Klarinet Archive - Posting 001331.txt from 1998/03

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Auditioning
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 17:40:44 -0500

Jack Kissinger wrote:
> P.S. It seems to me that an audition committee (for a college
> freshman) should be more interested in how well your son can
> play than what clarinets he has. With an A and a Bb, he should
> be adequately equipped. If he can play Eb or bass, that may be
> a plus but I doubt it would enter into the audition unless your
> son indicated a desire to specialize in one of those instruments
> on his application. If a school makes its decision based on what
> equipment your son owns rather than what he can do with the
> equipment he has, iis that the school he should attend?

I may have not made myself clear enough. My question was more in
the line of two equally qualified applicants in technique, tone,
sight reading, etc. One goes to the expense of renting a set of
clarinets they do not currently own to "be prepared". The other
applicant does not. Does it make any difference to the audition
committee in either case? Most high school students have never
even _heard_ of a basset clarinet, never mind knowing any music
written for it (my apologies to the high school students on this
list, who most certainly _have_ heard of a basset clarinet now :).
Does research count? Do I want my son to be taught by someone
who doesn't care that they are playing on the wrong keyed
instrument (as opposed to a teacher that _knows_ and cares but
makes a conscious decision not to for possibly financial reasons).

When I hire someone for my company, preparation most certainly
counts. I advertise for specific knowledge sets, and if I interview
two equally qualified (technically) applicants but one has done a
bit of research into my company and can show some initiative (by
reading up on some particular skill that they believe I need) you
can imagine which one I'll hire. It's just a little edge, but
enough to nudge my screening process in their direction.
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