A Perfect Example of the Subjectivity of Auditions

One of my soprano students recently did the Solo/Ensemble Auditions and scored lower than we thought she would.  Needless to say, she was very disappointed.  Literally the week after she auditioned for one of the top music schools in the South, with the SAME song.  The professors LOVED her voice.  As they started asking questions about her choral and solo background, they asked how she did at the Solo competition.  When she told them her score, they were shocked and obviously thought that judge graded her incorrectly.

This little (and true) story illustrates how subjective auditions are.  No matter how well you sing, sometimes that one judge will not like you.  This does not mean you sang poorly.  It simply means that person's musical tastes did not mesh with you voice, and on any other given day, another judge may LOVE your voice.

The conclusion: Take negative results lightly...life happens.  Sometimes, you just get the wrong set of ears.  Keep singing and find the people who LOVE your voice and want you to go far.

DWS