Why Your Audition Book Needs A Table of Contents

Every audition book should contain songs that cover multiple genres of music. Auditions for musicals these days ask actors to bring in all different types of music, including Contemporary Musical Theatre, Traditional and Golden Age Musical Theatre, Operetta, Pop, Rock, Hip/Hop, R&B, Folk, Country and more.

Creating and placing a Table of Contents at the beginning of your audition book is the perfect way to get organized.

What’s An Audition Book?

Just what is a Rep Book? Repertoire Book? Audition Book? Audition Binder?

An audition book is the music you take with you to auditions, the same way a model or designer brings a portfolio to interviews.

Your audition book is typically assembled in a 3-ring binder with a Table of Contents, tabs, and music selections you sing for auditions organized in sheet protectors.

“What Else Do You Have In Your Book?”

I’ve been to many an audition where the creative team asked for a second song.

If you’re asked to sing something else and don’t have a Table of Contents, you’re guaranteed to hunt nervously and waste time.

Instead of rummaging through your audition book, song by song, trying to yell out the names of each song for the creative team to choose, pull out your Table of Contents.

Table of Contents Sample

My Table of Contents looks a little like this.

Sample Audition Book Table of Contents

I like to organize my songs by genre…. Contemporary Musical Theatre, Traditional Musical Theatre, Old Broadway, and Pop/Rock.

You can easily replace your Table of Contents and update it every time you add new stuff or throw away old stuff.

Do you have a Table of Contents in your audition book? IF SO - how do you like to organize it?

Leave your answer in the comments below!

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