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Auditioning
I have a CRO audition next Saturday and this is my 3rd time auditioning [7th grade I got 2nd violin 5th to last chair, 8th grade I got 1st violin 7th chair and this is the last year I can audition for CRO] and I really want to be 1st chair 1st violin. I have few questions though.
Is there any way to reduce my nervousness? And the auditioning sheet thing said to play two octave scales for the scales listed below. I was thinking of just doing three octaves with 4 notes in one bow because the speed is 120 and I can't fit a whole bow when it goes that fast. So what kind of bowing should I use and should I do 3 octaves?
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I would do what the info sheet says.
Two octaves.
(This is my 4th year playing violin so i know about this stuff)
I'd say for tone quality, keep it about 2-3 notes in a bow.. if you go too fast you could lose your tone quality.
And don't do vibrato on any of the notes unless you plan on doing it on all of them.
Just practice the scales until they get soooo annoying.
I have a really bad stress nervousness problem and that's what I always do. Also, take deep breaths and think to yourself, "I can do this!".
If you don't have a good attitude in the beginning, you're gonna fail no matter what.
From what you said already, you're good, so even if you get 4th chair or last chair, you made it and you're talented enough to beat out a bunch of other kids who worked as hard as you did.
Good luck!
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well, i dont know too much about violins, but i used to be in an orchestra and stuff and i found it helpfull to get a good nights sleep, and eat a good breakfast. try a vegetable omletter with whole grain toast and juice.
also before your audition try something like yogic breathing, heres an explination that i copied from a site. this can help calm you down if you do it for 5 or so minutes.
A common diaphragmatic breathing exercise is as follows:
1. Sit or lie comfortably, with loose garments
2. Put one hand on your chest and one on your stomach
3. Slowly inhale through your nose or through pursed lips (to slow down the intake of breath)
4. As you inhale, feel your stomach expand with your hand. If your chest expands, focus on breathing with your diaphragm
5. Slowly exhale through pursed lips to regulate the release of air
6. Rest and repeat
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try to think about something that comes you down
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