This week from Strings Daily…
1 Step to Acing Your School Audition
Smile and say hello when you walk into the audition. Don’t stay buried in your music, and don’t turn away from the people in the room to play for an empty part of the hall, says violist Jodi Levitz, chair of the string department at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Create a Successful Chamber Music Ensemble
Start by finding the right people to join your group with expert advice from the Emerson, Pacifica, Miró, and Del Sol string quartets and Quartet San Francisco in How to Find the Right Chamber Music Partners. This new Strings Guide, complete with video insights from the Del Sol Quartet, will help you find a common vision and ensure a long life for your group.
How to Properly Participate in a Master Class
Be really comfortable with the material. If the master says, “Try it from here doing this,” and you’re not well prepared, starting in the middle won’t be an easy thing to do. Improvising during practice is another way to up your preparedness. Try a phrase with an up bow instead of a down bow.
Heat Up Your Summer with Tangos for String Quartet
Tango, the dance form that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the early 20th century, has been brought back to the forefront of string players’ consciousness with these two expressive compositions. Play “Four Tango Postcards” with attitude.
Violinist Josef Suk, 1929–2011
The celebrated violinist Josef Suk—a National Artist of the Czech Republic and the great-grandson of the composer Antonín Dvorak—has died. He was 81. Read more
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