that you have to be a stronger vocalist if your auditioning to be a soloist than auditioning for a group? Why?
2007-01-11 13:54:34 · 5 answers · asked by Jessica R 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The vocalist is the most important member of the band. If the vocalist is "hiding" behind the rest of the band (and many do) he or she is masking talent - or flaws. Auditions can be harsh, yet when you have so many people showing up that really can't make the cut, you have to say "no" to so many people. Also, it's not necessarily the BEST vocalist (technically) that makes it. There are a lot of things that go into choosing the right vocalist. Stage presence, confidence, attractiveness, attitude and character are what they look for - but the one doing the auditioning may be looking for just the right person for the job. A person might be the best singer in the world, but probably won't make it as a pop singer. It's a matter of appropriate singer for the material.
So the long and short of it is that whoever is listening to (and watching) the audition needs to hear everything the soloist has to offer - nothing more, nothing less.
2007-01-11 14:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Dean D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you need to be a stronger vocalist. In a group, you've got people playing instruments and singing backup vocals for you. As a soloist, yeah you've got some music in the background but in truth, you are all alone in the vocals. You don't blend in, you stand out.
2007-01-11 22:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by ILIKEWAFFLES 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because.
It's kinda like guitar, most of the solo guitar players, virtuosos, are INCREDIBLE guitar players. Nobody would want to listen to instrumental music if the music did not make up for the lack of singing. Every band has a guitar player, but if you want to be a virtuoso then you need to be better than the average guitar player.
Singers need to be stronger when running solo because the solo singer sort of genre is more focused on the singer than the band or music behind it.
Make any sense?
You're the main focus, you're all alone, so if they got just any old singer than that wouldn't be any good. In a band you have backing vocals, depending on the genre guitar solos and other things of the sort.
As in guitars, every band has a singer, but if you are going to be a solo singer then you need to stand out from the music as opposed to just complementing it.
2007-01-11 22:00:59 · answer #3 · answered by skybluefrank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because as a soloist your voice is the only voice heard, and must be perfect because every flaw can easily be heard. In a group, you can have flaws and still be masked by the others in the group.
2007-01-11 21:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jonny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, because if your singing as a group, then if you make one little mistake, they wont notice because not all the attention is on you. if you're singing by yourself, then they notice every little thing that happened. does that answer your question all right?
2007-01-11 22:00:11 · answer #5 · answered by gwmice 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋