Nathan Cole is first associate concertmaster of the L.A. Philharmonic and host of the podcast Stand Partners for Life. He joins us as we get super nerdy about auditions and even stage two rounds during our recording.
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Everything about Nathan Cole: www.natesviolin.com
Nathan’s Podcast: Stand Partners for Life
- 5:00: Are auditions really the best way to find colleagues?
- 8:09 Have audition winners ever turned out to be lousy colleagues?
- 10:00 Maybe we have something to learn from the British system of trials?
- 12:30: The blog post Michael mentioned about a the story committee members start to tell themselves:Forget Perfection: An Insider’s Guide to Audition Committee Persuasion
- 16:20 The most important element of an audition:
- 18:20 Which is better: Start off great, and have mistakes later? Or start poorly, but play great later.
- 21:45 WELCOME TO THE PER SERVICE VIOLIN AUDITION
- 23:30 How the L.A. Phil votes on candidates.
- 28:00 Does the panel compare candidates within their group to each other? Or compare candidates from different groups to each other?
- 31:00 Do you hear the head-games candidates get stuck in?
- 35:50 WELCOME TO THE PER SERVICE FLUTE AUDITION
- 39:00 The Politics of panel voting
- 47:00 Why auditions end in No-Hires
- 49:00 The best thing you can do to prepare for an audition:
- 51:00 How the Winners of Auditions sound
- 54:30 Advice for when mental roadblocks are holding you back
- 58:20 Michael’s favorite moment from Nathan’s Stand Partners for Life podcast
- 59:50 The similarities between auditions and freelancing
- 102:00 Our least favorite orchestra pieces:
- 105: How do you enjoy the job day after day?
- 108:00 You’re great, but you’re not the best. How do you find contentment with where you are?
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