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Originally Posted by Schwab  I was just kidding, Mr. Clean. I meant that I'm no "legend in (my) own mind" here to offer advice to the Marine Band. If I had any advice it would be this, for candidates: Don't attend any audition that you don't absolutely know you can win.
I knew I could win it, I wasn't in it mentally by the time I got to play. Last time I went down I was 2nd runner up.
If you show up thinking, "Well, maybe I'll get lucky and play great", you aren't ready! Then the committee wouldn't have to sit and listen to 100 people! |
There is little possibilities to win a big audition in the first try, it is just a matter of statistics. For example: Pete Ellefson, trombone teacher at indiana Univ., lost 31 auditions before he got the Seattle Sym´s 2nd trombone position and I bet this is the case for most of the people. There is a lerning process regarding auditions.
In my case, I did the Boston Sym. audition for principal trp. and I knew I was not going to win because: 1-) it was my first big audition. 2-) I felt that I needed more preparation. 3-) I didn´t have the rotary valve required for german pieces.
In spite of all this, I decided to make the audition as a learning experience, not only for future auditions, but also because I teach trumpet students, so I wanted to have that experience so that I can tell how it is to future students, and tell them what to expect.
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