- Sometimes people complain
that they can't even get into an audition
and they don't know really quite
how to go about getting into it.
My best recommendation for that
is to let your teacher help you.
If you simply can't get in
usually a call from your teacher,
certainly here at The Shepherd School,
the faculty is certainly visible enough
within the world musical community
that a call can help that.
Case in point,
last year for a Dallas Symphony audition,
student of mine couldn't get in
and I called up the Principal Horn
and I said "You need to hear this person."
And lo and behold
he's now the new Associate Principal Horn
of the Dallas Symphony.
So these things can work out.
You deserve to be heard if you really want to go.
Remember also this, that as union orchestras,
if you're a union member, that orchestra must hear you.
If you really want to play, you can force them to hear you.
Probably the committee won't even realize that you're
one of the people that forced their way in the door.
So that probably won't hurt you there.
The personnel manager might not be happy with you,
but who cares?
They're not a voting member of the committee.
So best recommendation,
go to your teacher first,
if not that let your union help you.