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Re: Second clarinet audition material?

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-11-20 20:19

I've never known an orchestra that required a clarinet player to play sax. If they can and want to they will be asked to play if their position can be subed for easily. Our old second player used to play sax and the assistant would then play second. I think all seats in a section require playing first parts at auditions, even a bass audition. When auditioning for second, or bass, sometimes they will ask you to play along with the first player to see how you blend. Because players do rotate at times, the bass player may have to play seconds at times. It is correct, if an orchestra has four players the assistant usually plays Eb and must audition on it. If the orchestra has three players it's usually the second player that plays Eb and will have to prepare first, second and Eb parts. The good news is that orchesrta's always send out lists of what you need to play. Some just give you the pieces and which parts to play while others actually give you the actual passages to play.

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

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