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So she lost her mind because of music. Nice.

Op. Be advised that if anyone's trying to type a long, emotive response while one of your monetisation measures pops up, it deletes all their text and crashes RUclips.

After several years as a local NC orchestral bassist, it occurred to me that there are no last chair singer-bassist soloists. Nor any academic tradition in that category.

I don't even play the flute, I just clicked cause I thought the woman was beautiful. I like how expressive and positive she is, thank you for the video

This is brilliant. Really lovely and expertly played. I play a bit of flute and guitar. Crap at both.

I'm sometimes involved in casting in theatre and these days you need to have the correct skin colour above all else. In many cases the producer or director has already determined the required skin colour. If you come in with the wrong skin pigment, you can give the best audition of your life, but you ain't gettin' it kiddo.

This is cute and it isn't only for flutes. Funny and true. You just have to have a go and see.

hi bridget, i have just found your videos in youtube! GREAT! (i love the photo with peluk right in the back, reminds me of a great time in basel, many years ago!) looking forward to hear from you, matthias

I love being an amateur. I think art school and music school are more damaging than anything. Some people survive but those schools destroy people.

Thank you! somehow this helps me as a dyslexic organist.

This applies to ANY audition for that matter. For Every single instrument. And I am a pianist...

damn flute players are psycho!!!!!! LOL

Love everything about this performance..

You Rock, Bridget..focused and truthful.. love it.

That's terrific - thx for posting! Did you record the other movement/s?

Play the oboe.

Promo sm 🍀

So, basically it’s: 1) practice 8 hours a day. 2) prepare to blow them away with a huge, tiny, lyrical one-of-a-kind, but unremarkable sound that flows haltingly but is expressionless unless they want expression. 3) admit that nobody can blow away the entire jury. 4) understand that you’re sunk before you even start, And 5) Stay home and be glad you didn’t subject yourself to such lunacy.

I love how seemingly universal this bullshittery is regardless of one's experience with professional music.

Practicing over 8 hours a day made me hate the flute. It made me hate my instrument to the core and I quit the school I worked so hard to get into and all those decades I devoted to playing good enough felt like a waste. Eventually I gave my instrument away. This month I played the flute for the first time in eleven years and immediately that horrifying feeling came back to me. I think many people underestimate the pressure that comes with being or training to become a professional musician. I take my hat off for everyone who succeeds in doing it.

Not much information. Basically she says: " Either play what they wanna hear, but you don't know what that is, or do what you think is right and hope for the best" . How is this helping musicians?

I’ve never played flute but thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.

Exactly how is this helpful? 14:53 I mean you sound so bitter, where exactly is the hope in your diatribe? Let me offer something to the thread - if you want the principle position, work as hard as B. says, and then start the orchestra...

How do you think they should be run?

So it all boils down to bribery!

Had z laugh. Never take it personally. 😊

Love this advice/commentary! It is applicable to multiple performance disciplines (I am a theatre performer and choral singer). I love how this video covers two different approaches to audition confusion and anxiety: follow the rules/techniques, or "stuff it" and do YOU. Your final point has me hand-clapping: "Have a go, and don't take it personally." YES. Thanks for teaching that others (should that be their cup of tea to follow).

Sounds like everyone trying for every job ever.

I play with the sound I want to play😅. ( clarinet)

Seems that these processes all but destroy any fun of playing music.

2:00 every single key click?

absolute masterpiece. Only the truth was spoken

Wow! What a truly fantastic 9 min's 10 sec's I've just had. Thank you so much/Diolch mawr Bridget and Vladimir. Truly wonderful.

I don't buy for an instant practicing eight hours a day. You've got the talent or you don't. It has to come easily, and you'll know by your mid-teens whether that's the case, and often much sooner. At the orchestral level, you can't fake it. You can knock your head against the wall 24/7 but if it doesn't come naturally, sorry buddy.

i really love this video. Im starting to learn the flute and this video really got me psyched for auditions. thank you so much

Translation: Bridget doesn't play in an orchestra and probably never will.

Mes félicitations!

I’m not a flute player and I don’t know if I’ll ever audition for an orchestra but I really enjoy her accent and her animated way of talking about this ❤

I think this is more damaging to any young musician preparing for auditions than helpful. Most students are already worried and nervous about their auditions. This just paints it in an even more brutal light. Just play your music. If they like you they'll like you and that's that.

To quote John Travolta's character in the TV show, Welcome Back Kotter,................."I'm so confused!!" 😂🤣

This is helpful-thank you! I’ve always been fond of this one. I might pick it back up (I’m an adult amateur) after watching this! ⭐️

BRILLIANT!!

LOVED IT, and your enthusiasm.

This video was very disturbing. Sounds like too much wine to me.

This might be a strange question, but I've haven't looked into the orchestra hiring/auditioning processes yet so I'm not really sure. Do they have specific auditions for whichever chair doubles piccolo/alto? I play flute but honestly my heart belongs to my picc and I'd be completely happy no matter the chair I got as long as I got to double on it.

This is hilarious yet horrifying at the same time. I'm just starting to study music and this video made me question if I should even go into music as a career. Thank you for this informative perspective from you being a professional flutist.

Beautiful playing by all. Brought me to tears. Thanks for sharing

Many years ago my husband interviewed Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw and they both said the same thing about practicing 8 hours a day and it wasn't fun but absolutely necessary to play in an orchestra... Wishing you much success 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

How to in tune if you are using 440 pitch flute to audition for German orchestra 445?

"Sorry about that, can I start over?". "Sure, next year, different orchestra, bye". This happened to a now very famous musician (not saying, but it's out there). So never give up.