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Re: an audition piece: a lyrical piece, or a technical piece?

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2010-06-22 17:17

The judges are going to want to hear both technique and lyricism. If this is for a high school all-city band, they'll be looking for technique first. At the all-state level, the balance will be closer to 50/50.

I advise choosing the technical piece. Practice it with a metronome to get the rhythm really solid. You lose more points for unsteady rhythm than anything else. Then, play it a little slower than your maximum speed and put some lyricism in it. That way you get both.

Ken Shaw

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