Auditioning is a skill that we need to build
This 43 page guide takes you from setting up efficient practice routines all the way to performing your best on audition day -- all in one guide!
Here's a sneak peak!
Do you struggle with...
PLANNING YOUR PRACTICE?
Then chapter 1 is your go to! We cover how to segment your practice so you cover all of your repertoire and making every session count!
WORKING WITH ACCOMPANISTS?
This can be nerve-wracking, especially if it's the first time! In chapter 3, we go right into how you can get an accompanist, and what to do in that rehearsal!
GETTING IN "THE ZONE" AT AUDITIONS?
Right before your audition, you need to be mentally ready. That is what chapter 5 is all about.
MENTAL PRACTICE?
This doesn't get talked about enough, so chapter 2 is all about it!
SETTING UP MOCK AUDITIONS?
This is the best way to get used to auditioning. We cover how you can do this in chapter 4.
AUDITION NERVES?
We all get them, so ways of working through them are scattered all throughout the guide!
CELEBRATING YOUR EFFORTS?
This step is often forgotten, but not here! Check out chapter 7 for this one.
STAYING CALM IN THE AUDITION?
That small audition window is all you have. How to stay calm? -- it's in chapter 6.
Hello, my name is Eleanor. And just like you, I want to grow in my practicing and performing.
I created this guide after I navigated through music school auditions and tested out ways of auditioning... so you don't have to.
That is all in this guide -- just for you.
Get better at:
DEALING WITH NERVES
Let's get those butterflies to work for you and not against you!
FINDING A VENUE FOR VIDEO AUDITIONS
Learn key things to remember when finding the space for you
SEGMENTING YOUR PRACTICE
So that you cover all of your repertoire in the way that best fits you.
CREATING THE RIGHT MENTAL ATTITUDE
Your mindset makes a huge difference right before that audition.
REFLECTING AFTER YOUR AUDITION
We often forget this step, so chapter 7 is all about it!
WITH INSIGHTS FROM:
Max Blair, Associate Principal Oboist, Pittsburgh Symphony
Dr. Nathália Kato Giordano, collaborative pianist; adjunct professor, Duquesne University
Maestro Jacob Joyce, Associate Conductor, Pittsburgh Symphony
Dr. Jason Worzbyt, Professor of Bassoon, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Do you struggle with...
PLANNING YOUR PRACTICE?
Then chapter 1 is your go to! We cover how to segment your practice so you cover all of your repertoire and making every session count!
WORKING WITH ACCOMPANISTS?
This can be nerve-wracking, especially if it's the first time! In chapter 3, we go right into how you can get an accompanist, and what to do in that rehearsal!
GETTING IN "THE ZONE" AT AUDITIONS?
Right before your audition, you need to be mentally ready. That is what chapter 5 is all about.
MENTAL PRACTICE?
This doesn't get talked about enough, so chapter 2 is all about it!
SETTING UP MOCK AUDITIONS?
This is the best way to get used to auditioning. We cover how you can do this in chapter 4.
AUDITION NERVES?
We all get them, so ways of working through them are scattered all throughout the guide!
CELEBRATING YOUR EFFORTS?
This step is often forgotten, but not here! Check out chapter 7 for this one.
STAYING CALM IN THE AUDITION?
That small audition window is all you have. How to stay calm? -- it's in chapter 6.
Through auditioning for 12 different music schools in 3 different countries, I had a lot of trial and error.
Some auditions I came away feeling strong and confident, and others I knew I had to buckle down and improve.
Through that trial and error, I collected tried and true strategies for feeling confident in your audition.
This guide is full of them... just for you.
Are you ready to up your audition-game?