Rock the Audition

by Sanders, Sheri

• ISBN13: 9781423499435
• ISBN10: 1423499433
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard

Summary

Rock musicals are an increasingly dominant force in contemporary musical theatre. Rock the Audition defines what is required of the actor-singer to succeed in the audition room and gives the aspiring performer the tools necessary to interpret rock material with abandon, creativity, and inspiration. This book shows those interested in auditioning for a rock musical how to holistically embody the essence of the show for which they are auditioning. Rock the Audition teaches performers how to: * Pick songs that have or have room to create a dramatic arc * Create their own appropriate cuts and arrangements, and successfully communicate the feel of a song to a pianist for proper support * Capture the essence of the musical they're trying out for * Understand the vocal styles of diffeent genres and how the styles changed over time * Act a rock son Sanders's method also helps singing actors refine their physical life in the audition room when singing a rock song, an approach profoundly different from that of the legit musical-theatre auditioner. Rock the Audition shows readers how to interpret the meaning of the chosen songs and how to bring their own unique point of view to those interpretations.

Author Biography

Sheri Sanders is an actor and teacher. She created her master class, Rock the Audition, in 2004, and since then she has become a premier rock-audition and rock-music repertoire coach. She travels extensively, teaching students and their instructors the art of holistically capturing the essence of rock musicals prior to audition. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
What Is Expected of Me?	p. 1
Style and Time Period	p. 19
Picking a Rock Song	p. 37
Now That I've Got a Rock Song, What on Earth Do I Do with It?	p. 63
Communicating What You Need	p. 155
You, the Singer	p. 163
You and Your Feelings	p. 179
How to Act a Rock Song	p. 191
What Do I Do with My Body?	p. 217
You in the Audition Room	p. 225
Final Thoughts for the Actor	p. 237
Notes	p. 239
Resources	p. 241
Index	p. 243
About the Author	p. 255
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