As musicians finish preparing for an audition, they take time to reground themselves and remember how the scores are not reflected off of an individual’s talent when being selected from the top 50% of each room of auditioners.
Students in Music Ensembles prepare for upcoming auditions that determine where students get placed in the New Hampshire 2024 Jazz Ensembles.
Senior Auditioner James Dooley put in extra time for his senior year audition to try to improve upon past score results.
“I am working more on my improvisation section for this year because that was a problem area for me last year,” Dooley said.
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“I have put in a good amount of time, we rehearsed it a little bit during jazz but I put in a decent amount of time at home as well,” Dooley said.
The music department was acting as an extra resource to help musicians prepare for upcoming auditions to provide feedback.
Junior Auditioner Simone Miller has been practicing with her friends to get more comfortable with the audition setting.
“I’ve been practicing with friends going over material together,” Miller said. “We were able to critique each other so we can get used to the pressure of someone watching you.”
Preparing with others gives you a better chance to have less nerves when in the audition setting.
“The way you play by yourself is a lot different than the way you play when people are watching you,” Miller said.
“I’m a little nervous,” Miller said.“I gotta practice sight reading more. I’m not the best at that, but I have the etude stuck in my head so I’ll definitely be good.”
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Choir Director Danielle Loschiavo helps prepare students for upcoming music opportunities.
“I am willing and always wanting to help my students prepare for anything whether it be music or an audition and other aspects of music too,” Loschavio said.
“Sometimes they have other vocal coaches or instructors so I love to try to support that but I also don’t want to conflict with any of the advice they’ve given,” Loschavio said. “Sometimes they are wrong on individual things.”
Music teachers try to support students in ways that can accommodate what they need to help students feel most confident and prepared.
“I give them feedback if they want it and give advice, and record practice tracks, anything that I’m able to do to help them I try to do,” Loschiavo said.
