<p>Hello, I'm auditioning for the Moores School of Music on clarinet in the next coming weeks and want to know anything I can to prepare for this audition. If anyone out there maybe knows how the audition will be run, what the clarinet professor expects, and how competitive the other students are going to be, I would like to gain as much insight as possible. I've tried contacting the school directly but have gotten vague answers or no answers at all. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi garcijon, sorry no one has responded to you yet. There are not too many clarinet families on this forum. For specifics, you might wish to post on the Clarinet BBoard, and maybe request for someone to message you privately. [The</a> Clarinet BBoard](<a href=“The Clarinet BBoard”>The Clarinet BBoard)</p>
<p>In general, the answer to your question is that you should be prepared for anything. Read over “So you want to be a music major” by BassDad. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html?highlight=so+you+want+to+be+a+music+major[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html?highlight=so+you+want+to+be+a+music+major</a> He has lots of valuable information about auditionining. There are all different kinds of audition schedules that schools have, anything from just show up and play and visit on your own, to scheduling every minute of the day for you with financial aid people, students etc. Plan to arrive super early. Their website does not list scales as required but you’d best be prepared to play the basics. Be prepared to sight read. All places can pop that in whenever they feel like it. Be prepared for any type of personality to audition you. You never know what kind of mood a person will be in. They might be the nicest person in the world most of the time but if their cat died yesterday they might not be. Just be prepared to keep smiling and go with the flow. As far as how competitive it is, just assume that it is VERY competitive and plan to do your best. But don’t freak yourself out by listening to too many clarinetists in the practice rooms ahead of time. Some of those people will be advanced college students or possibly even grad students. Just plan to do your best. Be prepared to answer questions from your auditioner, such as what your thoughts on your studies might be, and why do you want to go there? Oftentimes applicants are asked where else they are applying. You don’t have to name all the places. I think they mainly just want to find out who their competition is for applicants, so don’t let this one throw you. </p>
<p>Best of luck and let us know how it goes!</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the info! I’ll make sure to post how it turns out. Thanks again!</p>
<p>I strongly advise you not to attend the University of Houston for clarinet. I don’t want to post anything negative on this site about a specific professor, so is there a way for me to privately message you? I am still new to this website.</p>
<p>Well, I got accepted to the School of Music and got a larger scholarship than I thought I would get. I’m sorry orangeclarinet, I’m fairly new too so I’m not sure how this works.</p>