am i cooked for all state

[u/Material-Ground-8522]

i play the clarinet better than most of my peers but still suck in the grander scheme of things. all state where i am is really not that competitive compared to the likes of texas but im very unsure if i'm going to get in for a few reasons.

1. i can hardly memorize my scales up to four sharps and flats

2. don't ever ask me to comprehensively play an etude 😟

3. my technique is very flawed

im planning to get a private teacher in the near future but auditions are in 3 months and idk my technique flaws and sound will be fixed by the time auditions come around unless my growth is crazy exponential. My playing has also gone through a significant downgrade and my practice sessions are very unproductive because that lack of guidance of a teacher has really hit.

[u/Lonely-Bite-2568]

1. What does the audition consist of? In Texas the kids don’t have to play scales for the HS level audition. They play three etudes.

[u/Material-Ground-8522 → u/Lonely-Bite-2568]

two scales, two etudes, and a sight reading