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Re: Technical Agility

Author: Wisco99
Date: 2015-04-01 22:29

All the above advice is excellent, practicing VERY slowly, take some lessons, and very gradually work up to speed. Having spent many years as an orchestra contractor for national shows and Broadway shows I am surprised that you have to take an audition. Every contractor I knew went by the reputation of a musician from other musicians they respected. There were no auditions, and when people offered to audition for me I simply told them it was a demeaning process and did not mean much. Good musicians like to play with good musicians, and if 2 or 3 really great musicians recommend someone you can bet they know how to play and play well with others.
I also have to question why you want to take the audition on clarinet. Is that your strongest instrument? The Milwaukee symphony has auditions for subs, but you are required to play sax, flute, and clarinet, but the kicker is they actually hire based on recommendations for sax sections so only a fool takes the audition which is usually nobody. I have done many tours and never auditioned for anyone. In the free lance world the musicians who are worth hiring would never bother to consent to an audition and a contractor is lucky to get them. You might want to get to know the people who are actually getting hired for shows. Their recommendation can carry a lot of weight. Take some lessons from them.

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