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Author: DareWreck8402
Date: 2006-03-21 06:49
Hi all!
I was wondering what your experiences were with live and recorded auditions? In my situation, I'm debating travelling to an audition because of expenses, in which case I would record my audition and send in a CD. This would be for a graduate school audition. Let me know, thanks!
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Author: RodRubber
Date: 2006-03-21 16:43
I have to yet to mess up at a taped audition! I have also yet to win anything on a taped audition. Make sure your tape is of very high quality, and the playing is FLAWLESS. If you are messing up on a tape, the judges will just think that is the best you can do, and u will be OUT. Pack your things and go home.
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Author: rgames
Date: 2006-03-21 17:43
When an audition includes a live or recorded option, the "live" auditions are often just recorded, anyway: you show up and there's a guy with a mic. For this type of audition, I have a hunch the folks who review the recordings have no idea if you recorded it of if they recorded it. So if you can record (with good equipment), do it. All that the "live" audition is providing is a mic and recording device for those who don't have access to them.
Some places even penalize you for doing a "live" audition: e.g. Tanglewood has two additional pieces of repertoire (and tough ones, at that!) that are required of their live auditions (which are recorded). I guess they're trying to limit the number of people whom they have to record; they'd prefer you do it.
I'd check with the school to see if they just record the "live" audition, anyway, and, if not, if they give any preference to live auditions.
rgames
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Author: J. J.
Date: 2006-03-21 21:35
" Some places even penalize you for doing a "live" audition: e.g. Tanglewood has two additional pieces of repertoire (and tough ones, at that!) that are required of their live auditions (which are recorded). I guess they're trying to limit the number of people whom they have to record; they'd prefer you do it."
This was not the case this year, from what I heard. It's a frequent bit of misinformation on their website.
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Author: rgames
Date: 2006-03-22 16:15
Do you mean that they didn't ask for it once you got to the audition? They definitely listed the extras (Ravel Daphnes et Chloe and one other I can't recall) as requirements for the audition - I specifically asked them that question and got a response that yes, they are required for live auditions but not taped auditions.
To list them as additional requirements but then not ask you to do it is a bit sadistic!
rgames
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Author: vin
Date: 2006-03-23 05:59
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> To list them as additional requirements but then not ask you to
> do it is a bit sadistic!
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But par for the course for any orchestra audition, summer festival, school or professional audition.
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Author: GMac
Date: 2006-03-23 14:15
I know this isn't necessarily the same everywhere you go, but I talked to one of the adjudicators for Tanglewood, and he said that they do give preference to live auditions. It just shows more interest than sending in a tape and of course, you get unlimited tries on the tape and there's the potential for a lot of editing.
However, if you tell them it's because of financial reasons, they'll probably be reasonable...
Graham
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Author: rgames
Date: 2006-03-23 17:10
>> To list them as additional requirements but then not ask you to
>> do it is a bit sadistic!
>But par for the course for any orchestra audition, summer festival, school >or professional audition.
I've seen bits of the Daphnes and Chloe on other audition lists (and have never been asked to do it) but I've never seen nearly the entire movement listed as it was for Tanglewood - difficulty is one thing but sheer volume of notes is something else entirely! That's the sadistic part, but not surprising, I suppose.
rgames
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