Author: JHowell
Date: 2013-03-05 04:03
"Making it" and "starting out" are two different things.
If you wait for auditions to play in an orchestra you might be waiting a while. Lots of players get experience working as subs. Play for the principals of local small orchestras. If you're good and easy to work with, and if you can play auxiliary clarinets, you might start building a freelance base where you live.
Many players move (or commute) for small jobs that don't pay enough to live. But they pick up teaching, maybe a day job, and they get heard. They learn the craft, and take bigger auditions. So, maybe take some auditions and see how it goes, for a reality check if nothing else. If you win, then the discussion of whether the pay is sufficient incentive to move makes sense. It doesn't matter how little an orchestra pays if you can't win the job. Once you have a job offer, then you can start looking for the other pieces of the puzzle.
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