Rock the Audition -- Book Out Now

July 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Rock the Audition: How to Prepare for and Get Cast in Rock Musicals
by Sheri Sanders

“Sheri is a door opener, an obstacle mover, a path finder. She clears the way for you to move forward, discovering avenues that you haven’t yet traveled emotionally, dramatically, physically, and vocally.”
--Wendy Bobbitt Cavett, Musical Director, Mamma Mia!, Broadway 2011
(from the foreword)

Profoundly different from traditional musical-theatre training, the methods in Rock the Audition show singing actors how to bring their own unique points of view to their audition pieces and refine their physical lives in the audition room.  Sheri Sanders walks readers through the entire process, from selecting rock songs to the performance itself.
All rock musical auditions require actors to sing a song that comes “off the radio.” If you walked in with a musical theatre song, even a rock musical song, you would appear ill-prepared and unprofessional. In Rock the Audition, Sheri Sanders addresses a wide variety of rock songs in every style and from every era to help you find the songs that best suit you.

When you sing a rock song, you have a golden opportunity to channel what the song means to you. Honing that connection can empower you to bring a fresh interpretation to character development and performance, and push the limits of what is scripted. When a song means something to you, it taps an emotion. Rock the Audition teaches you how to use true emotion to create the most believable scenes. You will not merely act your song: you will feel it, and so will the creative team behind the table.

Everything about a performance is constructed out of relationships: between you and the pianist, your emotions and your voice, you and the room, your movements and your outfit. Every relationship is controllable, making you the co-creator of this musical experience. Rock the Audition addresses the best way to share yourself and make the most out of even the most subtle of relationships.

This book comes with a DVD that includes techniques on rock vocal styling and rock physicalization.

Sheri Sanders (New York, NY) is an actor and teacher. She created her master class, “Rock the Audition,” in 2004, and since then has become a premiere rock-audition and rock-music repertoire coach. She travels extensively, teaching students and their instructors the art of holistically capturing the essence of the rock musicals prior to audition.  For more information, visit
rock-the-audition.com.

*Author is available for interview.
*Review copies available
*Excerpts available

May 24, 2011   $29.99   Paperback with DVD   978-1-4234-9943-5    264 pages   6” x 9”
Hal Leonard Books is an imprint of Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group

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