in 2019, a cellist named maria reached out to me about her audition struggles. on paper, she was the “worst audition candidate ever” (her words). she had 2 small children, a full-time teaching job, and hadn’t taken an audition in 4 years.

it's episode #8 of the auditionhacker podcast, and i'll go over my best methods for getting better feedback.

it’s episode #7 of the auditionhacker podcast, and i’ll go over:

• how i spent 6 months perfecting the 12 delécluse études,

• the special strategy i used in preparation, called “the magical shrinking self-recording workflow”,

• how preparation needs to be structured for a recording vs. a live audition, and

• my best tips and strategies to make a recording session go smoothly.

it’s episode #6 of the auditionhacker podcast, and i’m going over: 

• the legendary and now-defunct practice of challenges, 

• adopting the olympian mindset as a musician, and 

• the most accurate indicator of future audition success.