Clarinet Auditions - SP19scales, endurance, etc.) and applying them to excerpts is crucial for your...
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James Madison University Ensemble Auditions - Spring 2019 Clarinet Dear JMU Clarinetists, Enclosed please find the music for Spring 2019 Ensemble Auditions. This audition will determine your placement in the JMU Bands and Orchestras. Clarinet auditions are scheduled for Sunday, January 6th, at 2:15-4:15pm, room 1115. Auditions will be behind the screen, “blind.” It is essential that listening to all excerpts (recordings or videos of full orchestra/wind ensemble) becomes a part of your preparation. Please carefully study terms, tempi, rhythms, articulations, dynamics and phrasing, in addition to practicing technical aspects. Please remember that practicing fundamentals (tone color, stability, intonation, clarity of response, scales, endurance, etc.) and applying them to excerpts is crucial for your best playing quality. If you do not have access to A clarinet, please play all excerpts on B-flat clarinet, even if indicated “In A.” You DO NOT have to TRANSPOSE the parts. If you have an A clarinet available, please play excerpts designated for A clarinet on this instrument. List of excerpts: 1. Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite, III. Waltz of Flurries, solo. 2. Rachmaninoff - 2 nd Piano Concerto,2 nd mvt. Solo. 3. Graham - Harrison’s Dream, section solo (opening and 265, the same theme). 4. Strauss - Till Eulespiegel’s Marry Pranks, reh. 30-33. Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding the materials. Best wishes to your preparation and audition. The ensemble directors and I are looking forward to hearing you! Sincerely, Dr. Sarunas Jankauskas Assistant Professor of Clarinet James Madison University [email protected]
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JamesMadisonUniversityEnsembleAuditions-Spring2019
Clarinet
DearJMUClarinetists,
EnclosedpleasefindthemusicforSpring2019EnsembleAuditions.ThisauditionwilldetermineyourplacementintheJMUBandsandOrchestras.ClarinetauditionsarescheduledforSunday,January6th,at2:15-4:15pm,room1115.Auditionswillbebehindthescreen,“blind.”
Itisessentialthatlisteningtoallexcerpts(recordingsorvideosoffullorchestra/windensemble)becomesapartofyourpreparation.Pleasecarefullystudyterms,tempi,rhythms,articulations,dynamicsandphrasing,inadditiontopracticingtechnicalaspects.Pleaserememberthatpracticingfundamentals(tonecolor,stability,intonation,clarityofresponse,scales,endurance,etc.)andapplyingthemtoexcerptsiscrucialforyourbestplayingquality.
IfyoudonothaveaccesstoAclarinet,pleaseplayallexcerptsonB-flatclarinet,evenifindicated“InA.”YouDONOThavetoTRANSPOSEtheparts.IfyouhaveanAclarinetavailable,pleaseplayexcerptsdesignatedforAclarinetonthisinstrument.
Listofexcerpts:1. Tchaikovsky-NutcrackerSuite,III.WaltzofFlurries,solo.2. Rachmaninoff-2ndPianoConcerto,2ndmvt.Solo.3. Graham-Harrison’sDream,sectionsolo(openingand265,thesametheme).4. Strauss-TillEulespiegel’sMarryPranks,reh.30-33.
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestionsregardingthematerials.Bestwishestoyourpreparationandaudition.TheensembledirectorsandIarelookingforwardtohearingyou!
Sincerely,
Dr.SarunasJankauskasAssistantProfessorofClarinetJamesMadisonUniversityjankausx@jmu.edu
1. P.Tchaikovsky-NutcrackerSuiteOp.71a,III.ValsedesFleurs.Mm.45-69(skip6measuresofrests;donotplayafterB).Waltztempo.InA.
2. S.Rachmaninoff-PianoConcertoNo.2,mvt.II.
Measure4afterreh.17to4after18.Tempo:Adagiosostenuto,quarternote=52.InA.
3. P.Graham-Harrison’sDream.Mm.265-278.InB-flat.
4. R.Strauss-TillEulenspiegel’sMarryPranks.6measuresafterreh.30toreh.33.Temporange:dottedquarter=84-108.InB-flat.
