| 3rd and 4th auditions can be the hardest to win sometimes, because they require auditioning on more obscure parts. You'll still probably have to play Pictures, Mahler 5, etc, but you're more likely to see lots of second parts for Beethoven symphonies, tough 3rd parts you've never heard of, etc.
Not to mention, how many hours a week does the typical player practice double tonguing in the low register to clean up articulation? :)
I respect anyone who wins an audition, at any level. Period. It's a hard, hard task.
Jon |