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Originally Posted by B15M What would be the worst thing that could happen?
You go into a room and play badly and don't get the job.
It's not the end of the world and it gives experience for the next audition.
I don't see how they would remember you from one audition to another unless something happens way out of the ordinary. The people behind the screen are just that, people, like you and I. You never know what they will hear in your playing or what they are looking for. |
I decided to toss my hat in the ring for a Military Band audition in July, and that very thing happened - I played badly (and I mean REALLY badly) and did not get the job. My audition was not behind a screen either since all of the candidates were the same race and gender.
However, the worst was not that I didn't get the job - the worst is that it completely zapped my desire to play at all for a few weeks. I had spent considerable time and effort in my preparation for the thing only to see it all go down the tubes in less than 10 minutes. It was very disheartening for me and a real blow to my ego, and in some ways, mentally, I'm still not completely recovered. I wanted the job so bad I could taste it, but I just wasn't up to the task of taking the audition.
But back to the subject, Wilmer has given some good advice by saying the if you aren't just killing the repertoire, don't bother. I think that my biggest hinderance was the fact that when I walked in the door that day, I wasn't killing the repertoire, and I knew it. That knowledge erroded my level of confidence, and I fell apart in a massive bundle of nerves. I couldn't even subdivide and count to 4! It was truly a pathetic example of trumpet playing.
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Originally Posted by Wilmer The bottom line is that there are players who are prepared to play an audition at the drop of a hat. They know the tunes and can play them. |
Sadly, that didn't, and still doesn't, describe me.