[Menvi-discuss] singing competition question

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
I'd just tell them when you get there. As long as there are no songs special 
they want you to learn or sight reading, You should be fine.
I don't even like to tell the judges that I'm blind, that way they don't 
have any idea when deciding.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Kaiti Shelton
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 6:27 AM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] singing competition question

They won't turn you away or hold your blindness against you because as
was said, that would be discriminant.  I'm sure they would work the
staging things out with you.  If they did it on American Idol, I can't
imagine a smaller state competition not doing some similar or making
some basic accomodations.

On 1/27/13, Timothy Clark Music <timothyclarkmusic at me.com> wrote:
> you put on the papers you are blind, they have to help you by law. they
> can't tell you that you can't do it. by law they are required to help you
> and they are required to give you an equal opportunity. good luck
> Timothy
>  Your friend in the music industry
>  http://www.timothyclarkmusic.tumblr.com
>  7244011224
>
> On Jan 27, 2013, at 11:45 PM, Kelsey Nicolay wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I realize I am still considering a beginner, but I was booking online
>> tonight and noticed Ohio Idol is coming up in June and I'm kind of
>> interested in auditioning.  However, since I'm totally blind, I have some
>> concerns.  I participated in a smaller version of this competition at my
>> school but that was only a few people and I was able to get all the
>> assistance I needed.  Since this is a statewide event, I'm wondering how
>> the judges would handle someone who was blind.  Would they disqualify me
>> for any reason related to my disability or would they give me a fair
>> chance? How would they handle me getting on and off stage if I made it to
>> the final rounds such as being assigned a staff member to help me where
>> needed? Also, should I disclose my disability when I fill out my
>> registration form or wait until audition day to disclose? I'm not saying 
>> I
>> will for sure do this, but if my voice teacher and I felt I was ready, I
>> just want to do the right thing.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> P.S.  I feel this experience would help me in the future even though I
>> have no intent of being a professional singer, I more or less do it for
>> fun.
>>
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