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Originally Posted by robertwhite I'd like to try to take the middle ground here.
B15M, after reading your "bio" in Manny's forum, it's clear that you've come into this game a bit late. I'm not saying TOO late, OK? But it's clear from your bafflement at the size of the list that you're relatively new to this. (Again, no offense, just telling it like it is).
Don't let that phase you, though. Practice your ass off, listen to everything on the list hundreds of times, and send a tape for the prelims. Whaddya got to lose, right?
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No offense taken.
A friend of mine came over yesterday and we were talking about the audition and what people on here were saying. He looked at the list and said " Joe, There's nothing on here that you can't play" He told me he decided not to be a professional trumpet player when he was up on stage and was terrified about all those people judging him. I don't get that way, I just love to play. If I don't make it past the first round it's an obstacle to get by for the next time.
On a little different note,
For a come back player like my self at age 47 time is running out. I am playing better then I ever have and there might not be many more shots for me. People say to start small and I have been trying for years to do the small stuff. I have found that the bigger the name the nicer and more humble the people are and the smaller the name the more they think they are great. This is another thread and maybe I will start it but in New York they are willing to listen to me and I'm glad to play for them because I know I am a good player weather I blow it that day or not. In Bridgeport they won't even acknowledge that I live one town over and am a musician.