Klarinet Archive - Posting 000342.txt from 1998/08

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Audition Scales
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 23:21:33 -0400

On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Roger Garrett wrote:

> I am aware of some very fine teachers at superb schools (both private or
> otherwise) which do not ask for any scales during an audition.

If you're referring to auditions of high school seniors for
first-year admission to a music program, please name a few of
these fine teachers and institutions who do not request scale
preparation. Naturally, some panels will not ask the scales to
be performed during the audition -- if only for considerations
of time. Sometimes, it is expected that scale proficiency, as
well as evenness of technique and range, will be revealed via
performance of the assigned literature for the audition. But
it's still interesting to ponder a teacher and a school who
do not require such a student to have his/her scales prepared
for the audition, whether (s)he expects to play them or not.
Which fine teachers and schools do you know of who decline
the necessity of scale preparation for first-year applicants?

Neil

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