Revamping My Audition
I have been reworking my audition book and it takes so much time. It’s ridiculous and a bit annoying. I have gotten rid of some songs that didn’t do anything for me and I added new songs that really compliment my abilities. I’m at a good start. But just throwing in the new songs is only the beginning. As an actor, I still had yet to do all of this research. I started with writing out the basics for each song: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. This took some time because (in many cases), I had to do the research to learn all the answers. I did all this work last week. This week, I am learning the lyrics and applying action words to each line in each part of a single song.
Honestly, I have never done this with any of my music, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. One of these new songs, “Out of My Dreams” (I know this one is way over done, but it fits well in my voice and my voice teacher really likes it on me), has to be in full performance mode on Monday. With that song alone, I have plenty of work to get done because I need a final product by Monday. I learned the lyrics on Monday, but I’m not gonna lie, I’m a bit nervous about showing it at the audition on Monday. I like being extra prepared. I do have two more days to rehearse. I will do exactly that. I am sure that my confidence level will go up the longer I work on it. I may have a lot of homework ahead of me, but it is worth it. It only gets me to improve as an artist. … and the thought of that gets me excited. I love the journey of artistic growth!
