Honestly that is not bad at all. Obviously some of the intonation was a little funky but they don’t look for absolute perfection. I’m assuming that’s the technical excerpt so they’ll probably be looking for good general sound and rhythm/intonation. I’m from PA and we have lyrical excerpts for PMEA as well (which I think you posted in your other video) where musicality is more prevalent. You have to go in confident and play with a confident sound even if you feel super unprepared haha. You should be proud of yourself for making it this far and even taking the leap to audition for all-states!! Most kids at my school don’t go past regions. For audition day, I always like to run through excerpts slowly a couple times before I audition to adjust intonation and then I do one run through at “concert” tempo. To warm up, I always do a really slow chromatic scale (I play in triplets at at around quarter note = 60) just to get my fingers moving and help my ear. If you go in looking it as an opportunity to play for the panel and have fun with it rather than as a measure of your self-worth and playing ability, it will be much more enjoyable. I get really bad anxiety when it comes to playing for others or even taking tests at school so much so that I get sick. In case you feel similarly, I’ve had some teachers give me some words of advice that I try to keep in mind. A lot of things in life are scary-but it doesn’t mean they’re dangerous or even a bad thing. Say, someone jumps out from behind a corner and scares you. It’s not dangerous and you’ll laugh it off after. Same thing goes for tests and auditions. It might feel really uncomfortable and scary, but it isn’t dangerous. That kind of helped put it into perspective for me in case you’re worried about it. Best of luck and keep us posted on how it goes!! I apologize for such a long and scattered message 😅
Yeah my Intonation was kinda off these past few weeks because of the anxiety of performing for judges. Thus, my audition did not go great. But I am really glad that I at least tried. It felt like trying to solve a puzzle reading this comment lol
@@steadgotthetime2017 Oct/ Nov is region. Area comes a little later, but the actual all-state auditions always happen during the TMEA convention which generally in mid February.
@@pickledrick4800 I don't know what instrument/division/year you did tmea, but it's different for violin. I was a tmea all state violinist for 2024 and here was the timeline. October: Region 2-3 weeks later: Area/All-state (We had both at the same time for some reason and if we advanced past pre-area/area it went to state. By the end of November we got results as to whether we were tmea state musicians Then January there's an online chair test February is performance at the convention
@@steadgotthetime2017 Ah okay. I'm old and also a wind player 🤣. The etudes were posted in July before the school year started, region-area took place between October and December depending on your geographical location. For wind players, all state seating was determined in Feb DURING the convention (literally the day before rehearsals started)...we basically had like 20 pages of band and orchestra excerpts because we had no clue where we'd end up after advancing from area. I forgot that string players had a recording component that placed them in an ensemble beforehand. I'm a flutist, I played in the Symphony from 08'-11'.
Honestly, besides a few errors in intonation, this is really good. Dynamics and articulation are on point imo. And this is already a lot better than what I can do, so 💀
That was pretty good for a technical excerpt. In NMEA All-state they looked for almost a blend of intonation and tempo. From my experience, take the fastest you can play and go down 4-6 bpm. That's what I do and I've been making it annually. good luck! Don Juan is hard lol
Maybe it’s because I’m a double bass player and don’t really understand the levels of difficulty for violin but this seems harder than what Illinois did for state, we played Les Preludes, and this seems like another level of hard. Good luck on getting in, this is good playing
Its interesting how you guys in Virginia prepare actual exerpts, here in NY they make us prepare a whole movement of a solo. I played the Popper Hungarian Rhapsody (cello) and got in, but i wonder if i am able to get in for other states if they just required an exerpt. Im assuming that it must be hard to differentiate players from just a few exerpts
@realdanielshock I guess that's true, but I'm also assuming everyone plays those exerpts to near perfection. That's why I thought it would be hard. I guess the tradeoff with our method in NY is that it could be hard to compare someone who chose a romantic concerto to someone who chose a Bach suite for example. The styles are incomparable
I reckon that was pretty good. Though you might wanna improve your bow contact- it's making your high register notes sound a bit "squeaky". Other than that, I don't really hear a lot of problems.
@@adalinacharmin Im glad your trying out. What I usually do before an audition is to not look at electronics because i find that it distracts me even after I put it down. Next, Do not practice right before the actual audition for too long because that gets rid of energy. Next, Pay very close attention to sightrwding. I nearly failed my All state audition because i did a wrong tempo change. I got 50% on sight reading😭😭😭. next, when your at the audition place, talk to friends, it will help you relax. I would also try to treat yourself afterwards with food or anything really. Finally, do not let nerves get to you while you play. It seems like obvious advice but theres a reason why its so commonly said. Anyways, if you need help with general audition tips just let me know, and let me know how your audition goes. You got this!!!
It’s a high school thing. I know in Illinois, there are nine districts for music. You audition for one of the district concerts, and the best from the district auditions perform at the All-State festival.
I think it varies a little state to state. In Pennsylvania you have to be a sophomore in high school to audition for all state. Usually it’s after passing districts and regional festivals and auditions
Y'know the toughest parts are right after, the triplets towards the high G and way later, at the end of the excerpt I know, the soft triplets that are so insanely hard to get the intonation right. It's still no Schumann 2😂
drive.google.com/file/d/1pr_mQ4OUgse1tLG1pHSEfNdyrl_1kpdf/view?usp=sharing Not the best handwriting lol. Its on the second page btw, and good luck on your audition
Hi, I will be honest with you no offend just hard truth, your sound is horrible to listen to, if you want to improve work on this a lot. Sry to bé so différent than all the others comments that told you it's so good cause it's not. Have good day
Hey i get it, my sound was really bad and I was pretty nervous before the auditions. Also, havent cleaned my violin in a whule so yeah, my sound kinda sucks. Probably the mircophone also had something to do with it aswell
His sound is pretty good, go try yourself instead of wasting your time demoralizing other people. This is one of the most difficult excerpts in the repertoire. Keep the good work @GarlicClove
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I like that it ends with the Zelda opening a secret chest jingle lol
lol i see the resemblance
Lol
Lol
Honestly that is not bad at all. Obviously some of the intonation was a little funky but they don’t look for absolute perfection. I’m assuming that’s the technical excerpt so they’ll probably be looking for good general sound and rhythm/intonation. I’m from PA and we have lyrical excerpts for PMEA as well (which I think you posted in your other video) where musicality is more prevalent. You have to go in confident and play with a confident sound even if you feel super unprepared haha. You should be proud of yourself for making it this far and even taking the leap to audition for all-states!! Most kids at my school don’t go past regions. For audition day, I always like to run through excerpts slowly a couple times before I audition to adjust intonation and then I do one run through at “concert” tempo. To warm up, I always do a really slow chromatic scale (I play in triplets at at around quarter note = 60) just to get my fingers moving and help my ear. If you go in looking it as an opportunity to play for the panel and have fun with it rather than as a measure of your self-worth and playing ability, it will be much more enjoyable. I get really bad anxiety when it comes to playing for others or even taking tests at school so much so that I get sick. In case you feel similarly, I’ve had some teachers give me some words of advice that I try to keep in mind. A lot of things in life are scary-but it doesn’t mean they’re dangerous or even a bad thing. Say, someone jumps out from behind a corner and scares you. It’s not dangerous and you’ll laugh it off after. Same thing goes for tests and auditions. It might feel really uncomfortable and scary, but it isn’t dangerous. That kind of helped put it into perspective for me in case you’re worried about it. Best of luck and keep us posted on how it goes!! I apologize for such a long and scattered message 😅
Yeah my Intonation was kinda off these past few weeks because of the anxiety of performing for judges. Thus, my audition did not go great. But I am really glad that I at least tried. It felt like trying to solve a puzzle reading this comment lol
Wasn’t expecting to see another PMEA all state alum here.
I’m doing PMEA region orchestra on trumpet that’s crazy
I'm from PMEA too! Hoping to make it to states for choir this year!
So many PMEA people lol
Nice playing! Don Juan for an all state excerpt seems like an absolute pain. Anyways, best of luck!
it is aboslute pain lol
Violinists getting asked to play Don Juan for high school all state is wild
Probably Texas
@@pickledrick4800 It's not texas. We have our auditions in October/Novemberish
@@steadgotthetime2017 Oct/ Nov is region. Area comes a little later, but the actual all-state auditions always happen during the TMEA convention which generally in mid February.
@@pickledrick4800 I don't know what instrument/division/year you did tmea, but it's different for violin. I was a tmea all state violinist for 2024 and here was the timeline.
October: Region
2-3 weeks later: Area/All-state
(We had both at the same time for some reason and if we advanced past pre-area/area it went to state.
By the end of November we got results as to whether we were tmea state musicians
Then January there's an online chair test
February is performance at the convention
@@steadgotthetime2017 Ah okay. I'm old and also a wind player 🤣.
The etudes were posted in July before the school year started, region-area took place between October and December depending on your geographical location. For wind players, all state seating was determined in Feb DURING the convention (literally the day before rehearsals started)...we basically had like 20 pages of band and orchestra excerpts because we had no clue where we'd end up after advancing from area. I forgot that string players had a recording component that placed them in an ensemble beforehand. I'm a flutist, I played in the Symphony from 08'-11'.
DON JUAN??? dude thats a PROFESSIONAL excerpt
It is pretty professional but there probably much harder ones
Wow!! that was really really good, hope you get in, and learn from the experience if not. Honestly though this is very well done
I definietly learned a whole lot from the audition like working more on scales (I barely practice scales). Also, thank you for the kind comment.
@@GarIicClove Did you get in?
@@vedantbhalla2571 yes! I got 42nd 💀
@@GarIicClove 42nd is wild but congrats lmao
@@vedantbhalla2571 thanks bro!
Don Juan is a great piece, French Horn player here
it is such a great piece, but pain to everyone in the orchestra
Honestly, besides a few errors in intonation, this is really good. Dynamics and articulation are on point imo. And this is already a lot better than what I can do, so 💀
That was pretty good for a technical excerpt. In NMEA All-state they looked for almost a blend of intonation and tempo. From my experience, take the fastest you can play and go down 4-6 bpm. That's what I do and I've been making it annually. good luck! Don Juan is hard lol
I will use that 4-6 bpm reduction from now on, that seems pretty smart
Maybe it’s because I’m a double bass player and don’t really understand the levels of difficulty for violin but this seems harder than what Illinois did for state, we played Les Preludes, and this seems like another level of hard. Good luck on getting in, this is good playing
Good luck! You got this! How long have you been playing?
I have been playing for like 6-7 years
Its interesting how you guys in Virginia prepare actual exerpts, here in NY they make us prepare a whole movement of a solo. I played the Popper Hungarian Rhapsody (cello) and got in, but i wonder if i am able to get in for other states if they just required an exerpt. Im assuming that it must be hard to differentiate players from just a few exerpts
For ohio it’s a solo and an excerpt for the regional, an excerpt for the state, and an etude
For South Carolina it's just excerpts lol
excerpts would make it easier to differentiate better players cause they can compare auditioners w/ the same piece
@@AMC08I wish it was that for me! It was just two excerpts and scales :(.
@realdanielshock I guess that's true, but I'm also assuming everyone plays those exerpts to near perfection. That's why I thought it would be hard. I guess the tradeoff with our method in NY is that it could be hard to compare someone who chose a romantic concerto to someone who chose a Bach suite for example. The styles are incomparable
Just played this with the UChicago orchestra (violin). Super fun piece.
"NOT PREPARED" MY ASS, DAMN
I just wasnt practicing at all like a month before it, and I crammed a 3 hour lesson the day before the audition lol.
I reckon that was pretty good. Though you might wanna improve your bow contact- it's making your high register notes sound a bit "squeaky". Other than that, I don't really hear a lot of problems.
yeah my bow isn't great quality, but i will still try to hhave better bow contact
Sightreading was oddly easy this year
Either way nice playing :D
yeah sightreading was harder in regionals, and thank you
Play a little bit further away from the bridge, will give a more mellow and even sound. But the double stop intonation, very nice!
Nice job hitting the notes!!!
Thank you, those notes are rough to hit
@@GarIicClove I would imagine!!
I could literally never ply that high 💀💀
I had to play this recently for Dallas Symphony live at the Meyerson. They didn't like me.
What state is this for- or do all
the states have the same audition material ?
it is for virginia
@@GarIicClove oh cool. I made it for Connecticut, but it really isn't that impressive because I play the bass lmao
@@ayushrudra8600 well at the end of the day, it still all-state. So, nice job getting in
@@GarIicClove see u in all states brother
@@noahlianez8335 wait your in virginia all state aswell?
thats crazy and i cant even dream of playing that (im a highschool woodwind player)
yall violins got so unlucky this year 💀violas got so lucky with the bruni and elgar lol
bro thats so lucky, don juan sucks to practice
@@GarIicCloveWAIT BROOO DID YOU GET IN
@@shauryaahuja3689 yes sirrrrree
@@GarIicClove CONGRATS AND SAME
@@shauryaahuja3689 what rank did you get
See you in Richmond! I’ll be playing saxophone in the 3rd seat of the symphonic band :)
amazing work for getting such a high place (third best in state). see you in richmond aswell
dude at least you can get through it without seriously contemplating quitting altogether.
Google is mad sus. Waiting to check in rn lol and this gets recommended to me
Where were you checking in to get to this video lol?
I had all state auditions today too (va right?) and was waiting for my wave. I think google may be spying on us lmaoo
@@jn1561 oh shoot, what block did you have?
F…hopefully not for failure
@@jn1561 you probably did fine, i had block B for bi'm screwed
Gl my dude
thank you
Might as well get prepared. Don Juan, 1st page will be on every violin audition you ever take.
True, however that front page is torture
Wow. It’s so much easier in Ohio lol. We have the opening of Dvorak carnival overture and a Mazas etude for violin.
Wow that was amazing. Im auditioning for middle school all state could you give me some tips
@@Jayinthechat Theres a middle school all state? What state is that? do you want regular auditioning tips?
@@GarIicCloveI’m in Florida and I have middle school all state. Can I have regular auditioning tips?
my audition is in late September and all state is in January.
@@GarIicClovealso what grade are you in
@@adalinacharmin Im glad your trying out. What I usually do before an audition is to not look at electronics because i find that it distracts me even after I put it down. Next, Do not practice right before the actual audition for too long because that gets rid of energy. Next, Pay very close attention to sightrwding. I nearly failed my All state audition because i did a wrong tempo change. I got 50% on sight reading😭😭😭. next, when your at the audition place, talk to friends, it will help you relax. I would also try to treat yourself afterwards with food or anything really. Finally, do not let nerves get to you while you play. It seems like obvious advice but theres a reason why its so commonly said. Anyways, if you need help with general audition tips just let me know, and let me know how your audition goes. You got this!!!
Nice! Im not from USA, so can I ask you how old are you and what are the age limits for this "All State" thing?
It’s a high school thing. I know in Illinois, there are nine districts for music. You audition for one of the district concerts, and the best from the district auditions perform at the All-State festival.
I think it varies a little state to state. In Pennsylvania you have to be a sophomore in high school to audition for all state. Usually it’s after passing districts and regional festivals and auditions
All state is basically what the other 2 guys said
your tempo changes on the long notes through the whole excerpt, remember great tone doesnt matter if it isnt on time
damn ur good
thank you, do you play intruments as well?
@@GarIicClove yes! clarinet!
@@LeanneHolloway-cy2uo wow. how long have you played? Clarinet seems like a cool intrument to try but idk.
@@GarIicClove 3 years so far and I love it more and more
Y'know the toughest parts are right after, the triplets towards the high G and way later, at the end of the excerpt I know, the soft triplets that are so insanely hard to get the intonation right. It's still no Schumann 2😂
Yup I had to do that for another audtition. Also, what is the Schumann 2? is it violin or piano
@@GarIicClove His second symphony, the second movement. It's a ridiculously fast Scherzo that I had to learn for an audition
@@amvalkyrie6496 I just listened to it and its a lovely scherzo, but apparently schumann hates all first violin lol
hard excerpt! good intonation!
Did you get in?
Nice! Do you mind sharing your fingerings for this piece? I’m trying to practice different audition cuts to prepare for mine later this year.
Sure, I will send you a pdf of my fingerings to you in like 20 minutes
drive.google.com/file/d/1pr_mQ4OUgse1tLG1pHSEfNdyrl_1kpdf/view?usp=sharing
Not the best handwriting lol. Its on the second page btw, and good luck on your audition
@@GarIicClove Thank you! I hope I can play it as well as you did.
How good to u have to be to get in the all state?
theres not really a skill level you have to be, it is just how capable you are at orchestra music ig
Sounds like you made it! How were auditions 😊😊
auditions were fine, i had fun with some friends. only thing is that I barely made it into all state. i got 42nd.
@@GarIicClove what state?
@@GarIicClove oh wait i just read the other comments, im from va too and got 9th overall playing trumpet in all state
@@figaropop-to8lf amazing job for getting into all state let alone getting 9th
They cut out the best part. Try learning the rest of the first page.
Sadly they did cut the best part. However, I still did play the first page a while ago, and it was really fun to play
Did you make it?
what vst?
What state is using Don Juan as an excerpt? 💀
apparently virginia, the land of torturous excerpts.
@GarIicClove frfr I learned it once I was absolutely _ruined_ after
What state are you in?
Im a Solid, Liquid, and Gas if your talking about science. US state wise, im in virginia
@@GarIicClove I’m in a solid and liquid state.
@@Someone2464- No gas state?
How did it go?
I barely got in, 42nd
@@GarIicClove DOESNT MATTER YOU GOT IN YIPEEEE BE HAPPY AND CELEBRATE!!!!
@@shmeller5900 im am pretty happy that at least I got in as a freshman
@@GarIicClovebro i'm a freshman i didn't even try for virginia regionals i was like no way
@@GarIicClove exactly!!! Be happy
yo virginia
are you a fellow virginian?
@@GarIicClove yeah some of my friends went
Do the accents in the exact way they are written
I will keep that in mind but it is tricky with a piece like don juan
Ru Ukrainian?
@@Cliv_dude No
@@GarIicClove Oh, I was looking at your chess account and you played a lot of games against this Ukrainian guy so I thought you were friends of smh.
@@GarIicClove what do you estimate the acceptance for all state is?
@@Cliv_dude ohhh lol thats my irl friend. Do you want to play a round?
@@Cliv_dude idk the acceptance rate but its 42 students out of possible hundreds and maybe even an thousand. so yeah its pretty tough
That was obviously with practice. Rhythm on so is rehearsed. Intonation yikes. But this piece is tough
Yep, my intonation kinda sucked before the audition. Hopefully it is better now. But yeah, i wished I actually practiced lol
Hi, I will be honest with you no offend just hard truth, your sound is horrible to listen to, if you want to improve work on this a lot. Sry to bé so différent than all the others comments that told you it's so good cause it's not. Have good day
Hey i get it, my sound was really bad and I was pretty nervous before the auditions. Also, havent cleaned my violin in a whule so yeah, my sound kinda sucks. Probably the mircophone also had something to do with it aswell
His sound is pretty good, go try yourself instead of wasting your time demoralizing other people. This is one of the most difficult excerpts in the repertoire. Keep the good work @GarlicClove
@@AlessandroPonte thanks for the compliment
@@GarIicClove you're welcome, I'm sure you will do so much better in the future
@@AlessandroPonte I will definitely try to get better