HOW TO IMPROVE CELLO ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS
Orchestral auditions have become the main way to get into an orchestra. That is why preparing orchestral excerpts for auditions is a mandatory path to go through. In order to perfect my preparation of a selection of the most requested orchestra excerpts, I selected relevant etudes to support my practice. Together with my private teachers and youtube tutorials given by orchestral cellists around the world, I created a guide to help my practice. My goal was to find an approach that would not only support the technical demands of performing these excepts, but also create a better understanding of the difficulties while maintaining my own musicality. How can the preparation of orchestral excerpts improve and develop my artistic and musical skills? What role do etudes play in this process?
Author: Carmen Ramírez Campos
