Here’s another post on those auditions….they’re coming up in just under two weeks. I can’t believe how close they are…I’m stressed about them. Of course. Who wouldn’t be…basically your whole college depends on how well you do. I’m sure I’ll do fine. Just as a reminder I’m playing Debusy’s Reverie and Rob Deas’ How Great Thou Art/Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. I hope that I’m good enough…we’ll see…I’ll hopefully blog about it in about two weeks.
10 days remaining
I’m starting to stress again. It’s unfortunately part of my personality. I am faithfully and diligently working on Debussy’s Reverie in hopes that it will be enough to somewhat impress. I must admit that I know that that won’t really impress, I mean I am playing it slightly special and I want to show that I have dynamic range and control. I know that Rob Deas’ arrangement of How Great Thou Art is going to show I have a range of technique. I want to show that I’m better at hymns than classical. The only reason for that is that I just wasn’t exposed to it as much and it wasn’t super necessary. Please pray for me as the auditions come closer.
96 days and counting.
I think have chosen my pieces. Going to Pensacola Christian College has given me great concern about what to play. I am so nervous about it.
Debussy’s Reverie – No matter how simplistic this piece is I think that I can bring a new life to it and my own unique interpretation.
How Great Thou Art/Beethoven’s 5th Symphony – This amazing piece is arranged by Rob Deas is what I’m going to use for the hymn arrangement.
Hopefully these piece will get me an appropriate teacher. I want to portray an attitude that I’m willing to learn but also that I can play piano and I’m not just some kid that can barely play. 🙂
For college, all music majors must audition. If you want to know the requirements here it is:
Auditions for Music Students
Who Should Audition? – All students who plan to pursue a major or minor in any of the music degrees at Pensacola Christian College.
Why Do I Audition? – A student auditions to determine which of our music degrees will be best suited for the student’s level of proficiency and in order to secure placement into the classes or lessons required by each course of study.
When Do I Audition? – Music auditions are scheduled during the days of registration at PCC.
What Should I Perform?
Piano Proficiencies – The student will play one work from the Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Impressionistic, or Modern style periods and one hymn arrangement. (Memory is preferred but not required.)
Instrumental Proficiencies – The student will play one classical work, and one hymn arrangement. The two works should be in contrasting styles, one lyrical and one technical. (Memory is preferred but not required.)
Voice Proficiencies – For Music Performance or Music Education: perform a classical selection by memory. For Church Music: perform a church selection by memory. For voice proficiencies, attention will be given to vocal potential, musical accuracy, and communication skills.
Choral Conducting Proficiencies – For Music Education: sing a classical selection by memory. For Church Music: sing a church selection by memory. For conducting proficiencies, attention will be given to musicianship and basic vocal ability.
This doesn’t seem like much. I guess. Now I have the difficulties of picking two audition pieces. One classical and one hymn. Here’s the dilema: I want to pick pieces that are difficult/techniqually challenging, but I don’t want them to hard to where I get stuck with a teacher that would be too hard for me. Here’s the list of stuff I want to play:
Classical:
Bach Invention No. 8
Mozart Turkish March (If I pick this I will have to work to get it right)
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata Movement 1
Hymn:
How Great Thou Art/Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
Oh How He Loves You and Me
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
If anyone has any suggestions I’ll take it. I’m not really sure what to pick or play.
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