How to Build + Organize Your Audition Rep Book | Musical Theatre Advice
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- HELLO THEATRE PROS (and aspiring theatre pros)!
It's me, Katherine Steele and for today's Theatre Thursday, we're going to build and organize your audition rep book!
This has been a highly requested video from the #TheatreThursdayFam🎉💕🎭 (make sure to join+subscribe if you haven't already!!) so it's definitely been on my list! Finding the perfect audition material can definitely be stressful. But, once you've build a repertoire of songs to choose from, it becomes infinitely easier then trying to learn and choose new songs for every single auditions.
So, we'll talk about all of the sheet music categories every actor should have and the various ways you can organize your rep book!
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I remember watching this video months ago, thinking "I can never do theatre", now I have multiple songs in my own rep book!
"I feel like garbage" hey it's a trash can not a trash can not.
I would absolutely LOVE if you could do a “whats in my audition rep book” type video! I’m a huge fan of yours and you have been supper helpful in my preparation for college auditions ❤️
Hi katherine😀I once told you about me auditioning for Matilda,and guess what!I got a callback!!thanks for the tips❤️
Oh my goodness Matilda is my favorite musical! What part do you want to get?
+Chin Werks! Omg YAS!!!! ❤🌟 that's amazing!!! Congrats and break a leg!! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Chin Werks! Break a leg!!❤️💛💛💚💙
Chin Werks! Break a leg!!💕🎭💫
Chin Sings Omg! I got Matilda!
Thursday is my favourite time of the week!!! :)
+Lucy Reidy same!!!! ❤🌟🙌🏻😍 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
lol i like rewatching this when I have an audition coming up
Ahh the theatre Thursday fam is growing so quickly💕🎭
Hollie Barbour right?! It's so crazy!! First we take over Broadway anD THEN THE WORLD #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Loving the new background and vampy lip ❤️❤️❤️
+Jaylan Jones aaah thank you love!!! 💖💘💗💞💓💕
i LOVE this video!!!! the having the 32, 16, and 8 bar cuts of each song is GENIUS and something i am going to do right now hahaha i just created my table of contents a couple weeks ago! they are in order of year the show was on broadway, and i was already planning on getting another binder for just my audition pieces!! thank you so much for sharing your wealth of information :)
+Skylar Ryan skylar!! You are so sweet, happy to help!! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Katherine Steele im still kinda new to theatre so could you pleaseee explain the bar cuts ??😬
Katherine! I just wanted to say that you are so beautiful and such a good role model! I'm starting my major in Musical Theatre next semester and your videos are sososo helpful (and addictive, literally, can't stop watching)! I'm very new to the Theatre Thursday fam but I'm so happy to be here! You're the coolest 😉❤️
+Taylor Harris omg Taylor!!!! 🦄💖 thank you so much, you are too sweet! And omg YAY welcome go the #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Oh my gosh, 2018 Katherine makes this Katherine look goth
RIGHT?! 😂
Your tips are so helpful! Thank you so much :)
lmao i asked my director how to make a rep book and she said “what’s a rep book”
rip
This came at the PERFECT time!!! Thank you so much!
+Madison oh yay!! ❤ happy to hear it!
loving the new background :)
+Dylan Ruggeri Thank you!! I thought it would be fun to change it up every now and then!
Dylan Ruggeri lol hey dylan it's ava 😂
Bless you! 💕💕💕
+Brayton Hunt 💗💖💘💞💓💝
Happy theatre thursday!! Tonight is opening night for the new play i'm in, and to hear break a leg from you boosted my excitement even more!!
+Wynnie M omg YAS!!!!! Break a leg love!! Xx 🎉💕🎭
i miss the bonus uploads throughout the week! love you kath!!!
+Paula Ortiz me too!! 😕 Hopefully once I'm done with summer classes, I'll have enough time to do it
So helpful!! Thanks Kat! ^^
+Michaela Alcordo yay!! 🎉💕🎭 happy to help!!
This video came down from the heavens and cleared my skin and destroyed my anxiety. But seriously I'm currently building a rep book for my BFA auditions so this helps A LOT 💞
+mostlyvoid4 😂❤😂 I am WEEPING!!! Happy to help!! Xx #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
that thing you said about physically cutting the music for the accompanist? i did that once for an audition and had the accompanist say “oh that’s cute” really condescendingly. it psyched me out so bad, lemme tell ya.
Hi!! What would you glue the cut music too??
Great video! I've been woundering about this for a while!! Your channel is SUPER HELPFUL! I hope you have a good day!
Duck Puppet thank you so much!! ❤️ glad you liked it!! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
No problem!!
Katherine ❤️ I m just going to start auditioning. I am so happy that I found your channel. Your videos are the best. You're an inspiration 🇭🇺🎬🎟
+kecskés péter you are too sweet!! Thank you! Happy to help 😊 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Katherine Steele i love you so much omg you replied 😭❤️💘
Great video!
The last time I was this early, Kat was in Carrie 😂😂
+Katie Priscott omg 😂😂 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Absolutely in LOVE with your channel. So helpful. My shows coming up soon ( little shop of horrors) I'm orin😂❤
+Landlord152 you are too sweet!! Xx thank you so much! ❤ and OMG break a leg! I love Little Shop! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
I love your new background!
+Mara Bernstein yay!! Thank you!! ❤
Oh my this is creepy, I was going to dm you to ask about this today
+Megan omg PSYCHIC!!!!! 😂💖
Oh my god this is super super helpful, I'm not entirely convinced you're not some kind of musical theater guardian angel looking out for us,, thank you!!
+Erin Ruby I AM YOUR ANGEL OF MUSIIIIIIC
+Erin Ruby (love ya!! ❤ happy to help!)
Hey I'm a total theatre person!!!!!!!!! I love these vids 🦄🌈💿💗💗💗💗💗
+Madeline Kathleen B. YAYAYAY!!! 🦄💖🎶 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
I have college auditions coming up (29 days until I audition for my dream school! I'm dying lol) and I was wondering if i should put my material in a binder with pocket things and take the sheet music out and give it to the accompanies or punch holes in the paper and print the sheet music back to back? (Can you tell I'm overthinking things? lol)
+Rebecca Hogan I personally use the two book system 🌟💖 My sheet music is hole punched and in the binder rings
Idk what 80%of the things you said meant but I'm here being a proud member of the #TheaterThursdayFam
YAY!
+Anika House YAY!
I need to actually build a rep book, so I’m watching this later.
I'm still in High School but only have a few years left, how different are the audition settings for a non-School show 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Love your Videos!!
+Cluanie's theatre world thanks love!! Xx and it depends on how your school formats auditions 🌸🌸🌸
can you do a video about resumes? i have no idea where to even start and videos are great and helpful
yay! theatre Thursday! I'm auditioning for cinderella in into the woods in two weeks and I'm terrified...BUT your videos ease my stress!
+Dylan Rose GIRL YES!!!! Break a leg!! I sang Steps of the Palace for my callback too (and that song is a marathon and a half). I'm not the best when it comes to counting Sondheim so I lowkey learned all of my callback rep by listening to the DVD of the stage production--all the tempos are the same+correct (unlike the cd lol). Anyway, BREAK A LEG LOVE!! ✨👠✨
Ah! Thank you!! ily
This is so helpful! I'm kinda embarassed cuz I've been in theatre for ten years and I didn't even know what a rep book was😂😂😂thanks!
+Neonthea Official no need to be embarrassed-- there's always more to learn!! ❤🌟 glad you enjoyed the video! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
You would be a great Cosette!
+Strawberry swing Swing aaah thank you so much!!! 🦄💖
Anyone re-watching in 2019? I’m rebuilding my rep book! Any suggestions for mezzo belters?
Hey Katherine! I love your channel! I am also currently preparing my audition rep book.
And I am really struggling to find an uptempo number that isn't just an uptempo ballade, because I've got a very classical voice.
I'm early!!! Which is weird since I live in the Philippines (and a second soprano LOL)
OMG I'M A SECOND SOPRANO #GOALS!
The book babbler OMG yasss, represent!
+Carmina Manabat 💖💞💗💓💘 You two are KILLING ME!! 😂😘 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
This is so great for the summer shows I have but Usally we have a book we get unless it's the summer shows! But this was so great
Also I just got the barrister of all munchkins in the Wizard of Oz !
+Emme Biggs that's wonderful!!! ❤🌟 congrats!! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
I AM EARLY!!!!!!!! Aaand it's my final auditions tomorrow... you know.. the one i told you in snapchat :-(( thanks for posting videos :))
+iamgames3 crafter break a leg!!!!! ❤🌟 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Great video! Thank you so much for your amazing advice😇💕
+Co Ra thank you!! Glad you liked it!! 🌟 #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
You're welcome! You're always able to choose great topics for your videos!😍🎭🎶
Which kind of book do you use as Rep Book?💞 Probably one with no clear pockets?😉🙈
+Co Ra I use a plain white binder with a slot for my headshot in the front! ❤❤❤
Ah, I remember. I think you showed it to us in a video a few weeks ago, didn't you?🙈 Thank you so much for your response💕😙
Co Ra I did!! I think it was the "what's in my audition bag?" Video!! 💕
Hey! I love your videos and I am in the process of college auditions and I was wondering do you think it's better to stop a song and start over or keep going, also I was wondering which college do you go to? (You don't have to answer that one) 💕
+erin shine hey Erin!! ❤ thank you so much! I think it depends on how "bad" the mistake is. If it's minor, keep going--they'll be more impressed by your ability to bounce back.
I explain a bit of my college situation in this vid: czcams.com/video/cM5-BTnRM2E/video.html
Also, if you haven't checked it out already, here are all of my college audition tips: czcams.com/play/PLQT9aHBtN_y-XuDqpU1Y81EJQYleRHvmw.html
thank you so much love being in the theatre fam!!!
Your videos are super super helpful and very validating for a young actor like myself. I have a question, how do you get the sheet music? There's tons of ones that you have to pay for, should I just sift around until I find clean sheet music to print? Or is there an easier way to find good sheet music? Thank you for all your help through these videos!
LOVE your necklace! Where'd you get it?
I have one for monologues! I just like haveing paper copies of all my monologues in the same place. (different binder than my rep)
+lynch2314ever That's awesome!! Super convenient if you tend to go on a lot of auditions where they want monologues! #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
Thank you Katherine! This helped me a lot! I’m going tomorrow for my first professional audition in years, and I need to reorganize my rep book for the occasion!
break a leg!!!
Hi Katherine! Would you suggest having cover pages before each song (would that seem more professional) or would it just be too much paper?
Hi kat!! I know I’m 4 years late but my first ever audition is coming up in 20 days and I was just wondering how you actually cut the music for the accompanist?? What would you glue it too?? Thank you so much, love you! ❤️
Hey kat love your channel can you make a resume video for beginners
I love how mildly concerned you looked (and sounded) during "And then the world" XD XD XD XD
+Dalia Moreno honestly, it would be terrifying (but like, in the best way possible 😂)
do you have any advice on what to buy/bring on your first day of musical theatre camp for a person with no experience? Thx! Luv ya! #theatrethursdayfam
+Adom Ashun Hey there!! Totally got you--here's what I like to bring to rehearsal: czcams.com/video/dC6p9GSAdeE/video.html and czcams.com/video/NSE7ggUE1AE/video.html
i’m a mezzo soprano with a soprano range (i hit that E6 with very little difficulty on an okay day) so my vocal coach and i have made 2 different rep books based on what i’m auditioning for! so i’ve got a lot of material to choose from 😅 have you heard of anyone doing this?
At the moment, most of my rep is jazz, since I'm training in jazz vocals, but I have some musical theatre pieces too. Could I use my jazz material in an audition, do you think? I'm working on a range of jazz styles, including swing, Latin, and ballad, and I'm working on expanding the types of jazz I sing, as well as trying some new genres.
+Ailbhe Noonan hey there! 💕 it depends on the style of the musical--most auditions require you to sing a song from another musical, so a jazz piece wouldn't work. You can learn more about finding perfect audition songs here: czcams.com/video/Xx2kefqKZxM/video.html 😊
I new to rep books and I was wondering do you one song or multiple songs for each category🎭 loved the video too 💕ly
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+Kíla Dunne hi!! 🦄💖 depends on what you need for auditions. If you know that that one song for that genre will work perfectly for every character and vocal range that you ever audition for, then you're good.
But I would recommend having a couple of contrasting pieces for the popular categories 😊
Katherine Steele ok thanks so much 💕 love the theatre Thursday videos 🎭❤️
Hi Katherine! For the table of contents, would you write the different genres and the songs that you have for that genre or just the genre?
+Gabby I would put the song title!! (Genre optional)
Should I hole punch them and put them in a binder, or keep them in plastic covers taped so they are easy to flip?
just wanted to know if you had any advice for girls portraying boys on stage? I usually do portray boys and was wondering if you had any tips
Where is a good place to find sheet music? (Is there a way to do it for free?)
Should it only be showtunes?
i’m so late! but where can I get the sheet music for my rep book?
How do you get sheet music?
So it’s ok that I have multiple binders filled with songs just in case?
This was super helpful!! But just wondering about plastic sheets... Do you mean we shouldn't use them at all? And if so how do we put the sheet music in the binder? Just by hole punching directly? Thanks so much❤️
Yep! Hole punch directly!
Katherine Steele awesome thank you so much!
THIS VIDEO HELPED ME SO MUCH! Also, let's say you wanted to use 32 bars of a duet song for an audition, but the 32 bars only had one character singing, would you be able to audition with that song?? Thanks
+AssortedObsessions if it fits the audition requirements, totally! 💕😊
Katherine Steele Thank you so much!
Is Evermore (from the new Beauty And The Beast) an okay audition song. I'm not going to any auditions soon, but I was just wondering. Knowing that I'm probably capable of singing that song. (Or maybe not, I've never tried)
And how do you get a rep book
Could you make a video on how to 32 bar cuts, 16 bar cut, etc. I can't find a good video or article explaining how to do it ANYWHERE. p.s. What lipstick are you wearing? It's amazing!
+Shannon Aylish Hey Shannon!! ❤I think autocorrect messed up the question, haha. What did you need help with?
And THANK YOU!! It's the shade "Heathers" (lol) by Anastasia!
#TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭
So I've heard you talk about 16 bar cuts of songs, and when I was looking into auditioning for a part at my community theatre, they said, "Please prepare 16 measures of a song."
I'm assuming that it means 16 bars. The problem is I have no idea how to count bars
+Shannon Aylish totally got you!! So the vertical lines that appear every couple notes (somewhere around every 4 to 8 notes, usually) that's a bar! If you can't really see it, I can outline on Snapchat/Twitter/Insta DMs-- @Kath_Steele 😊💕
What should I use to make my rep book? I mean do I use a Duo-tang, a binder? Pls help.
Binder :)
Katherine Steele thank you so much😁 ps. I love your channel
i really want to know where i can find sheet music.
+batman stitch music stores, book stores, & online!
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Can you put loose definitions of how one would split contemporary from Classic and what constitutes a ballad and that sort of stuff?
+97Hallelujah classic = pre 1960, Contemporary = post 1960. Uptempo = fast paced song, ballad = slower 😊
Got it! Thanks.
Hi, I'm just wondering, how would you suggest finding suitable rep music if your voice doesn't match your appearance? (I'm a young girl but my voice type always portrays witches and old people)
+Les Walking Dr. Musical Lover hi!! 💕 I would focus more on roles that match both your voice and look--don't worry too much about roles that you've played in the past
Ok, thanks : )
What are good songs for an alto and more of a sassy character?
Fight For Me from Heathers would be great, or Pulled from The Addams Family
+Ben Wilson Hey there!! 💕 Since everyone's voice and personality is so unique, it's hard to recommend songs without knowing you personally. I'd recommend you check this out: czcams.com/video/Xx2kefqKZxM/video.html break a leg!! 🌟
emma theriot Great suggestions, Emma!! I love it when the #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭 helps each other out!! 😊❤🌟
emma theriot ooh yes, those are great! I never see people use Fight For Me especially.
Hi Katherine, i hope you see this comment. Im from Mexico, here we dont have something like Broadway, theres any theatre culture here, but i love musical theatre and Broadway, is there any chanel in CZcams like yours?, where on internet can i find more info or material abouth Broadway, musical theatre or things to watch?
+Morgana “Witch Storyteller” Revle Hey Morgana! Musical Theatre Mash is a great place to learn about shows and Broadway.com's channel is a great place to keep up on current Broadway news ❤🌟❤
What are some good songs for a mezzo soprano person 11-16 that's type is a Disney princess or just a sweet girl next door.
Oooh, that is fab, you can use the majority of disney princess songs, for example, When Will My Life Begin from Tangled, Something There-Beauty and The Beast, God Help the Outcasts-Hunchback of Notredame, Part of That World- Little Mermaid, Can You Feel The Love Tonight-Lion King, if you are a higher mezzo perhaps a second soprano then maybe For The First Time-Frozen! Hope this helps! :)
+Kiersten “Kierstey” Simpson Hey Kierstey! 💕 Since everyone's voice is so different, I'd recommend you check this out and see what works for you: czcams.com/video/Xx2kefqKZxM/video.html
The book babbler Great suggestions!! I love it when #TheatreThursdayFam 🎉💕🎭 members help each other out!! first we take over broadway AND THEN THE WORLD!
Yayayayayay
+Grace Cline Yayayay!!!
Anyone can help me find a song in the same vocal range as Mama Who Bore Me - Spring Awakening? I´m in a rush
+Camila Blancarte Hey Camila! 🦄💖 here's a start: czcams.com/video/Xx2kefqKZxM/video.html break a leg!!
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+lynch2314ever 💕💞💗💖
Where do you find the sheet music
+Guinevere Fischer MusicNotes is a great website, or purchasing a song selection book off of Amazon works well if you don't have any local shops 😊💕
Thank you!
What are some of your favorite underdone/less popular/lesser known audition songs or shows to pull audition songs from?
+Kaitlyn Marie I don't really have any shows I repeatedly go back to, but here's how I find my rep 😊: czcams.com/video/Xx2kefqKZxM/video.html
Falsettos, catcf Bway
Hi! I'm in need of help so PLEASEE can someone help me out like Katherine or just anyone who knows. It will help me out a lot. So basically it's about finding a CD for songs. All of the CDs for songs I see online sound nothing like I listen to and they just aren't right. I even bought a soundtrack but it wasn't even the right thing. How do I find a good CD for any song? You can redirect me to a website, a video, etc. ANYTHING helps! I haven't be called back from many auditions and this is the reason.
how do you know what genre the songs fall into??????
and how long is 8/16/32 bars
+Veronica Crawley Hey Veronica! 💕 okay, so genre can depend on a couple of different things-- Golden Age & Contemporary are done by date, Sondheim means it was composed by Stephen Sondheim, etc.
Which genres do you specifically need help understanding?
+Veronica Crawley 8/16/32 bars are measured by counting the bars of sheet music 💕 (space between the vertical lines = 1 bar)
Katherine Steele it's hard to tell which songs are ballad and which are considered uptempo..and I don't have sheet music for this specific audition but they asked for 32 bars so I'm doing 1:00-1:20. do you think that's fine?
just FYI DO use sheet protectors. NY audition coach here.
+Julie Galorenzo Hi there 😊 Every casting director, pianist, and music director I've worked with (onstage & behind the scenes) has strongly recommended against sheet protectors. But, if it works well for you, go for it! 💕
very interesting. not trying to "start" something lol but it isn't just me! it's standard in nyc! 25+ years in the biz both behind the table and as a performer. you always hear different points of view but if someone walked into an audition in ny with their music not in sheet protectors it would be real weird lol
+Julie Galorenzo thank you for sharing your viewpoint 😊
Love this video. So helpful. (AND you're totally adorable.)
I'm including a link to it in the white paper I'm publishing today: A Great Audition: A Music Theater Checklist (www.MeredithColby.com)