Teachers -song and dance

...if your goal is WAAPA, then you need to get the right fit with a singing teacher & work with someone who knows what WAAPA are looking for & how to draw that out of you. Yes it will cost you $60-70 an hour. But you'd be far better off working with someone who costs that much less often, who can build the foundation you need, than working more often with someone who does not have the skills and/or experience to do that. Working with an inexperienced or less skilled teacher will be cheaper, but they could also pass on bad habits or technique which will then be very hard to fix & will take you out of the running for WAAPA. Don't be afraid to try as many singing teachers as you need to to find the right fit. And don't go for the false economy of a cheaper teacher. There's a reason they're cheaper!