Audition rule 2: Talk to the accompanist before you sing

So you’ve entered the audition room and given your music to the accompanist. You take your place, deep breath … and start to sing … … but the accompanist is lost. You stumble; the accompanist stumbles; and the audition goes badly.

Here’s rule #2 – when you give your music to the accompanist, talk to her/him about where to start and stop. And give a short, clear sense of how fast the song is to be played and sung.

The accompanist doesn’t know every show; and certainly doesn’t know every song of every show. And even if he did … your interpretation is likely different. So, talk to the accompanist and tell her/him about the tempo and anything else that might be important of useful.

Then you can take your place, deep breath … and audition your heart out.