Proactive Solution

I haven't written/blogged in a while for a very specific reason.

My auditions were solid. I was singing well. The casting directors laughed at my monologue. Everyone told me I sounded great.

But nobody gave me a callback.

Friends, I've been too embarassed to write about my auditions because I've felt like a failure. It has not been fun & I found myself on the precipice of quitting. More often than not I have felt defeated- even after good auditions that have yielded no callback.

I started taking a closer look at things. Maybe it wasn't my voice or my height that was holding me back. Perhaps I've become bored by singing the same songs day in and day out for 6 years. I'm no longer challenged.

So I did a Google search for voice teachers. I love Rae, I really do, but she's very old school. I can sing Rogers and Hart like nobody's business, but that gets me nowhere when everyone is looking for a pop singer. I need someone to help guide me, revamp my audition book, and help put me back on my feet. I want to be excited again.

My search led me to Christy McIntosh. Christy and I arranged to meet and figure out if we would work well together.

I could not have asked for anyone sweeter. She and I arrived simultaneously at our Starbucks rendez-vous and got to work. She looked through my books- all 3 of them- and helped weed out the overdone material. Most of my book needed to go. I knew that it needed to be updated, but Christy really gave me some insight into what was lacking and what worked. She was honest and kind and took copious notes.

Her forte is pop and contemporary- my musical nemesis. She was able to see my frustration and asked questions about my musical taste and what I was looking for. As our conversation wore on, I felt very comfortable with her. I asked her about a show that never made it to Broadway that contained a song that was about my life. (It was like the lyricist took pages out of my journal) Like me, Christy likes a challenge. I'm sure that between the 2 of us we'll find it.

I am so excited about this new endeavor. It's been so long since there's been a challenge set in front of me that I've really had to work at to overcome. This could very well be the breath of fresh air I'm looking for to revitalize my career choice.