Tag: auditions
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The cost of orchestra auditions
Last year I finally started to get my financial life together and be diligent about tracking my business expenses… but in writing this I realized I forgot a few, so I’m glad I looked back! In 2019 I took six live auditions, and here is what I spent on them: Grand Total= $2897 for six…
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New World Symphony Audition
This audition was at the Colburn school in downtown LA, very convenient for me. The rep I played was Mozart G exposition, Leonore overture opening, Brahms 4, and Firebird. Thoughts: Mozart: pretty strong, and since the audition wasn’t blind, I was able to see the panel grooving along which was cool. Leonore: started too slow…
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How much do I practice?
Practice time is a prized commodity in our family, since both me and Robert are musicians. We try to make it as even as possible between the two of us and be creative about finding pockets of time throughout the week. I practice 6 days of the week, and 4 of those are while I…
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A bit weary
I have been doing a lot. Working a lot, and when I’m not working, practicing or otherwise preparing for auditions, one after another. Boom boom boom. I love it, but I’ve been feeling tired lately. Not just tired like I need to get more sleep- I think weary is the right word. Fear not, for…
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Audition Takeaways: Symphony Silicon Valley, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Colburn School
Hi! I’m back. I’ve had the pleasure of talking to some lovely young flute players lately, and realized I feel very strongly about sharing my experiences with other young aspiring flutists. When I was just starting to take auditions, I was more self conscious and insecure about telling people that, because I didn’t want to…
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Auditioning with babies
I have two kiddos- my daughter just turned three and my son just turned one. This year, I auditioned in Honolulu, San Diego, Dallas, Tucson, Redlands, and Santa Cruz, and submitted a couple of recorded auditions. Am I at a disadvantage auditioning with kids? Definitely a time disadvantage, since we don’t have help with child…