hi
i'm new to this forum
i have never had any singing lessons before. i am a female 15 yr old. i am a soprano. i do choir at my highschool
now, next year i want to audition for the really good choir "senior vocal group". anyone can get in, u just have to be good enough and not muck up ur audition (it's in front of an audience.)
just wondering if anyone has any good peices for an audition like that. i need to showcase that i am a soprano
also, any good warmups, excercises that i can do
if anyone has any tips or music please tell me!
thank-you!

Hi there;

I'm a professional singer and voice teacher, and wanted to give you a few tips to consider based on my experience.

I can't really recommend specific audition pieces without knowing what style or type of music the group you're auditioning for does. However, I can advise that you find a selection that you like, and that is preferably not one that is done very often.

When auditioning (particularly for musical theatre), you will find that many novice singers make the mistake of choosing very well-known pieces (especially from the big, popular shows such as "Wicked," "Phantom," "Rent," or "Les Miz"). This can be a problem in two ways. First, the person or people you audition for have definitely heard these pieces sung before, often by professionals, and cannot help but have a certain sound in mind when they hear another version. This usually does not work in the auditioner's favor. Second, popular pieces are often sung by more than one person at the same audition (I once went through an afternoon with six separate versions of "On My Own," none of them very good).

It's best to find a lesser-known piece that you can sing; this will help pique the judge's interest in both the song and your individual voice, rather than mentally comparing you to previous singers of the same song (no matter how hard they try to be objective).

But most importantly, you should really like and feel a connection to the piece you are singing. If it's not well-known, but you hate singing it, what's the point?

Ask around and see what others are singing. Chances are, you'll hear a few selections mentioned more than once. Those are the ones you'll want to avoid.

Best of luck to you, and keep singing!

thanks so much for your tips. any tips from anyone i really appreciate
now i like classical music. i like anything, but i guess that would be a start. like you said, it is probably better to sing something less well known as you are more likely not to feel the pressure on having to get it perfect. i don't know, it's only my opinion
but if anyone has any peices that they think that are good for those sorts of auditions (free...maybe) then please tell and i will tell you if i like it or not
thank-you so much

forgot to add
the group that i'm auditioning for does any style of muisc
all i have to do is get my head voice stronger ( as i'm told that the sops use their head voice more so that they blend in better) and also i have to show that i am good soprano and can sing high. any song will done for the audition. i can sing anything, all i have to do is show that i'm a sop.
any tips on building confidence up when singing in front of people as i get nervous and i sound really bad and i never get into the groups or never get the solos in choir that i audition for
thanks

klaus are u there
sorry if i spelt ur name wrong
ust want to see if have any tips for singing or if u have any audition peice for me

hi
if anyone has anything - any type of music it would be great
i really need music to start practicing
i am a 15 yr old, female soprano
if anyone has anything, then that would be appreciated
please notify me, by replying and then post it up
thank-you in advance
even if u don't have anything, if anyone has warm ups or excises or anything, just to improve my singing with out a singing teacher, that too would be appreciated

Hi -

Hope you didn't think I was ignoring you; been out of town a few days.

Some good warm-ups for the high range are to hum notes on a closed "ng" sound (Like the end of the word "hung"). Do octave skips up and down (for example, F in the bottom space on the treble clef up to F on the top line, and back down to the first F) on this sound. Really let that buzzy sound fill the front of your face. Then, repeat the pattern on vowel sounds (ooo, eee, ahh).

I'm not sure what audition pieces to recommend for you without hearing your voice, but here are some ideas of soprano pieces that aren't done to death to get you started.

MUSICAL THEATRE:
"My Lord and Master" from The King and I
"Lover Come Back to Me" from The New Moon
"Moonfall" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood
"Home" from Phantom (by Maury Yeston, NOT the Lloyd Webber version)
"Waitin' for My Dearie" from Brigadoon
"And This is My Beloved" from Kismet
"Falling in Love with Love" from The Boys from Syracuse
"No Other Love" from Me and Juliet

The above selections can all be found in the various editions of Hal Leonard's "The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology." There are currently four volumes devoted to Soprano, each volume containing approximately 35 to 40 songs. You're sure to find something you like.

If you're looking for classical lit, I can recommend searching through Joan Frey Boytim's collections, The First Book of Soprano Solos (three volumes available), and The Second Book of Soprano Solos (two volumes). The "Second" books contain music at a more advanced level the "First" series.

Hope this helps, and best of luck!

thanks for ur help, really appreicate it