Get Reviewed by classical and jazz vocal coach, Stephen Futrell.

Stephen Futrell is Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at Elon University in NorthCarolina.  He teaches contemporary commercial studio vocal style and technique.

Submit your video and received an in-depth performance and audition review by voice instructor Stephen Futrell. 

Upload Your Selections to YouTube and Link Your Selections to Your Application

Application & Format Guidelines

• Upload your recording to YouTube, make the selection public, and then copy the link and paste it to your CS Music application.

• Each application can use one recording of up to 5 minutes in length.

• Recordings can contain multiple selections, but the total length cannot exceed 5 minutes.

• Accompaniment:
  - Live Professional Pianist
  - Music from the accompaniment app Appcompanist

• Please do not use microphones.

About Stephen:

Stephen A. Futrell (DMA) is Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at Elon University in North Carolina, where he teaches conducting, directs the auditioned Elon Camerata, teaches contemporary commercial studio vocal style and technique, and is director of élan, a select a cappella, vocal jazz, commercial/studio ensemble. Dr. Futrell’s experience, enthusiasm, and guidance was instrumental in founding and developing Elon’s Bachelor of Science degree in Music Production & Recording Arts—a very popular program that now boasts its own record label, tech lab, and digital recording studios. It was his background and curricular research that facilitated the establishment of the program’s emphasis on creative process, critical listening, and both live and studio performance and recording techniques.

As a recording artist, and former music producer for DreamWorks Animation SKG International, with more than three decades of experience, Dr. Futrell has performed in live and studio settings as a vocalist, trumpeter, writer, arranger, and producer throughout the metropolitan areas of Kansas City, Chicago, Orlando, Nashville and the Gulf Coast region. His clinics and presentations on conducting, rehearsal techniques, and all-things-jazz have been at state, divisional and national levels for ACDA and NafME. As a guest conductor for district and state honor choirs, he has conducted in 15 states, as well as solo and ensemble adjudication both in the United States and abroad.