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laura
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hi
i got my audition in march i am so nervous anyone got any advice for me?
i play the cornet but i have no idea what to play?
please help
i am looking forward to seeing the bands in febuary at the mount batten festival in London very exciting.
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Laura..
Nerves will only make your audition more difficult. Other than the wish to become a member of probably the most exciting and World famous group of flexible musicians, why should you be nervous..>?? If it's what you want to be, then just go for it whatever it takes.
I'm sure if you make the right contact at the School Of Music, they'll give you an idea of the standard of audition piece required..But hey ho..You may think you're a cornet player, but they might decide you're better suited to Basses..or God Forbid ..French Horn... 
Just make sure you get there, and then you can somewhere in the future ramble on like I'm doing to some other unsuspecting candidate for "The Time Of Their Life"..
Bon Chance,,xx
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I am not a bandsman laura as you may know ,but just go with belief in yourself and you will do it as all of your forerunners have.They are the best and you are jioning the best
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Laura,
Just play a piece that you are already comfortable with, whatever your experience level. Do not try to show off with anything too difficult, the instructors and profs have seen it all before. Have a choice of three pieces that cover all angles - fast / slow, technical / expressive. The rest is down to your musicianship and confidence.
Don't be shy or hold back, you have one chance, sell yourself!
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Play something that you are comfortable performing that will show the board your skills. Don't go for something that is going to be too difficult for you to perform or too easy that it doesn't show your potential. The audition is looking for POTENTIAL, not a virtuoso 
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Ditto to all the above - and best of luck from me too.
They took me! Not only that but at least one of the members of this forum had never played a musical instrument in their life before joining, although I must admit that was a long time ago - however, Deli's advice still stands... potential is what is being looked at.
Relax and play like you know you can, try to turn the nerves to your advantage and use the adrenalin to help your performance - you KNOW you can do it so what's the problem?
Believe in yourself and show them how good you are!!!!
Keep us informed OK?
Now you've got all of us rooting for you - you can't fail... 
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| admin wrote: | | Play something that you are comfortable performing that will show the board your skills. |
I played Uckers and the board was well impressed until I upped it. |
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Your not an ucker cheater|| are you aaron ?????    
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:29 am Post subject: audition |
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| i auditioned and was extremely nervous, but really theres no need they are very nice over at the school. just get yourself as fit as possible for your mile and a half, and musically- chose pieces you already know as if your starting a piece from new then on the day your sure to be more nervous. hope this helps and best of luck |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Audition |
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| laura wrote: |
i play the cornet but i have no idea what to play?
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Good luck Laura!
I seem to remember being auditioned on nearly every firkin instrument going, inc. clarinet, cornet, piano, bugle, and ... I'm trembling as I write this ... french horn. I was trying to play a C major scale to the horn prof (I think he was known as Jiz???) and instead came out with 'The flight of the bumble bee'. Firkin 'ell, those harmonics are close together!
As has already been hinted at on this thread, don't be surprised if you get offered a different instrument than cornet. After 2 yrs and 8 months, clarinet and violin will seem OK, just ask Loof!
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Don't be shy or hold back, you have one chance, sell yourself! |
Finally, be velly velly careful about 'selling yourself'. I thought I was selling my soul to Satan  in return for virtuoso french horn technique in order to pass my audition. Boy was I disappointed when I found out it I'd misread the contract and it was Santa instead. 
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But Nonny, I'm sure I've seen you at odd conventions in George Street selling yourself to some of the more "liberal" members of society!
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| General Melchett wrote: | | But Nonny, I'm sure I've seen you at odd conventions in George Street selling yourself to some of the more "liberal" members of society! |
Ah Melchy, you are perfectly correct of course: you did indeed see me, and I was indeed selling myself, but unfortunately we couldn't agree a price. You were trying to barter with an old boiled sweet covered in fluff  ; you know the minimum price I charge so make sure you've got your pocket money with you in future, there's a good fellow! 
Now, jog my memory Melchett old bean, what was the name of the french horn prof? I seem to remember him being an obnoxious t**t. Another prof was known as 'slippery' though I can't remember why.
Happy memories of Albert the trombone prof. He stopped and gave some of the new entries a lift back to barracks during the Commandant's Day exercise. Oh dear, oh dear, we all got it in the neck for that one as he dropped them off right outside the guard room. Oops. Albert was famous for cycling to work and then wondering why he couldn't find his car. I asked about him while working with his former orchestra a few years ago and he was fondly remembered by the trombone section. What a character!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject: Audition |
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If I may jump in, the Horn "Prof" was S. Caldicott I believe. Best not to get Melchy started about him though-the less said the better. 
In fact, I'm sure it's all been brought up on this forum on a different thread elsewhere... |
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General Melchett
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Caldicot Grrrrr...........!
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