Greetings, William and all, This is a good subject! I think the bottom line is the harder you work toward succeeding at something the more likely you are to succeed. I know there are some smart people that will cut holes in the statement, but really work at something and you will succeed.
If you don't go first, don't let it bother you, do your best, if anything goes wrong just keep going. If you really screw up don't ask to do again unless you know you can nail-it the second time. Take your time but don't make the panel wait too long. For a symphony audition, you may be the best person there and not get the job, never get discouraged, just keep at it, It isn't just in the audition preparation, but in life. I never did well if I had alcohol in my system. I think my best audition was after a wonderful breakfast, a good nights sleep, no jet-lag, thinking positively, being happy etc. I remember an audition where the candidates were coming out say saying something like "I just couldn't play loud enough for the committee" then I went in a played soft and got the job! I was most impressed by a group of people who played in a brass quintet. When a member had an audition, they made that person play the audition every day and they critiqued the candidate; this is awesome preparation, just getting in the habit of playing an audition . . . Richard O. Burdick _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
