🤔 The only thing “overdone” is the myth that you can’t sing certain songs for your audition.

🔥 Burn the “do not sing” lists.

🤩 Is it astonishing when you sing it? If the answer is yes, SING IT!

❌ Stop marking your audition cuts using scribbles, X’s, cross-outs, arrows, and lines.

🫥 Instead, remove anything you don’t want played and only include what you want played.

👀 It makes reading your sheet music so much easier, which is key for accompanists who are sight-reading!

📣 Shoutout to all the well-intentioned accompanists who get it wrong sometimes. (We’re only human after all!)

Here’s how to handle wrong tempos in the audition room:

1. Stop and start over. I promise it’s okay!

2. Sing faster to push us along or sing slower to slow us down.

3. Roll with it and adjust your performance accordingly (but I don’t recommend it).

💪 Practice taking ownership of your tempo!

Don’t assume the accompanist knows what tempo you want or can pick the BPM out of thin air.

Point, sing, and tap it for them.

And stick with it until it’s the tempo you mean to give.

But what if they still play it wrong? Check out part 3!

👉 Point to a part of the song that grooves (maybe the chorus or hook).

🗣️ Sing exactly what’s on the page.

👋 Tap an audible beat on your chest while you sing, loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.

Once the accompanist says, “Got it,” or “Sounds good,” or “Let’s rock,” you’re good to go!