<p>getting audition comments is incredibly frustrating.</p> <p>you’ll get an email from the personnel manager and it’ll say something like:</p> <p>Hi ___, </p> <p>A judge from your audition committee gave you this feedback:</p> <p><em>“some good things. voted no”</em></p> <p>I hope that is helpful for you.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>ok dude, great. now WHAT am i supposed to do with that?!</p> <p>audition comments are hard to get. when you do receive them, they’re cryptic. they’re too short. a lot of musicians i’ve talked to have given up even <em>trying</em> to get audition comments.</p> <p>but it’s essential to know how the committee heard your playing. you <em>have to know exactly what to fix to earn more yes votes</em>. </p> <p>if you feel frustrated, it’s probably because you’re going about it all wrong. you kiiiiiind of have to work the system a little bit. </p> <p>i’ve been through it all. i’ve gone through the audition circuit myself, and at this point i’ve worked with hundreds of musicians on their audition preparation over the past decade.</p> <p>so in today’s episode i’m sharing my 4 best methods to get better audition comments. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>to learn the 5-step audition preparation process i used to win my met opera audition, download the audition cheat sheet at <a href="http://robknopper.com/auditioncheatsheet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">robknopper.com/auditioncheatsheet</a></p> <p>from the episode:</p> <ul> <li>video: comparing microphones (self-recording gear guide): <a href="https://youtu.be/ysiaIdw0RBE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/ysiaIdw0RBE</a></li> <li>video: how to improve your time for auditions: <a href="https://youtu.be/3lT8jbagJQI" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/3lT8jbagJQI</a></li> <li>blog: the productive, healthy way to analyze audition comments: <a href="https://www.robknopper.com/blog/2019/11/4/the-productive-healthy-way-to-analyze-audition-comments" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.robknopper.com/blog/2019/11/4/the-productive-healthy-way-to-analyze-audition-comments</a><br /></li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p>Editing by Delia Black </p> <p>Theme Music: Log Cabin Blues by George Hamilton Green, performed by Rob Knopper (xylophone) and Howard Watkins (piano). Editing and mixing by Brandon Johnson. </p>