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Help with Blue Lake placement audition?
Im going to Blue Lake soon (for my first time), and im confused the audition when you get there that decides what band your in. Im in 8th grade and going to Blue lake for band (french horn) I know that the audition has some major scales and sight reading, but do the scales have to be memorized or do they give you a sheet of paper, and whats the sight reading like.. is it hard? Im getting nervous (and excited) for Blue Lake so any tips for the audition and in general for someone who hasn't been there would be nice. thanks
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- coolpotatoesliveLv 59 years agoFavorite Answer
go ahead and memorize your scales. I don't see what the judges would learn from hearing you play scales from a sheet. I don't know much about blue lake so I can't say how hard the sightreading will be. But here are some general tips: pay careful attention to the Time and Key, look through and find the hardest section and pick a tempo that will allow you to play that section well, be calm and avoid the pitfall of starting too fast, SUBDIVIDE AND COUNT, LEARN YOUR SCALES so that different keys won't throw you off, look for pattern - "difficult passages" often have some type of pattern which if you see it will help you play it easier.
Source(s): horn performance major
