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Re: Semi-Pro?

Author: donald
Date: 2024-04-16 12:39

At the risk of sounding bitter... a LOT of the time the difference between "Pro" and "semi pro" is just how good you are at making friends and playing the game correctly.
To be frank, the "Pro" scene is really just an adult extension of the school yard politics you first encounter aged 5 or 6.
Ok, not exclusively, but a LOT of the time.
(I can name 2 players I know, not on clarinet, who "failed" trial periods in orchestra that later hired 2nd rate players that are just better at being "friendy". Both those players went on to win jobs in more than one principal audition, so clearly there are some orchestra who make fair and sensible decisions.)

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