Intro to Vocal Auditions for Musical Theater

 

This 12-week hybrid class taught through a combination of Zoom and Thinkific will provide students with the tools they need to prepare a successful vocal audition. 

 

We’ll begin by laying the foundation for healthy vocal production no matter the style. Students will learn how to isolate head & chest register as well as exactly what “mix” is (and is not), dark and light vowels, volume, and how these three components when put together create a variety of vocal colors, giving young singers choice. 

 

Week 1: - Full Group Live on Zoom - Intro to vocal function, registers, vowels, volume, & breath.  

 

Week 2: Individual coaching sessions working our three components & Thinkific Module 1 - Isolating Head & Chest Register

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #1

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #2

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #3

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #4

 

Week 3: Individual coaching sessions working on three components & Thinkific Module 2 - Bright and Dark Vowels

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #5

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #6

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #7

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #8

 

Week 4: Individual coaching sessions & Live Full Group & Thinkific Module 3 - Volume

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #9

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #10

4:30 - 5:00 - Full Group Live on Zoom - Intro to Broadway Styles - Homework Thinkific Module 4 - Audition selections - categorize by type, determine which pieces speak to you. 

 

Once the foundation is laid students will learn about Broadway styles from Golden Age to Contemporary, what casting teams are looking for when they ask for songs in the “style of the show” being auditioned, and how to pick a song that shows off their voice best while fulfilling these parameters. 

 

Students will then have an opportunity to put what they’ve learned into practice by preparing for a mock audition. Students will choose an audition song based on a mock audition call from pre-selected options. They will then each receive a 15 minute individual coaching session on the piece itself applying all of the vocal technique learned in the first 4 weeks. 

 

Week 5: Live Full Group followed by individual sessions working audition cut. 

4:00 - 4:30 - Full Group Live on Zoom - How to read a casting call and choose your song

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #1

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #2

 

Week 6: Individual Sessions & Thinkific Module 5 - Breath Work

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #3

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #4

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #5

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #6

 

Week 7: Individual Sessions & Thinkific Module 6 - Vocal Load & Hygiene

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #7

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #8

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #9

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #10

 

Following their technical coachings students will learn how to layer acting into their audition cut as a group and receive a second 15 minute individual coaching session focusing on applying their acting skills to the piece, followed by a mock audition, where everyone will present their work for the group and students will analyze their personal work and the work of their peers based on the parameters taught in the class. 

 

Week 8: Full Group Live Via Zoom - Acting the Song

 

Week 9: Individual coaching sessions on acting & Thinkific Module 7: What is an objective?

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #1

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #2

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #3

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #4

 

Week 10: Individual coaching sessions on acting & Thinkific Module 8: Action Verbs

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #5

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #6

4:30 - 4:45 - Student #7

4:45 - 5:00 - Student #8

 

Week 11: Individual coaching sessions & Full Group Live Via Zoom

4:00 - 4:15 - Student #5

4:15 - 4:30 - Student #6

4:30 - 5:00 - Full Group - Mock Audition

 

For our final class students will do a final workshop of their piece as a whole group reflecting on the feedback from our mock audition. Following the mock auditions, students will workshop their audition cuts together before recording them during our final class. These recordings will be featured in our Semester showcase and each student will receive their individual recording to have on hand ready to go for their next taped audition. 

 

Week 12: Full Group Live Via Zoom - Final workshopping + Record Auditions

 

Due to the limitations of technology this class is limited to 10 students to ensure everyone receives a full hour of individual one-on-one coaching throughout the semester broken into four separate 15-minute sessions. This also means that everyone will not attend class live every week. Once you have registered you will receive a detailed schedule laying out exactly when your student is expected to be live on Zoom as well as which Thinkific module they will need to complete independently during class time while their peers are receiving their private coaching sessions.