Welcome to our Audition Prep Course
A 5-week course aimed to help you ace your Junior & Senior Regional Orchestra Audition.
Would you like to be the most prepared student at the audition this year? The one the judges put first on their list?
We'll cover everything you need to feel confident, play great, and make the cut on audition day.
Would you like to be the most prepared student at the audition this year? The one the judges put first on their list?
We'll cover everything you need to feel confident, play great, and make the cut on audition day.
Who can sign up?
Ages 10 and older are welcome to enroll, as we'll be focusing on valuable learning and playing skills that will benefit any student. However, we'll be working specifically on elements necessary for a successful Regionals audition, so highly recommend this course to students in grades 7 - 12. We also recommend our Prep Course to students considering auditioning for All County Orchestra in the near future.
What we do.
- A pre-class packet of materials so you can get a head start prior to class
- Personal instruction on the required audition elements: performance excerpts, scales, and sightreading
- In-depth technique practice and drills to make playing easy and fluid
- Learn (and practice) the secret to being an amazing sightreader
- Play your required scales like a virtuoso
- Performance Skills, conquering nerves - we'll make sure you're ready and confident
- Mock Auditions, what to expect
- Plus, a checklist of everything you'll need to be the most prepared student on audition day!
This isn't a crash course.
No learning by ear or rote. No shortcuts. To make the cut, we'll be taking a very in-depth look at the repertoire you'll need, and working those scales to perfection. Expect A LOT of sightreading. But, by the end of our sessions, you'll own the music!
- Note and Rhythm Accuracy
- Dynamics, Expression
- Technique
- Ear Training, theory, form
- A look at the composer and historical elements
- Performance etiquette, audition preparation
What you'll receive when you register.
So that students can get a jump start before the Prep Course actually begins, once you register, we'll set you up with pre-class materials:
- a copy of the required audition music and our preparation guide
- practice guide
- copy of the required scales
- sample sightreading material & step-by-step guide
- countdown to audition day calendar
- Virtual Zoom meeting (prior to first class date) to review materials, ask questions
Schedule.
Zoom (virtual) meeting:
- August 1 - 7:00pm
- August 14
- August 21
- August 28
- September 11
- September 18
Location.
All classes will meet at The Music Studio, 300 Garrisonville Road, Suite 202, Stafford, VA 22554
Registration cost and deadline.
Cost: $275 (covers the entire course, Zoom pre-class meeting, music & supplies)
Final day to register: Monday, August 8, 2022
Final day to register: Monday, August 8, 2022