I'd like to start my blog where every singer gets his or her chance to perform, the audition, duh duh duhhhhh! As many singers know, auditions are not the most delightful experience. There are so many nerves going. You can hear the person before you flawlessly singing the aria you're starting with (Yikes!) or tanking their audition (wah wahhhh). It's hard not to get caught up in the mind game of it all.
"Do I go in expecting the part, or will that make me over confident causing me to make a mistake?"
"Am I even good enough to be here? That girl sang at the at such and such Young Artist Program!"
"What if I forget my words?"
"Sniff, sniff...Whoa, I need need to dry clean my dress"
"Oh yeah, what's the name of my piece again?"
"What if the room is dry?"
"Sniff...Erg! Allergies!"
"Hello, my name is _______, and I will be singing_______. Hello, my name is _______, and I will be singing______."
"What if they say my name first?"
"Hello, I would like to start with_______"
"Okay, backup plan is ago!"
So, all of those thoughts can go through my head within seconds, sometimes on an endless cycle. It's.....exhausting....zzzzz.....
At my last audition, though, I beat the mind game! I became the friendly, talkative auditionee, and I had fun...at an audition. WHAT?! I sat down in the waiting room and made a little small talk with the people around me. What was great was we didn't really talk about what we've sung, what we're singing, and who we've sung with. (Well, maybe a little of that) Mostly, though, we talked about Chicago, restaurants, and cool apps to download. It was delightful, and I didn't have that inner dialogue cycling through my head the whole time.
The audition went like most of them do. I still got a little bit of nerves right before I sang. I stated my name and sang. They said "thank you," I was done. What was different about this audition was that I wasn't exhausted after that audition. I felt energized. I enjoyed it, and I think it was because of the delightful people in that waiting room.
The highlight of that audition was a friendly note waiting on my chair when I got out of the audition room. That day was a breath of fresh air. So, if you see me at an audition, sit down for a chat. Tell me about your cat or dog or the new couch you just got. I'd love to hear about it!
"Do I go in expecting the part, or will that make me over confident causing me to make a mistake?"
"Am I even good enough to be here? That girl sang at the at such and such Young Artist Program!"
"What if I forget my words?"
"Sniff, sniff...Whoa, I need need to dry clean my dress"
"Oh yeah, what's the name of my piece again?"
"What if the room is dry?"
"Sniff...Erg! Allergies!"
"Hello, my name is _______, and I will be singing_______. Hello, my name is _______, and I will be singing______."
"What if they say my name first?"
"Hello, I would like to start with_______"
"Okay, backup plan is ago!"
So, all of those thoughts can go through my head within seconds, sometimes on an endless cycle. It's.....exhausting....zzzzz.....
At my last audition, though, I beat the mind game! I became the friendly, talkative auditionee, and I had fun...at an audition. WHAT?! I sat down in the waiting room and made a little small talk with the people around me. What was great was we didn't really talk about what we've sung, what we're singing, and who we've sung with. (Well, maybe a little of that) Mostly, though, we talked about Chicago, restaurants, and cool apps to download. It was delightful, and I didn't have that inner dialogue cycling through my head the whole time.
The audition went like most of them do. I still got a little bit of nerves right before I sang. I stated my name and sang. They said "thank you," I was done. What was different about this audition was that I wasn't exhausted after that audition. I felt energized. I enjoyed it, and I think it was because of the delightful people in that waiting room.
The highlight of that audition was a friendly note waiting on my chair when I got out of the audition room. That day was a breath of fresh air. So, if you see me at an audition, sit down for a chat. Tell me about your cat or dog or the new couch you just got. I'd love to hear about it!
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