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Audition Success (A theatre arts book) |
Author: Don Greene
Published: 2001-08-01 |
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 This book will help you win the job
Audition Success has changed the way I perform forever. It has instilled a very high confidence in my playing during auditions. Before, I was always nervous and doubtful about my auditions. But, after reading this book, I won the highest seat at my university orchestra audition. Thank you, Don Greene, for helping me achieve my dreams.
 NOT a Theatre Arts Book
I ordered this book because my horn teacher recommended it, and I was confused that it was labelled (A Theatre Arts Book), because it isn't. This book by Don Greene was developed specifically for the professional classical musician. The methods might be useful to people involved in the other performing arts, but that is not what it is specifically for.
As for the quality, I haven't yet finished the book but find it interesting and potentially useful. The connection between professional sports and professional musicians is interesting to explore. If you are debating between this book, and The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green, I would reccommend this book if you are a performance or serious student of classical music. There are fewer errors in this book, and it is more directly applicable. However, if you are more of an amateur, then I think that The Inner Game of Music would be more interesting to you.
No nonsense - simply sound advice - a holistic approach
'Audition Success' by Don Greene is probably the best book I have read regarding audition preparation. It consists largely of transcribed interviews with two of Greene's clients. Using their experiences, the reader can craft his or her own audition preparation plan. It covers everything from methods to practice orchestral excerpts through to word association techniques which help performers settle in to the right mood the moment before they perform.
I am usually very skeptical about these sorts of books as there are many out there that are simply too wishy-washy. 'Audition Success' is a no nonsense approach that if read, understood, and applied, can be very helpful in making performers more successful in audition and other performing situations. A must read (and must do!) for all musicians taking auditions.
 Does not take a doctorate to come up with this stuff
i had to read this book for a class and I found it to be one of the most superficial books I have ever read. By talking to the young singer and the horn player, they tell him everything, and he just restates everything they just said in a more positive light. He turns Brian, the horn player, into a paranoid schizophrenic, making him give names (ethel and fred and bob) to his pre-audition problems. I gleaned nothing from this book and I would not reccomend it to anyone. The book is simply a transcript of a whole bunch of conversations. . . Greene could have at least put a LITTLE effort into it. I'll sum the book up in a sentance or two . . . if your nervous, put it all in perspective, you'll move on if you don't get the part. You have ups and downs, sometimes are better than others. So when your nervous just take a deep breath and look at reality, not this junk about rating your talent and nervousness on a profile of 1 to 100. You can't measure that kind of thing on a scale. All in all, DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, you are wasting your time.
Not just for muscians!
The book is conversations of the author with two muscians. I really enjoyed that format and found the twist and turns insightful because it wasn't presented as do these six steps and you will be successful. I found the key ideas of a structured approach to training such as training under stress conditions, in mixed order, and multiple environments, and tapering applicable to anyone who must use skills to produce results--either singing on a stage or a presentation in a group. The one reviewer was right about the conversation, and maybe each chapter could have used a short summary of the techniques in that chapter. But if you read and label the technique when it is applied and then incorporate it into your skill training, I think you will find the book very helpful.
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