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 E flat clarinet auditions
Author: Noodler100 
Date:   2022-08-19 01:15

Hi everyone

Just wondering if anyone has any words of advice/wisdom on how to approach audition day when you have to play E flat as well as B flat/A excerpts. In particular warm up, what to do in the hall, between excerpts, keeping reeds moist during the audition, switching instruments…basically any lessons learnt that anyone would be willing to pass on. I do as much chopping and changing between instruments as I can during practice, especially picking up instruments, setting up a reed without playing and playing various excerpts. I assume worse case that I get asked to chop and change instruments in an audtion and try and work that into my practice.

Many thanks indeed for everyone’s thoughts,
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 Re: E flat clarinet auditions
Author: DaphnisetChloe 
Date:   2022-08-19 07:49

Practice starting excerpts cold with no warmup so you can get good at nailing entrances when you're feeling uncomfortable (to replicate the audition feel). Also keep your mouthpiece cover on your Eb clarinet to stop the reed drying out and/or warping before you play it in the audition.
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 Re: E flat clarinet auditions
Author: SecondTry 
Date:   2022-08-19 16:13

I'd like to think at this point in my life that at the vey least I know what I don't know, and hopefully know who to turn to find out more about the things I'm ignorant about.

I hope this helps:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jessica+phillips+clarinet

Ms. Phillips has a bunch of videos, in case you aren't aware, specific to Eb clarinet and jobs.
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 Re: E flat clarinet auditions
Author: Noodler100 
Date:   2022-08-24 11:16

Many thanks both for your advice. The video selection is a good one.
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