Felicia Ricci

I would like to direct everyone's attention to Felicia Ricci. For those who don't know, Felicia played Elphaba from Wicked in San Francisco. She's pretty incredible, and on top of being a really good singer, she's a nice enough person to share her tips and tricks. Find her at feliciaricci.com, http://unnaturallygreen.blogspot.com/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0KJrVR7lOqDTkH2S2tjo5Q. I also encourage you to buy her voice lessons and her book.

Audition dos and donts videos

These videos aren't really giving examples of good songs, but they are telling you what to do and what not to do about your auditions at a more professional level. In high school you don't need to strictly adhere to these, but they're still good to know. First of all I'm putting out this video again because it is a godsend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-OG9fbkF3U Video #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1qqi-x9GWk Video #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr5YLg6Q6FY Video #4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQHp89QlMjE My one beef with this video is that it says you can ask to start over. For Rocky Mountain kids reading this? Don't. Don't do that. Ever. Just roll with it. Video #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHarUc8UxLg Please just fall down the rabbit hole of YouTube and watch other videos that you find. They can all help in some way. I highly recommend the channel New York Vocal Coaching, particularly Episode 59 which can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIPalT9jomw

A masterpost of traditionally overdone music

This is sort of a compilation of overdone music and audition pieces to prevent you from walking into an audition and making the director want to shoot someone. Keep in mind that some of these pieces are okay depending on the area you're in (Idaho's pretty in the dark while California will assumedly know more? I guess??) Anyway, just because a song is on this list doesn't mean it's entirely off-limits. This is just something to be considered. Ask your teacher or a director you know if you are not sure. FIRSTLY WATCH THIS VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-OG9fbkF3U Video #2: W-List Most Overdone Female Audition Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeozhKJpRq0 Okay, this video is ultimately super annoying because she is super annoying and horrible and I can't deal with her to be honest, but it's important to watch this one. You see how annoying she is? That's how annoying you are when you sing these songs. No excuses. Males either. Video #3: W-List Most Overdone Male Audition Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQTHqNm6LQ He is much less annoying than the girl in video 1. These songs are also bad. Also, don't think that it's okay to sing these if you're a girl. Don't. Video #4: Overdone Broadway Duet Medley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVaN_k8Pax4 OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIzbUWy8g30 All right, this song is pretty amusing. They include, for those of you who don't know (also, just because you don't know them doesn't mean everyone else doesn't know them) --Summer Lovin' from Grease --Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun --Sixteen Going on Seventeen from Sound of Music --Sun and Moon from Miss Saigon (I actually like this one, not going to lie.) --Light My Candle from RENT --Shall We Dance from The King and I --Breaking Free from High School Musical (NO NO NO) --Tonight from West Side Story (again I like this one, but whatever, it probably is overdone) --Wheels of a Dream from Ragtime (I've actually never heard this one... but that's whatever.) --A Little Fall of Rain from Les Miserables --Suddenly, Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors (I've seen this done well, but I wouldn't recommend it?) --Together Wherever We Go from Gypsy (I had never heard this song either) To be honest, I don't know the last song. Video #5: "Do Not Sing List" Medley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgAlDGX5Y6g Firstly, she is an amazing singer. Secondly, this includes songs such as --Still Hurting from The Last Five Years (don't do this song but I love this musical still) --On My Own from Les Miserables --Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop of Horrors (I love this one but don't) --The Wizard and I from Wicked --Astonishing from Little Women (this song is the devil anyway so I'm not too mad about this) --Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl --Defying Gravity from Wicked --Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie (don't you dare listen. I love this song.) Video #6: Overdone Musical Theater Medley --On My Own from Les Mis --Someone Else's Story from Chess (I agree but I still love this song) --Shy from Once Upon a Mattress --Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors --A Change in Me from Beauty and the Beast --Oh Gods from Once on this Island (I've actually never heard this one) --Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray --Blue Hair from The Black Suits (I've never heard this either) --Pulled from The Adams Family --Not for the Life of Me from Thoroughly Modern Millie --Defying Gravity from Wicked --Stranger to the Rain from Children of Eden (actually I think this one is safe but that's just me though) --Home from Beauty and the Beast --What I Did for Love from Chorus Line --Don't Rain on my Parade from Funny Girl --Astonishing from Little Women --No Good Deed from Wicked (please, please don't sing anything from Wicked ever. Please.) There you go. A few others that I would like to add include: --Alto's Lament --I Could Have Danced All Night --In My Life --Johanna --Dancing Through Life --Greased Lightning Just to name a few. Also, if you're looking into more professional auditions (for high school some of these are okay) look at this link http://auditioningforcollege.com/2011/06/13/do-not-lists/