what if i have a cold for waapa audition?
Mon, 21 Nov 2005, 02:47 pmWalter Plinge7 posts in thread
what if i have a cold for waapa audition?
Mon, 21 Nov 2005, 02:47 pmhello,
just a quick question if i have the last of a cold for the waapa MT auditions should i tell the staff before i sing, after i sing, or should i not tell them at all?
if i should tell them how should i do it i dont want to sound like im whinging or making an excuse. but i am croaky on lower notes.
was just wondering cause have heard some people say that they are not interested in stuff like colds etc...
also, anything i could do for my voice in next 3 days to help it along?
thanks for help,
ann
just a quick question if i have the last of a cold for the waapa MT auditions should i tell the staff before i sing, after i sing, or should i not tell them at all?
if i should tell them how should i do it i dont want to sound like im whinging or making an excuse. but i am croaky on lower notes.
was just wondering cause have heard some people say that they are not interested in stuff like colds etc...
also, anything i could do for my voice in next 3 days to help it along?
thanks for help,
ann
Re: a waapa of a cold?
Mon, 21 Nov 2005, 07:21 pmBaronFelixVonGaigern wrote:
>
> Ann, all I can suggest is that you get as much sleep as you
> can (even the night before, which might be difficult as you
> will be so psyched!)
>
> There's a book out there by Peter Mapleson (I think) which
> says Do Not say you're sick, as they will notice it anyway
> (however the book was published in the early nineties so
> attitudes may have changed, yet I doubt it). Also at my
> audition they seemed pretty keen to get you in and out ASAP
> so I personally would advise against telling them that you've
> been unwell.
I reckon that's good advice. The audience in a show doesn't want to know you're sick; as an actor you're expected to know your body well enough to deliver a performance regardless of a rough voice or a strained muscle or a headache....and while this might not seem fair, you've generally got to work around it, regardless. One of the skills of great professional singers and actors, for instance, is learning how to protect sensitive areas of the voice and still be able to use it, a bit like favouring a sore leg but still being able to walk.
An audition for a professional school is intended to see if you will be capable of acquiring this level of skill....so don't use 'sickness on the day' as an excuse. It might be bad luck, but in all honesty, you ought to be so good that even with sickness you will give a great performance. And on the few days of the year when your body is absolutely 100% you will give an ASTOUNDING performance!
Having said that, some illnesses will just be a major PAIN. My personal favorite is if I ever get hayfever and have a constant nasal drip....eeeuuww.
Try to USE whatever state your body's in as an addition to your characterisation. I'm sure even Hamlet caught a cold sometimes, and while it may have drawn on him physically, the thoughts and feelings in his head would have been the same. If your character would be affected, be affected. If she would shrug it off, do the same. That way it will appear like this is a choice you have made.
Get as much sleep as you can. Stay off the painkiller-type drugs unless it's ABSOLUTELY necessary..it usually isn't.
And drink plenty of water.
Relax.
You know what to do.
Cheers,
Craig
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>
> Ann, all I can suggest is that you get as much sleep as you
> can (even the night before, which might be difficult as you
> will be so psyched!)
>
> There's a book out there by Peter Mapleson (I think) which
> says Do Not say you're sick, as they will notice it anyway
> (however the book was published in the early nineties so
> attitudes may have changed, yet I doubt it). Also at my
> audition they seemed pretty keen to get you in and out ASAP
> so I personally would advise against telling them that you've
> been unwell.
I reckon that's good advice. The audience in a show doesn't want to know you're sick; as an actor you're expected to know your body well enough to deliver a performance regardless of a rough voice or a strained muscle or a headache....and while this might not seem fair, you've generally got to work around it, regardless. One of the skills of great professional singers and actors, for instance, is learning how to protect sensitive areas of the voice and still be able to use it, a bit like favouring a sore leg but still being able to walk.
An audition for a professional school is intended to see if you will be capable of acquiring this level of skill....so don't use 'sickness on the day' as an excuse. It might be bad luck, but in all honesty, you ought to be so good that even with sickness you will give a great performance. And on the few days of the year when your body is absolutely 100% you will give an ASTOUNDING performance!
Having said that, some illnesses will just be a major PAIN. My personal favorite is if I ever get hayfever and have a constant nasal drip....eeeuuww.
Try to USE whatever state your body's in as an addition to your characterisation. I'm sure even Hamlet caught a cold sometimes, and while it may have drawn on him physically, the thoughts and feelings in his head would have been the same. If your character would be affected, be affected. If she would shrug it off, do the same. That way it will appear like this is a choice you have made.
Get as much sleep as you can. Stay off the painkiller-type drugs unless it's ABSOLUTELY necessary..it usually isn't.
And drink plenty of water.
Relax.
You know what to do.
Cheers,
Craig
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