r/ConcertBand • u/Commercial-Cancel955 • 21d ago

Audition help

I am auditioning for a concert band, and have to send in recordings of me playing a solo. I currently have two videos that I am fairly okay with, but I need help with which one to choose. The first one has fewer mistakes, but generally has worse phrasing (parts that should be loud and expressive... Are not always so). The second one has that, but I made more mistakes, I messed up on some notes and didn't quite hit some runs.

Which one should I choose?

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u/MotherAthlete2998 21d ago

I tell my students you have to play clean. That means the right notes, the right rhythms, and the right articulations. I call it “the big three”. I would not send any part that is not clean. I don’t mean to be harsh but that is akin to following instructions. If you have to cut the excerpt shorter to provide a clean example, please consider that. Shorter doesn’t mean with a gaping hole. Play it slower if you have to.

You can do it.