Applicants must submit the application and upload their video recording of a polished piece to YouTube by April 1. Music assignments are emailed in early May.
Instructions for uploading audition to YouTube
Chamber Music Ensemble Placement Audition Form
Although it may not look challenging to you, especially compared to your current solo repertoire, the challenging work comes in putting the ensemble together!
Below we’ve listed some expectations and suggestions for preparing your part prior to the beginning of Institute:
- Obtain a professional recording of the piece you are playing and assimilate this recording into your daily Suzuki listening.
- Listen to the professional recording 5 times in a row; the first time you listen follow along with your own part. The second through fourth times, follow along while watching the other three parts on the score. Follow the score with your finger to make sure you are actively listening and watching the music. The last time, listen to the recording while watching the score, trying to follow along who has the melody with your ears and with your eyes/finger following in the score.
- It is expected and important that you will have prepared the notes, rhythms, bowings, fingerings, etc. before you come to Beaver Creek. Getting help from your private teacher is highly encouraged and very important. A good ‘test’ to see if you are properly prepared is to try and play through your part along with a professional recording of the assigned piece.
- Prepare your personal part by marking in score study notes (see “Score Study 101”)