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How to Audition for Musical Theatre: A Flex Course

Students will learn about mental preparation, song selection, preparing an audition book, acting, resumes, headshots, and what to expect on audition day.
Sarah Schroeder, MM Voice Teacher
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Class Experience

In this flex course, students will learn how to audition for musical theatre at the beginner, intermediate and professional level. Students will learn how to how to prepare mentally, musically, and other necessary steps required for more advanced auditions. Students will also learn how to face rejection in a positive and productive manor. 

The course outline is as follows: 

Week 1: How to mentally prepare for an audition - (Identifying your goals, your strengths, and things what to focus on) 

Week 2: Song selection. We'll look at the types of songs you may be asked to sing in an audition, 16 and 32 bar cuts and how to choose the best cut. I’ll give you resources for some of my favorite musical theatre songs, and a resource for my favorite backing track resource to use in online auditions 

Week 3: Your Audition Book: how to choose songs that are best for you and tips to work with an accompanist 

Week 4: Focus on Acting: Guidance on acting your song, resources for finding monologues for when you are asked to present a monologues, resources for learning about specific roles and what casting directors look for.

Week 5: How to create a resume and what to include. Headshots. 

Week 6:  What to expect on audition day, how to handle nerves, pre-recorded auditions and post audition reviews. 


Each week, I will provide a video lecture outlining the topic of the week no later than Monday at noon. 
A PDF workbook will be provided which will serve as a guide to follow along and answer questions with lecture content. 

Learners should answer these questions after watching the video lectures and photograph their answers for instructor feedback. 

A weekly Q&A thread will be available for students who have questions during their studies each week. I am also available to students through message and will respond to questions within 24-48 hours. I encourage students to interact as a class and will help facilitate classroom discussions about their favorite musicals, their opinions on various musical-related articles and videos, and other relevant topics. These additional conversation posts will be posted throughout the week and will help create a classroom environment. 

Learners do not need to have any experience to enjoy and learn from this class! They only need a desire to learn and an interest in musical theater. 

This is a flexible schedule course, which means there are NO LIVE CLASSES. I will post materials on a weekly schedule and learners will be responsible for watching lecture videos, and posting to the classroom as they take the class. I encourage my students to get to know each other through the online classroom and welcome any questions and comments about the material at any time!

Learning Goals

Students will improve their understanding of how to prepare for a musical theatre audition at the community and professional level and learn what to do to ensure they have a confident audition! 

No experience is required.
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Other Details

Supply List
1. A 50+ page pdf workbook will be provided on a rolling basis each week of class. 
2. Students should come prepared with the workbook and a pen or pencil.
3. One song of the student's choice. If you don't already have a legal copy, one will need to be purchased.
4. Piano backing track (the student can use a free source such as youtube, a backing track app (approx $4 for one month), or another source such as backing track that comes with many musical theatre books.
Language of Instruction
English
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Belmont University
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Samford University
Sarah has been a teaching artist with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Head of the Voice Department at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center, instructor at Belmont University and Founder of two Broadway workshops for high school and college performers in Chicago, IL. Sarah is a professional performer with national and international credits and has been a private voice teacher in Chicago for 20 years. 

Her students have gone on to perform both local and national touring productions. 

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6 weeks
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Ages: 13-18

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