If you want to give your best in the audition, you should prepare yourself ahead of time. This may keep your stress level low, which will enable you to perform better. Start preparing a day before.

How to prepare for acting audition:

- Sleep properly before your audition. Go to bed early the night before your audition. Sleep for at least 5 hours so that you feel fresh on the day of audition.

- On the day of audition, do yoga so that you do not get negative thoughts or feelings before or during the audition.

- In addition, memorize your favorite lines from your favorite play in front of the mirror, the day before or on the day of your audition. By memorizing lines you will be able to perform better on the day of audition and feel confident.

- Wear something on which you feel comfortable and confident.

- Reach the audition place before one hour so that you have enough time to relax and look best. Listen to them carefully and follow every instruction exactly. This is a very detail oriented business, there is no room for error. Read the lines exactly as it is written on the script. Don’t change or delete words. Read each word as it is intended.

How to prepare for Musical Theatre audition:

Many people face problems in musical theatre auditions. But if you follow these tips all your problems will be solved.

- After deciding the show for which you will be auditioning, decide a song which is similar to the show, and in the same genre.
- You should practice the whole song but pick 32 bars that best showcase your voice, because this is what generally auditions ask to see.
- Make a copy of your sheet music if you haven’t already. Do not carry music books as it may be difficult to turn pages which may jeopardize your audition.
- With the help of pencil, make the music notes on the sheet music. Mark with the pencil, where you plan to begin, which section will be intro and where will you end.
- The more you practice, you will gain more confidence. Sing the song in front of family members or friends.

By using these tips you can prepare for your auditions. You may also get selected. All the best for your performance.Auditions for Films, Movies Audition, Acting, Modeling, Musicians, Dancing, Auditions for talents, talent exposure, casting calls.

South by South West, also referred to SXSW, is a three part conference and festival that includes interactive, film, and music. It is a weeklong event that takes place annually in Austin, TX. SXSW Inc. is a private owned company that is headquartered in Austin that works all year to get the best lineup of musicians, actors, and media industry professionals. The first festival took place in 1987 and has been going strong and growing in attendance every year. How should you prepare for such a big event? Here are some tips for preparing for the SXSW five days of music portion of the festival.

If you are traveling from out of town, the first step is to book your hotel and travel arrangements. Hotels in the downtown area, where the festival takes place, fill up in advance. Making your hotel arrangements should be done first and early. There are a lot of places to stay downtown so that you can walk to different music shows. If you stay somewhere that isn’t of walking distance, you can arrange to rent a vehicle or take a taxi cab. The cabs are very busy during the week so renting a car may be more convenient. There are a lot of Pedi-cabs, bicycle driven buggies, which can take you around downtown.

Once you know where you are going to stay you can start packing. You will need comfortable walking shoes because you will be walking around the many different venues to check out as many shows as you can fit in during the week. You will also be standing and dancing a lot throughout the festival. Dress comfortable yet trendy. There are a lot of day parties and dinner parties, so it’s good to pack a few really nice outfits. Most importantly, you want to be comfortable. Austin has really great weather in March and you can expect the temperatures to be in the 70s.

Before you head down to the festival, you should look at the music schedule to see who is playing and where and when they take the stage. Music starts during the middle of the day and lasts until two in the morning. There are a lot of up and coming bands, and bands from all over the world at SXSW. You can listen to the bands’ online music to hear if you are interested in seeing them. Take advantage of the music lineup and research some of the bands and venues. If you want to be more spontaneous, you can walk around downtown and listen to the bands from the street. Once you hear a sound that you like, show your badge and walk into the bar or music venue where the band in playing.

If you stay out from noon until the early morning hours, be sure to stop and eat lunch and dinner. You want to have enough energy to walk around and check out as much music as you can fit into the day. It is also very important to stay hydrated. There will be a lot of free alcohol at the events and different venues, but be sure to switch up the alcoholic drink for some water. Please remember to follow all drinking laws and be safe. Austin has great barbecue and Tex Mex restaurants, so if you are interested in local cuisine, talk to your hotel concierge or do some research online for great eats you may want to try.

February 2nd the Sun will be midpoint Saturn, Pluto and Uranus, and the uneasiness continues. The day ends with Venus applying semi-square to Saturn, not good for love or money. The Venus Saturn combo is very good for bargain hunting for necessities such as food, and savings is the name of the game today.

February 3rd starts with Uranus + Pluto, Saturn = Sun, with the Sun applying to the cardinal axis. The escalation of food costs is starting to effect how the world is eating. At the same time, Valentine’s day is around the corner and the business of selling love is thriving as the Mars Venus midpoint is 22 ½ to Jupiter and Venus will be 22 ½ to Apollon.

February 4th. With Neptune + Cupido = Mercury, rumor and deception can be running amok. This can ruin some relationships today if one jumps to conclusions without checking things out, especially with Mercury and Sun dancing around the cardinal axis. Facebook, Twitter and blogs can and will cause caos in many lives.

February 5th is a perfect example of how unstable things are in the world as Saturn, Pluto will be midpoint Venus and the cardinal axis. The economy will take a giant step back. With Pluto + Hades Sun, secret financial plans start brewing early. At days end, Saturn Pluto + 0 cardinal = Sun show that the recession is definitely not over.

Saturday February 6th. There will be volatile news in the media today as Mercury + Vulcanus will be 22 ½ to the Sun and Sun + Vulcanus =Mars. Be careful driving. There will be much angry emotion floating around.

Sunday February 7th. Today, many are getting ready to travel as Sun + Saturn =Mercury. Some will be going to the Winter Olympics, others to the Super Bowl and others will be coming here to New York for Fashion Week. We will be paying attention to games and fashion for the next week or two.

February 8th and another Monday morning is here again, with everyone watching the financial news and messing up their manicures as they chew away at their nails. Sun and Mercury will be tied in with Pluto and Saturn in a planetary picture that can only be seen on the 90 degree dial.

February 9th. Sun + Nodes = Mars, Zeus, and today is a day of passionate love or passionate anger that can lead to murder, take your pick. Mercury + Venus = Hades, and news of secret money deals will hit the airwaves as the media gets hold of whatever is being touched by Uranus 45 to Poseidon. The day ends with Mercury + Venus = 0 cardinal. With all this going on, there will be some good business news as Mars to Jupiter = the Sun.

On the 10th, Sun + Venus = Neptune. Be careful in handling money today. Never trust a day that has Neptune and a money planet as part of an equation. Mercury + Poseidon = Mars. There can be anger and quarrels due to moral opinions or beliefs, especially since Uranus will be 45 to Poseidon. There will be a spotlight on these occurrences as the day ends with Mercury + Venus = 0 cardinal

February 11th will see a spike in computer dating enrollment as Mars + Uranus = Venus and Mercury + Mars = Neptune. Some will lower their standards to be part of a duo with this combo of Node + Jupiter = Hades.

Friday, February 12th has Mercury + Mar + Neptune = 0 cardinal. Be careful to check everything out, since the truth will be fudged big time to make a sale. The media will herald the Olympic games and minimize everything else going on in the world. Many will be enjoying a long weekend by going skiing or heading to the tropics.

Saturday, February 13th, we will have a new moon conjunct Neptune. A Saturday should be spent relaxing and doing what is pleasurable. When out in public, keep an eye on belongings, your wallet or purse in particular.

Sunday, February 14th. “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Even though this is supposed to be a day of love, it looks like it is going to be a day of anger and war, as Sun + Mars = 0 cardinal, and Uranus + Zeus = Saturn. This combo looks like there may be violence and death through an explosion, most likely a terrorist action. Since Sun is still conjunct Neptune, there is no way the violence occurs under the radar.

Monday, February 15th, Mars will be 22 ½ to Neptune and the Sun is still close enough to keep subversive actions well hidden. Uranus + Zeus = Saturn/Pluto, and this looks like sudden erratic behavior can create a financial downswing today. Venus will be 22 ½ to Hades, and sex and money scandals are hot topics today.

The Border Laws, formulated in the Mid 13th Century, were unique in British History. They were an Attempt to Control the Scottish\English clans of the Border country. In their 350 years existence the Border Laws would be amended many times in an effort to bring order and peace to the Border Lands. They would not succeed.

The Border Line is Determined

In 1249 twenty-four knights of England and a similar number from Scotland met at the Border Line to determine its course from East to West. It had been determined almost two centuries earlier but ever increasing confrontation between the people who lived either side of it had prompted action from the English monarchy. Henry 111 of England wished to know exactly where the Border Line was.

The Border Laws. Unique in British History

The Line of the Border was determined and the knights set themselves to formulating a series of Laws to which the inhabitants on both sides of the Line must adhere if order, control and peace were to prevail. These Laws were specific to the Border Lands of England and Scotland as it was recognised that the ordinary laws of both lands were ineffectual in dealing with the kind of crime which was endemic in the Border lands. They became known as the Border Laws, Leges Marchiarum. They would serve for the law in the Border Lands for centuries.

The Border Law is Formulated to Control the Reivers

The chief concern of the knights was “wanton disregard and prejudice”. They recognised that the Border Line was being ignored by the people, known now as the Border Reivers, who lived on both sides of the Line, and that this had led to ever increasing confrontation. Theft, maiming and even murder were often the result of the conflict which existed. Anyone committing a crime in the opposite realm would never be brought to justice in their own. In their own country they would be lauded as the perpetrator of one more successful raid against the enemy. Thus was justice “prejudiced”.

The Day of Truce Becomes the Mainstay of the Border Law

The deliberations of the knights concluded that felons should be brought to “knowledge of Marche”. For Marche read Border. Once captured they should be brought to the Border, at or near a town, but as time and custom prevailed, to the very Border Line itself for trial and judgement of their crimes. At a time when the relationship between England and Scotland was at best one of uneasy peace and at worst all out war, this was a hazardous and dangerous undertaking. And so the “Day of Truce” became the mainstay of the enactment of the Border Law.

The Border Line is the Venue for Trial

The “Day of Truce” was a day when English and Scots would meet across a river or burn (stream), or hill top which had become the Border Line. It was a Day when Truce between the two countries reigned and when felons would answer for their crimes. Those people who attended to ensure fair play were confident that they had “safe conduct”.

The Assurance of the Truce is Part of Border Law

No one was likely to attend the Day of Truce without some confirmation that they would be safe in doing so. Often English and Scottish would meet at the Truce who were at feud with each other and had been for many generations. It was often a nervous meeting! Thus the “Assurance” of the Truce came into being. The “Assurance” laid down that all would be safe from sunrise of the “Day of Truce” until sunrise of the day following the conclusion of the trials of the miscreants and felons, the Reivers, brought to the Truce for judgement.

Border Law is Ineffectual against the Border Reivers

To reive is to thieve. The Border Reivers held sway in the Border Lands for many a century. The Border Laws would prove to be ineffectual against their nefarious activities for many reasons, not least the policies of the English and Scottish governments who often welcomed the unrest and upheaval which had taken the English Scottish Border by storm.

Reivers – Border Laws of England and Scotland

Control of the Border Reivers across a Frontier in constant Strife.

In meetings of English and Scottish knights in 1249 the notion of the Border Laws was mooted. Their deliberations would provide a format to control the Reiving Clans.

From time out of mind prior to the creation of the Border Line men, women and children had crossed the rivers of Esk in the west of the country and Tweed in the east to pasture cattle, grow crops or cut wood. Centuries of tradition ruled their lives. Both Scots and English were happy to see their neighbours from south or north. The dictate and caprice of kings was of little concern to them in the struggle to provide a living.

The Border Line Takes on a Meaning

Within a couple of generations the outlook was to change as national identity took on a meaning. Now the same people whose forebears had lived in unity and harmony would be at odds. They resented the usurpation of their lands by those people who were now deemed to be foreigners, and strove to prevent them from using their pastures, fields and woodland.

Strife and Friction Rule in the Border Lands

The people on both sides of the Border Line, however, strove to maintain what they saw as their right to cross the rivers and hills which constituted the Line and were prepared to fight to ensure their claims on the land would not be forfeit. The strife would escalate to the point where theft or destruction of houses and crops would be commonplace; murder and maiming would not be uncommon.

Justice Cries Out for the Border Laws

The Laws of England and Scotland were unable to cope with the crime which became endemic in the Border Lands. Many a thief or murderer was sheltered by his own people north or south of the Border Line because, to them, he had committed no crime. He had merely served their purpose. They wanted no truck with the people of the opposite nation and saw nothing wrong in taking a swipe at those people who infiltrated their lands. And so the deliberations of 1249 took on a relevance. The Border laws became a necessity.

The Knights Would Set in Motion the Border Laws

The deliberations of the knights of Northumberland and Southern Scotland were to address the crime that was so prevalent in the Border Lands. The outcomes of their findings were to have a profound effect on the peoples who lived on both sides of the Border Line. The knights set in motion a code of conduct which would strive to control the Border people and bring order to a troubled land. Yet the legacy of their proposals would set the Border people at each other’s throats for centuries to come.

The Border Laws

There were many amendments to the Border Laws initially brought into force after the meetings in 1249. Down the years to 1596 they would be revised many times following Border Commissions instigated by the monarchs of the two countries of England and Scotland. The crimes which were addressed in the immediate years following the formulation of the Laws were many and included:

The pasturing of cattle in the opposite realm.
Ploughing and sowing corn in the opposite realm.
Felling timber in the opposite realm.
Hunting game in the opposite realm.
Receiving stolen cattle or goods.
Fire-raising.
Wounding and maiming.
Murder.

There were seven major amendments and additions to the Border Laws throughout their existence which speaks volumes for their ability to control a hard and wayward people. Wardens of the Marches were still seeking a way to stem the crime of murder as late as 1596.