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Jason Rogers Veteran Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 5:57 am Post subject: Orchestral Auditions!!!: How much sight reading? |
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Please this is a critical question!!!My question is aimed at the professional orchestral or military band players. To audition, we all have to play a solo and excerpts....but then the sight reading! At an audition, what did you sight read? How much time was spent on sight reading? I am trying to persuade my advanced students to give more attention to sight reading!!! _________________ Martin Committee 1954
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CodyMac90 Regular Member
Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 12 Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:49 am Post subject: |
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That’s going to be more of concern when it comes to military band auditions. The only times I have ever had to sight read, was in a few DC band final rounds. Even then, it’s really standard stuff.
As for orchestra, you probably won’t run across sight reading, unless it’s your first audition and you make it to the final round. Meaning, if your making finals, you’ve probably come across any rep that they will put in front of you. The BIGGER concern will be, can you transpose. They may put a different edition than you’re used to seeing, and it’ll mess with your eyes. The stronger you can be at transposition, the more quickly you can relax in your seat.
So, advice, get easy etude books(Aruban Art of Phrasing), and play two, each day, in different keys. Obviously advance to other etudes after that. This will simulate the feeling that you’re trying to create for your students. |
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Can we keep this consolidated? Come on Jason. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
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Jason Rogers Veteran Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:32 am Post subject: Your right kehaulani !!! |
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Sometimes I get greedy for answers _________________ Martin Committee 1954
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
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_________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
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Irving Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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In orchestra auditions, sight reading is usually in the final rounds. If you make it that far then they are interested in you. If you know the rep then you won't be surpised at what they give you for sight reading. If all they want to do is trip you up, then they can find some impossible obscure piece to give you. But I don't think that that is their aim. Just know the standard rep and you won't be sight reading. |
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Gottfried Reiche Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Irving wrote: | In orchestra auditions, sight reading is usually in the final rounds. If you make it that far then they are interested in you. If you know the rep then you won't be surpised at what they give you for sight reading. If all they want to do is trip you up, then they can find some impossible obscure piece to give you. But I don't think that that is their aim. Just know the standard rep and you won't be sight reading. |
Do you know this from experience? I've never encountered sight reading in the dozens of auditions I've taken, and the several that I've won. I've also sat on committees and we've never asked for it. Curious as to your experiences.
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