Returning to Urdang

For my inquiry I have chosen to base my studies around The Culture of Assessments.

I have been very privileged to have been allowed to attend classes at Secondary State School Westfield Community Technology College and been able to observe the audition process at The Urdang Academy which I had today and will tell your little about my findings.

The audition process at The Urdang Academy seemed at the start of the day (10am) very exciting but so nerve racking.
As the day went on everyone started to relax and really enjoy the auditions (2pm) time flew by so fast that the next time I looked at the clock it was (5pm) and all the auditions had finished I had a really exciting day so exciting that I almost fell asleep on the train with exhaustion.

It is fantastic to observe future performers and know exactly how they feel and the effort they put into every move.  Of what I have been observing mostly all of the auditionee's are dedicated and have the potential to be great.

I have managed to see auditioning in a new light to see what the auditioning panel see is great for a performer you can see how you may be able to improve myself and others.

Whilst observing I noticed that the group from the first ballet session was a lot more focused then the group that had acting first because the assessments in acting seem to be a lot more relaxed then ballet assessments so if I was to be doing my own assessments then I would most defiantly start with Ballet.

The audition process at The Urdang Academy is so different to the assessments that state schools do, I think this is because at Urdang they really want to be in the school and at state schools it is compusary to do assessments, for progress reports.

Ethical consideration is essential in this industry it is vital you show respect and motivation towards the panel and teachers that could be the difference between getting a place or not.

The way you present yourself is very important to others as first impressions can be judged right from the moment you walk through the door.

During my time observing at Urdang I have found that they really help the auditionee's get prepared for the tasks they that they were about to face for example a warm up session for them before they are assessed on their singing.

Whilst training a lot of focus and energy needs to be brought into the mix it is not all about pure talent it is all about hard work and dedication to the Arts.