Klarinet Archive - Posting 000315.txt from 1998/08

From: <Maestro645@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] College Auditions
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:49:51 -0400

In a message dated 8/10/98, Cheddar99@-----.com writes:

> I've got another college audition question. In adition to my 3 pieces, I
have
> to do this:
> "... play all major scales (two octave range), all minor scales in 3
forms,
> whole tone scales, diminished scales-dominant 7th and diminished
arpeggios...
> "
>
> Now, that seems like an awful lot of scales being that my audition is only
> supposed to be 15 minutes long, including my prepared pieces. I'm assuming
> that, like a high school audition, we have to know all the scales, and then
> the audition judge person will ask you to play a few specific ones. But I
> will
> be making a tape. Is my asumption correct? And since I'm making a tape
> should
> I play all the scales, or are there only a few that i should play? I'm
> assuming I sould play the hardest ones... Thank You!
>

Hmm...were you not able to attend a live audition? So that's why you're
making a tape? That's quite a pickle to be in. At the audition (live) they
would ask for a couple scales. Still practice them all. And either (I'm
assuming) have your teacher tell you which ones to play, or ask the audition
committee what they want. I don't think you'd need to put EVERY scale on
there! (Or would you?) That would take forever! What scales are the
hardest? I think that certain scales are harder to some, but easy for others.
For instance, I like F# major, but others don't because it is hard for them.
Some scales are more comfortable (that's the word I was looking for!) than
others, but what they are varies from person to person. If whoever says "play
whatever" you could probably throw in some of the uncomfortable ones to show
that you can practice them to perfection.
Good luck!
Chris Hoffman

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