PSH

Having just finished playing my college auditions, I can say that stchasking is absolutely right. The people that listen to your auditions will have been doing so for the past week and will probably have heard the same things a number of times. They would be much more interested in you if you played the music first and the notes second. What I mean is that if you get too wrapped up in making sure every note is right and there are no technical mistakes, you begin to lose sight of what the piece is about. I would much rather hear someone play musically with some mistakes as opposed to hearing someone play every note perfectly with no feeling. Also most colleges will ask you to play a standard solo (Haydn, Hummel, etc) and maybe some orchestra excerpts or an etude; it should all be listed on the website. Just remember that no matter what it is, it's the music that counts.

~PSH

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