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How to Audition for a Vocal Talent Competition

What can you take away from the auditioning experience?

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Jennifer Rutherford
Voice Instructor and Performer, Private and International School of Music, Bethesda
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Jennifer has sung all styles from opera to jazz.  She has a Master's in performance from the University of Alberta, and has performed opera, oratorio, and her own solo show, in Canada, the US and abroad.  She now specializes in one-woman floor shows for banquets and special occasions, performing mostly show tunes, jazz, and ballads, and incorporating her own written dialog specific to the client's occasion. She recently took her act to Central Europe, where it was very well received, and is now finishing up her next CD.

What can you take away from the auditioning experience?

In this video, professional voice instructor Jennifer Rutherford of International School of Music, and private teacher in Bethesda Maryland, describes how to prepare for a competition like American Idol, or any other audition. Some tips on preparation, vocal health, song choice, and audition etiquette are covered. Warm ups are also suggested and demonstrated with student and model, Mair. The video assumes that candidates will have some level of training or natural ability, but would also be useful for the amateur interested in pursuing training for a career in singing.

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Host: What can you take away from the auditioning experience?

Jennifer Rutherford: Remember if you are auditioning for a role or a part in a play, or a show, musical theater. They are looking for a type of person, they are looking for someone who not only sounds the part but the part. Unless they are going to take whatever they can get and then put makeup and wigs on them until they look like the part but most of the time they are going to be looking for a type. So your best bet is to audition for those types that you suit first of all and if you are not doing that, then dont be disappointed if they dont pick you. But if go in audition over and over again you are going to get more and more inured to this kind of thing. It is going to become easier, you are going to take it less personally but dont worry about if you dont get a part. If you dont get it just try, try again that's really it is a learning experience in that you have got the chance to give it another try another time. Maybe because you didn't get this part something better is going to come along. You just never know.

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