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10 Tips to Make the Most of Your Audition Day
I remember waking up and having a mixed sense of nervousness and excitement. It was the morning of my first audition day.
How to Use Mocks to Prepare for Your Live Audition
Congrats! You were successful in submitting an amazing application with killer prescreening videos and were invited to come and play a live audition. One step closer to getting into your dream schools.
10 Tips for Recording and Editing Prescreenings
Alright, so now that you have an effective recording schedule, you have some practicing under your belt, and you got some lessons on the piece it is now time to record!
A Guide to Preparing for Music School Prescreenings
I remember talking to some of my colleagues at the University of South Carolina about Graduate School Auditions.
How to Pick Your Audition Repertoire
Congrats, you decided which music schools to audition for! This is an awesome first step to getting into your dream school. The next step is to start picking out your audition repertoire!
How to Pick Which Music Schools to Audition For
There are thousands of amazing music schools around the world. How are prospective undergraduate and graduate students supposed to filter out this seemingly endless list of schools to find the ones that best fit their needs?