tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395949460091922275.post7356676401912019442..comments2023-10-29T11:19:47.671+02:00Comments on A Little Bit East of Yerushalayim: Carousel Part 2Fred Casdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06094910322446653398noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395949460091922275.post-1155810817453492852011-07-13T14:06:41.577+03:002011-07-13T14:06:41.577+03:00"This is a real question which a few people h..."This is a real question which a few people have asked me, not something I made up just so I could introduce the topic. "Fred, how do you decide what song to sing for an audition?" First of all, I have one simple general principle, which never fails me. Make yourself look good. How does that work in this context? Don't sing anything which ten other people might be doing the same evening -- like a song from the show you're auditioning for. Don't sing anything which Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, or Frank Sinatra has made famous; you won't sound as good. Do try something a little different; if nothing else, you will have the attention of the people you are auditioning for. Furthermore, sing something that fits your voice and your temperament."<br /><br />It's good advice. Personally, I've only ever auditioned for musicals with my own compositions. In the past this has backfired, when I wrote it too close to the audition and wasn't comfortable enough with it yet. But since those blunders, I've made a policy to always have an audition song in the queue. I composed a tune for Jabberwocky back in early 2010, and soon after using that for the Ruddigore auditions (without which I don't think I would have gotten cast) I wrote a parodical love song called "Ode to your face". I've just been sitting on it since, because Carousel didn't seem like a show I'd want to be in. For that matter, neither does HMS Pinafore, so I guess I'll have more time to write a piano accompaniment.Mory Buckmanhttp://www.thebuckmans.com/Morynoreply@blogger.com