IRJ-OP#15
Spotlight: A Young Singer’s Competition
Today I auditioned for my first time for the Spotlight Awards. The Spotlight Awards take place in Southern California and allow thousands of young artists to display their talents in ballet, classical voice, non-classical voice, classical instrumental, jazz instrumental, photography and two-dimensional art.
All day my mind no longer operated inside my head, and all that I thought about was me messing up my audition. I got out of math class early to get ready for my audition and my heart was already racing. I arrived home, got dressed, jumped in the car, and sped to the Pasadena Conservatory where the non-classical try outs took place. Once there, I signed in, found the nearest warm-up room and began to sing. A short four minutes passed before one of the judges summoned me to the audition room.
I stood timorously with my guitar, waiting to perform my first song. The judges asked me the usual questions: How old was I? How many years of voice lessons did I have? Where did I go to school? And then the singing started. As soon as I started singing, my fear evaporated. Just when I started to have fun, the audition ended and I eagerly went outside to tell my mom how well it went.
The Spotlight Awards gave me new insight on how to audition in front of a panel of judges. I now know not to have fear but instead to have excitement. People should think about their beautiful voices rather than their potential faults.
