Category: Auditions

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Preparing for Cello Auditions as a High School Senior

By Guest Blogger October 31, 2016

Subjects Auditions, Pre-College

Tags Auditions, cellobello, CelloBlog

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Beneath the Surface of Brahms

By Brant Taylor March 4, 2015

Subjects Auditions, Orchestra, Repertoire

Tags 3rd symphony, audition excerpt, Brahms, Brant Taylor, cellobello, CelloBlog

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Playing Audition Excerpts: Yes, the Devil’s in Them

By Brant Taylor May 2, 2012

Subjects Auditions, Orchestra

Tags artistry, Auditions, Brahms, Brant, cello, cellobello, color, control, dynamics, Excerpts, exploration, fingerings, goals, inflection, legato, nuance, shifting, success, Taylor, tempo, understanding

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Myth Busters

By Brant Taylor November 16, 2011

Subjects Auditions, Orchestra

Tags assumptions, Audition, Brant, cello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, coaching, Conductors, CSO, expression, fingerings, Instruments, mistakes, musicianship, orchestra, potential, Preparation, recordings, repertoire, Taylor, tempo

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Defining the Intangible

By Melissa Kraut April 11, 2011

Subjects Auditions

Tags articulation, Auditions, bow, bow speed, career, cello, cellobello, clarity, commitment, Concerto, connection, Development, Experience, expression, imagination, intentions, intonation, knowledge, Kraut, Melissa, musicianship, passion, possibility, potential, quality, reflection, skill, sound production, Strings Magazine, students, success, suggestions, Technique, tone, vibrato

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Putting Your Best Foot Forward in Auditions

By Yeesun Kim March 22, 2011

Subjects Auditions

Tags anxiety, Auditions, cello, cellobello, clarity, commitment, communication, confidence, connection, control, energy, intentions, Interpretation, Kim, personality, potential, pressure, stress, tuning, Yeesun

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Two Minutes of Your Time

By Brant Taylor March 14, 2011

Subjects Auditions, Orchestra

Tags artistry, Auditions, beauty, Brant, cello, cello section, cellobello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Concerto, CSO, ensembles, Excerpts, Experience, honesty, nerves, numbers, orchestra, Practice, Preparation, process, Taylor, Time, trends

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