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Send me your scanned sheet music of your 16 measures you have chosen to perform for your upcoming audition.  I will send you back 16 bars of the piano accompaniment, recorded by a live, professional musician, via e-mail.  Once you have downloaded your selection, you can sync your 16 bars to rehearse over and over again on your PC, mp3 player, CD player or phone.

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Scenerio 1- You have a Musical Theatre audition approaching, and the casting authorities have asked you to prepare "16 Bars of a Musical Theatre song." 

Problem- You have no idea or a vague recollection what the piano accompaniment part sounds like.

Scenerio 2- You got a callback for an upcoming production, and you just received 16 bars of music to learn for that very important callback. 

Problem- You tire easily with singing along with the cast recorded CD. 

AUDITION TIPS

16 measures, or bars, of music is a very short amount of time to show off your vocal talents.  First, count out 16 measures.  Sometimes theatre companies are very strict about enforcing the 16 bar limit and some are not.  Find out which your audience is!!

Then, look through the entire song and make sure this section falls nicely in your vocal range and highlights the best of your ability.  This section is typically the end of the song and usually contains the "money note" but not always. 

When choosing an audition song, make sure that you do some research on the role and show for which you are auditioning.  Find out the "vocal range" of the character; the physical, phsychological, and musical characteristic intentions of the composer/writers of the show for which you are auditioning; and pick your song appropriately.