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Author: clarisax
Date: 2003-12-09 03:15
I've been looking around at colleges lately and most, if not all, say that major and minor scales, along with 2 contrasting etudes, and a solo, are the audition requirements. I really want to go to Manhattan School of Music because i want to be in New York City and I just really like that school. I'm a junior in high school and I've been told by guidance counselors that i should start preparing myself for college now. So, I've been trying to find a good solo to prepare. Me and my teacher have been able to narrow it down to a few. The Neilson Concerto, Spohr Concerto #1 or #3, and Premeire Rhapsodie. I'm leaning toward the Neilson just because i dont think many other people will be playing it, or at least playing it well. I would just like to know what solos some of you guys played to get into college and what you would recomend i play. I'm also looking at Juilliard. And another question... do they actually tell you to play every major/minor scale? I know scales are very very important, but that seems rather time consuming. Thanks for your imput and help.
-clarisax
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2003-12-09 03:35
For my college audition, I played the better part of the first movement of Weber II, until the person running the audition told me to stop. Then again, I was auditioning to be a composition major and had been around the department a while already. I sincerely doubt anyone would have you play all the scales in an audition, but they'd likely ask for one at random. Hopefully you'd have it well under your fingers.
Also, be sure to brush up on your sight reading.
Not to rain on your parade, but will you also be auditioning to other less-"big-name" schools?
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-12-09 03:45
[Edit] Deleted response. It's under another thread.
US Army Japan Band
Post Edited (2003-12-09 03:50)
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Author: LeWhite
Date: 2003-12-09 04:22
Make sure that what you play, you play well. If the Nielsen goes badly (I'm IN college and I haven't even attempted it yet), they won't be impressed. If you play something not as hard, but play it well, they will be very impressed.
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Author: ksclarinetgirl
Date: 2003-12-09 04:33
I played the Weber Concertino for my audition piece, although I attend a dinky little public school in KS (I chose the school for the ed. program, not performance) I probably could have played a harder piece, but instead I nailed the Concertino and won a pretty substantial scholarship. I haven't really had to pay tuition since then (I'm a junior and also on academic scholarship). So, to summarize, I agree w/ what was said above: choose something you can play well.
Stephanie :o)
Stephanie :o)
"Vita Brevis, Ars Longa"
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Author: craig
Date: 2003-12-09 06:38
I feel like the Nielsen concerto would be way too hard. You could possibly do the slow section, which isn't too technically demanding and really beautiful. I agree with the other posters above that you definitely want to play whatever you do really well. I'm 22 now, and I'm revisitng a lot of pieces that I thought I could play when I was coming out of high school, but I'm finding that there were soo many details that I missed. I think if you pick something easier but really nail it you'll make much more of an impression.
Also, though, it couldn't hurt to play something a little less mainstream. I don't know what professors think, but if I had to listen to 100 people play Weber and Mozart (which a lot of people play poorly) I'd be itching to hear something different.
Lastly, I think you should pick a piece you really like. Personally, I can't stand the Weber Concertino, so when I've had to play it I haven't put in as much practice time as I should, and my performances haven't come off as well as I would've liked.
Good luck!
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2003-12-09 16:18
From my college auditions I only remember a few things. I remember playing Brahms' 2nd Sonata first movement at Oberlin (I must have played something else but can't remember), and I remember playing Rose etudes at the Northwestern audition because they were required.
At any rate, I'd tend to agree with the other posters. Play the Nielsen ONLY if you (and your teacher) agree it's going better than great. And only play it if you know you don't have a problem with nerves in auditions! You never know what that "stage fright" will do to you. IMO, auditions are VERY different from performances and different people react differently to both.
Katrina
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