/study-abroad

[@MadisonHalla]

I think generally you spend about a semester abroad

[@alexisa6036]

Hi! Could i get you to look over my NYU essay? I’m applying to Steinhardt’s vocal performance program and i feel stuck on my essay. I’m applying November 1st and i’m so scared

[@MadisonHalla]

Sorry! I would have responded faster but for some reason, the comment disappeared but I figured it out! Anyways! Yes, I can read over your essay! Why don't you reach out to me through Instagram (madison_halla) and I'll help!

[@alexisa6036]

@@MadisonHalla GOD BLESS U AND THANK YOU!!!

[@MadisonHalla]

@@alexisa6036I'm happy to help! Especially because it's NYU😊

[@simoneplayzroblox4142]

How did it go?

[@jlee900]

sorry if this is a silly question but do you need to apply to NYU and get in to apply to NYU Steinhardt

[@MadisonHalla]

So you being your application process at NYU, you have to choose which school you want to apply to. So if you want to apply to musical theatre at NYU, you have to decide which school you want to audition for before you audition.

[@sajadzarei5887]

Can u handle cost of your living from incoming of this way?

[@sajadzarei5887]

From musical theatre

[@Celeste-lk7qt]

why am i taking notes on this, i'm 11 years old in 6th grade in miami-

[@MadisonHalla]

hahaha! Never too early I guess!

[@Celeste-lk7qt]

@@MadisonHalla Well said lol

[@crncerencrn]

hi i'm living in turkey and i've been taking piano lessons etc. but i don't see myself as a great singer allthough i really want to audition but i have 2 years left so i wanted to ask you am i too late lol? and how did you pick your audition songs and which artists would be better for me to sing?

[@MadisonHalla]

I wouldn't say it's too late! I started working with a vocal coach sophomore year and was in my first musical junior year of high school. I have voice memos of me singing freshmen year and they are TERRIBLE! But taking voice lessons and singing by myself REALLY helped! So you're going to have to work hard and I recommend taking voice lessons because that will really help! Also, you could try being in a musical, cabarets, and/or choir. My vocal coach helped me pick my auditions songs and I would recommend for practicing, don't choose very very hard songs. Pick songs that have a difficult place or that aren't all that hard so you can get better without hurting your voice.

[@crncerencrn]

@@MadisonHalla thank you so much for your advices ♡♡

[@MadisonHalla]

@@crncerencrn of course! Also start dancing if you can!

[@crncerencrn]

@@MadisonHalla ahhahaa yeah i can and i'm going to a dance course!

[@crncerencrn]

@@MadisonHalla hi can i ask u one more thing? did they test your vocal range or made you sing some notes i couldnt say it clearly in english but i think u will understand lol or was it just like u went through the stage and sang your songs, acted and left?

[@linhlingg9951]

i mean how can i go for a audition when im not in American TwT

[@MadisonHalla]

I don't have a definite answer for that, but for Steinhardt, you'll be able to do the prescreen since it's just a video. I talked with one of the staff members who auditions students for Steinhardt a few months ago and he said there's a chance they may allow zoom auditions for students not living in the US.

[@MadisonHalla]

@UCXL6crn4NtrNYk_ZjdPJmwg Don't worry, you can ask any questions! Unfortunately for that question, I'm not sure since I don't have much insight into how they choose students but I'm sure it's possible as long as you do well in your audition!

[@anacamila2898]

Hi! Can we use the same monologue and songs for the prescreen and the in person audition?

[@MadisonHalla]

Yes! That's usually what people end up doing unless they decide they don't like their song and/or monologue. Some schools will ask you to keep the same material from your prescreen and for the rest, you can also keep your material or change it slightly or completely if you want to but you definitely don't need to! Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@anacamila2898]

@@MadisonHalla thankyou so much for your answer, I will be applying to Tisch this year!!! Also Thank you for all your advice I love your videos!!

[@MadisonHalla]

@@anacamila2898 Thank YOU! That so kind! Best of luck with your audition!! I'm sure it's going to be amazing and clearly, you'll be prepared!!

[@myrakelley7003]

I have a question What do you think about females singing male songs for their college auditions is it okay or appropriate to do so? Do they not like that? I’m asking because I’m alto but my voice is so deep for a female and I can’t sing high notes at all and I’m really comfortable singing songs that is usually sung by males

[@MadisonHalla]

I want to say yes but you want to choose a song that the audition panel could see you playing so that they can get to know you as a performer and you also want to be able to connect to the song you're singing (which is why people are told to stay away from material out of their age range because they can't connect to it). So, I would recommend finding a female alto audition song. I found a discussion talking more about it here: talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/1425804/opinion-on-girls-singing-male-songs/ Here's also a few lists of songs you can look into: theatrenerds.com/51-audition-songs-for-altos/ www.theatretrip.com/audition-songs-for-altos/ I also have some links on my website: sites.google.com/view/mtcollegeresources/material?authuser=0 I hope this helps!

[@arianasophia7630]

Why don’t you recommend cockeyed optimist haha

[@MadisonHalla]

It’s overdone and it doesn’t show off the voice that well. That’s why I decided not to sing it.