Denis 🌏

I have an audition with a local choral ensemble Tuesday night. Yay!

But...

Geezus, I've been doing auditions my entire life and I *still* get really nervous about them. You'd think by now I'd have them in stride.

I think it's when I'm in any situation where I don't know *any* of the people and yet I'm going to "perform" and they're going to judge me. 👍 👎

Maybe it's a little more uncertainty than nervousness... I need to decide sometime today which of 2 of the pieces from my voice lessons I'll use. The one I think might be better I seem to go a little flat on, though... but I guess I will be able to have some minimal accompaniment. If she can give me the left hand of the piano I think I should be fine. (But then my reptile brain kicks in and says "but maybe they would have admitted you if you'd used the *other* piece!")

On the other hand, I am at the nice stage in my life where I am completely comfortable that if they *don't* admit me, then it wasn't the right thing anyway.

But still...

Yeesh.

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Aug 17 at 9:46pmWeb
Show threadDenis 🌏Aug 18

I've settled on the piece I think is a little more like the repertoire of this group.

Aaaand I had a text exchange with my voice teacher who went and looked at the chorus' web site and said "if you don't get in I'll be flabbergasted"

Aaaand my sister had good advice which was to also offer another (less "voice lesson"-y) piece I have also auditioned with in the past, and see if they have a preference.

Show threadPiggleston PecanpantsAug 17
@constantorbit You may be over thinking this. The good news is, in a few years you'll care less about what other people think and your nervousness will lessen. 😁
Show threadDenis 🌏Aug 18

@LilPecan I'm definitely overthinking this.

But I do that. 😆

Show threadSuperdave!Aug 18
@constantorbit YAY for the audition; Good Luck! My auditions haven't included singing a prepared piece, just ear training exercises and scales, and an interview.
Show threadDenis 🌏Aug 18

@wx1g Yeah, honestly I get waaaaay too caught up in the prepared piece. I don't think that's the substantial part. They just want that to know what my voice sounds like, will I blend, etc.

There will also be sightsinging (which I'm pretty confident about) and I'm sure scales to assess my range.

Show threadDavid McMullinAug 18
@constantorbit Good luck!
Show threadDenis 🌏Aug 18
@mcmullin thank you!