Summer Audition Doldrums

So, I've been seeing my vocal coach for about 3 months now and the songs we've worked on, I think, are coming along great!  The problem is that I don't have much of anywhere to use them, at the moment.  Summer tends to be the slow season for auditions what with most theaters taking a break from auditioning. Unfortunately, this break is not coinciding with my most recent burst of inspiration.

I will have to say that the slower time has allowed me to work more closely on the new songs I've been singing.  The flip side of that, though, is that the procrastinator in me thinks that I have all the time in the world.  But the audition circuit is starting to pick back up so, I'll soon be feeling the pressure to get the music learned.

So far, I've learned songs from Titanic, Ragtime and Triumph of Love.  I know the first two shows well but, all I knew about Triumph, prior to this, was that it was a short lived musical that starred Betty Buckley.  I've got to give it to my coach, Michael, that he does a great job of suggesting the right songs for me.  I've got about 6 others on the backburner to learn before we're through this first round of music.

Unfortunately, none of the audition notices I've seen, over the past month, has had anything for me or not been possible due to my work schedule.  But, there's a lot of theater coming to NYC in the coming year so, there'll be plenty of opportunities.  It looks as though my "coming out" with any of the new music won't be until a Wicked ECC happening next week.

For now, I'm off to work on some notes and memorize some lyrics.  Who knows?  Maybe I'll see you at the Wicked call on Friday the 13th.  That sounds appropriate.

Until next time...  

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Motivation please...

Do you ever go through a period of constant work and when you finally get to the end of it, all you wanna do is sit on the couch?  That's kind of how I'm feeling right now.  For about the past six weeks, everyday was filled with rehearsal and peroformances for a show, finishing up one job and starting another.  Throw in some coaching sessions and the rest of everyday life and there was no time to just sit back and hang out.  All of it has been necessary, of course but, the constant going left me completely unmotivated to do anything productive.

Two of my "assignments", for the past week, were to memorize a new song for the coaching and get my self to the gym.  I managed to work on the song for about an hour and didn't get to the gym at all.  The only thing I seem to have accomplished was downloading a Scrabble app for my phone and remembering to check in at places on Foursquare.

Yesterday, my vocal coach told me that these periods are fine but, you have to know when to get your butt off the couch and get back to normal.  It actually made me feel a little better knowing that I'm allowed to take a break from life, on occasion, and just play the Wii if I want (you know, Lego Harry Potter is pretty good).

Luckily, I got some inspiration from the session and had the great opportunity to see Merchant of Venice in Central Park.  Both were little reminders of, "Hey, I've got good stuff to work on."  So, I'm a little more motivated today and, I think, I'm coming out of the mental and physical, if not geographical, vacation.  But for today if anyone needs me, I'll be on the couch.

Until next time...

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