Archive for the 'auditions' Category
How to Reduce Anxiety Before a Concert
Yazan: Jason | 23 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: advice, auditions, bass, education
The following article was contributed by Ryan Rivera, who has had five years of experience helping people with anxiety and related issues. These tips should prove to be valuable for people preparing for auditions and performances. Enjoy! How to Reduce Anxiety Before a Concert by Ryan Rivera Playing an instrument on stage is a lot [...]
YouTube Symphony details
Yazan: Jason | 03 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: auditions, videos
More about the 2011 YouTube Symphony from Michael Tilson Thomas:
Auditioning Advice for High School Students
Yazan: Jason | 31 August 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: advice, auditions
I have spent the last decade plus preparing high school double bass students to audition for youth orchestras, competitions, All-State Orchestra, and college. A lot of my students have done very well in their auditions for these events, and I have always tried, through observing how my students do in these competitive situations, to refine [...]
Audition tips from Peter Lloyd
Yazan: Jason | 23 June 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: advice, auditions, bass
Here’s a PDF of a great interview between James Kjelland (Professor of String Pedagogy at Northwestern) and Peter Lloyd (the former instructor of double bass at Northwestern–now taking over as bass instructor for the Colburn School in Los Angeles) about the topic of auditioning. This is valuable advice that is worth adding to any music [...]
Robert Oppelt on John Adams
Yazan: Jason | 01 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: advice, auditions, bass
Robert Oppelt, who serves as Principal Bass of the National Symphony, just put out a new article on his excellent website about the bass solo in John Adams’ latest opera Dr. Atomic. This work was commissioned and premiered by the Lyric Opera of Chicago (I’ve even got a photo of the Lyric Opera bass section [...]
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