The rehearsals of the Amsterdams Jeugd Muziektheater take place weekly on Wednesday afternoons and Friday evening in the WG-terrein in Amsterdam Oud-West. 

Next school year a new group will start: the first teen group! This group is for young people who have ambition to play on the big stage.

Explanation groups

In the 2025-2026 school year, AJM will work with three groups:

• Group A is for children from group 6.
• Group B is for children from group 7.
• Group C is for children from group 8 and secondary school.

Group C | Friday evening

The children of group 8 and the secondary school rehearse on Friday evenings from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This group will start on October 3, 2025. 

Audition

Before entering the teen group, you will do a singing and acting audition. This will take place on Friday, September 29. You will audition for professionals from the field. The audition is to see where your talents lie. You can also indicate where you want to develop yourself this year.

What do you need for the audition:

• A song (uptempo or ballad)

• The instrumental version of your song (on USB)

• Learned the scene by heart.
  
• Please bring the completed audition document with you.
  
• Water bottle
  
  

Tips for the audition:

• Make sure you prepare well. Often, most nerves arise from wondering whether you know the material well enough.
• Choose a song that suits your voice. Usually this is a song that you sing often automatically.
  
• While practicing, sing at the top of your voice as if you were already on stage.
  
• Make sure you know the scene by heart at least a week before the audition. Practice out loud too, so you can try out how to say certain lines. Extra tip: practice with someone who plays the other role.
• Think about what your character wants in the scene. What's going on? What's the problem? How does your character feel about this?
• We are not here to judge you, but we are here to support you and bring out the best in you. We want to hear you and see you.
  
• Prepare well and do your best during the audition, that is often good enough.

Rehearsals

In the first months of the new year, the focus is on personal development, group development, getting to know and trust each other and growing in the disciplines of (choir) singing, acting and dancing.

Singing:

• Singing technique: breath support, correct use of the voice, singing with the right energy, position of the mouth, twang, timing, phrasing, chest voice (thick vocal cords) and head voice (thin vocal cords), training the musical ear and solfège.
• Choir and singing in harmony
• Song interpretation

Acting:

• Playing techniques: volume, timing, use of the body, body language, position in space.
• Types and characters
  
• Interaction with other players
  
• Scene interpretation: what is a scene about, what happens, what do you want, what is the problem?
  

Dancing:

• Dance techniques: classical positions, use of breathing, awareness of space, correct use of the body.
• Body control
• Conditioning and strength training
  
• Groove and creativity
• Different dance styles

Planning

We rehearse from October to July. There are no rehearsals during school holidays.