When preparing for my audition i first decided to watch both of the musicals so that i knew the main themes and story line. I did this so that i could be prepared for any questions that i could get asked in the interview section of my audition. Another reason for this was also so i knew how to interpret my songs when i am performing them, i decided to focus more on my West Side Story research as i knew the show i was auditioning for was this rather than Rent. This was important to me because i wanted to be fully prepared for anything i was asked to do or talk about in this audition from my knowledge of this musical.
As well as this i read through the full musical score of the show so that i got more of an idea about the style of music than i would have if i just listened to them. I found this more helpful as it could see the styles of music that were frequently used. For example i noticed that there is a mixture of slower, calmer songs like "somewhere" and "maria" however this contrasts with the faster, more energetic songs such as "America" and "mambo". I think this is important to the musical as the songs are influenced by bother Puerto Rico and American culture. This is because the people who have emigrated from Puerto Rico to America and therefore there are influences from both.
I rehearsed my song many times and tried to add in the accent that i used in the musical, at first i found this very difficult as it was something i has never done before, however i felt like it was a new challenge and i was happy to learn something new. I felt as though the more i practiced my song the better it was sounded as i felt more confident and therefore i was able to try new things and perform the song more.
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