Audition Success

by Greene,Don

• ISBN13: 9780878301218
• ISBN10: 0878301216
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-07-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An audition can be the most frightening -- and most important -- ten minutes in a young artist's career. Now comes Don Greene, a remarkable teacher who has worked with Metropolitan Opera musicians, singers from around the country, and athletes including Greg Louganis -- all of whom know what it means to perform under extreme stress. Audition Success presents a groundbreaking method that has already made Greene one of the country's leading audition trainers. Using real-life examples from the careers of two performers, Audition Success will help performers understand what prevents them from nailing an audition and give them the tools to reach their goals.

Audition Success helps dispel the myth that you perform best by being completely relaxed. On the contrary, some anxiety isn't going to hurt, as long as you can make it work for you. Don Greene's techniques teach you how to monitor and control fear, and put your nervous energy to work. The beginning performer will find here the tools to prepare for the audition circuit, and the experienced performer will apprec

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Profiles	p. 9
Eighty Miles per Hour
Brian Meets Bob
Process Cues	p. 25
Breathe
A Training Diary
Centering	p. 39
Ninety Miles per Hour
Seamless
From Your Center	p. 57
The Hub of the Wheel
Warm Air and Float
Getting Better	p. 77
Sing It at a Seven
Just "Post-it"
Courage	p. 95
Optimal Performance
Put Yourself on the Spot
New Cues	p. 115
Flow
Clean and Easy
Getting Close	p. 131
Trust
Normal Fears and Doubts
On Location	p. 149
Back to the Hub
New Things	p. 153
The Dress
The New Horn
Other Energy	p. 159
It Just Kicked In
Epilogue	p. 165
Centering Instructions	p. 167
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