Klarinet Archive - Posting 000643.txt from 1997/10

From: Michael Norsworthy <mnorsworthy@-----.net>
Subj: RE: audition facts of life
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 12:23:54 -0400

> What DOES eliminates players from auditions:
>
> Mendelssohn Scherzo: Unsteady tempo, articulation not clean, rushing
> between the beat..
> Beethoven 6, mvt.2: bad counting in rests or on long notes in solos..
> Beethoven 6, mvt.1: (see Mendelssohn Scherzo)
> Mozart Concerto: no musical line, unsteady tempo, nerves, playing with
> practice room dynamics instead of concert hall dynamics..

To this list I must add Beethoven 4 for rhythm in the slow movement. This is
often heard in the first or second round. Just my $.02.

Best wishes,
Michael Norsworthy
mnorsworthy@-----.net