A few weeks ago, I clicked on an ad on Facebook about getting some samples of reeds. I’m always up for new reeds, and I’m always up for trying something new. I entered my address and info, and promptly forgot about it, until a few days ago, when I got a package in the mail. […]
Author: sandyclarinet
After achieving my dream of graduating from Eastman with my MM degree in 2009, I chose to not to go back to school for a doctorate (which is what many musicians do after their masters degree) and decided to go for it and pursue a full time performance job. After over a year of working an office "day job" and auditioning like crazy, I have won a job with the U.S. Navy fleet bands and will be shipping out in May 2011. But my auditioning adventures are not over, there is a position open in the premiere Navy Band in Washington D.C.! I will be auditioning for that position in January 2011.
Here I document my successes, my failures, and my overall thoughts on life.
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I have no talent.
Seriously. I don’t. This has been a topic that I’ve been thinking about a lot the past few months. In the Navy, I have worked with all levels of musicians, from people barely able to play their instruments (thank goodness not at the band right now!) to people who have advanced degrees from major music […]
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Tattoo time!
No, this post is not what you think. At work we just finished up the Virginia International Tattoo. Just like last year’s show, it was a very fun week, but exhausting! Here’s the video of our performance: Unfortunately this particular performance that the VIT chose to post to the Youtube page is our worst performance! […]
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Snowed in!
As I type this, there is a foot of snow on the ground outside, and it’s still falling. Â While this was normal up in Rochester, it is practically Armageddon down here in Virginia. Â Ben even got the day off, and it must be bad if the Navy Exchange is closed. Â Anyway, I thought I would […]
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Is it really 2014? Crap…
Well, another year in the books. Â This year went by very fast! Â I think its true, that the older you get, the faster time goes. Â I kind of wish that it was the other way around. Â Not that I hated my childhood, I just think that adulthood is way more fun. Lets see, what happened […]
So lets see…its been almost three years since I’ve taken any kind of audition.  Wow that’s crazy!  Time has flown by since I’ve been in the Navy.  Tomorrow I’m headed to Washington, D.C. once again to be one of the probably hundred clarinetists to take the President’s Own audition.  This time is going to be quite […]
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BAM
Relating to my recent post on rhythm…I found this little gem hanging around my feed on Facebook. http://tommcpherson.ca/rhythmic-notation-in-lego/ I think its time to invest in some LEGOs. Have a wonderful day everyone!
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I’m famous!
Hey check it out, a picture of me was in the Navy Times (the navy wide paper)! It was for a story about our wear test of the male “crackerjack” uniforms and wearing the “dixie cup” hats instead of our usual blues uniform, which is a combination cover and neck tab and jacket: We’ve since […]
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Great post
Here’s a great post from James Zimmerman and the Clarinet Jobs blog regarding taped rounds for auditions. http://www.clarinetjobs.com/why-arent-there-more-tape-rounds/ It brings up a lot of interesting points…even though I’m not really in the audition scene anymore, it would have possibly saved me quite a bit of time and money if many of the organizations I auditioned […]
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When it rains, it pours.
I’ve noticed something in my musical life the past couple years. Â Either I have nothing to practice, or too much to practice. Â Right now, I have too much! Â Between WWQ stuff at work, VWS, and the President’s Own audition in December (just about 5 weeks away), I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. Â Overwhelmed mostly because I […]
Sandy Herrera, Clarinet 