{"id":15079,"date":"2024-10-21T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=15079"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:42:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:42:29","slug":"want-join-orchestra-heres-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2024\/10\/21\/want-join-orchestra-heres-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"So, You Want to Join an Orchestra? Here\u2019s Your Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15080\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Members-of-the-Los-Angeles-Philharmonic.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Members-of-the-Los-Angeles-Philharmonic.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Members-of-the-Los-Angeles-Philharmonic-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Members-of-the-Los-Angeles-Philharmonic-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Members-of-the-Los-Angeles-Philharmonic-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (Photo courtesy of the `)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re prepping for an audition with an orchestra, you&#8217;d better come ready with five core elements of musicianship: rhythm, intonation, sound quality, articulation, and phrasing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details: <\/strong>According to seasoned member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.violinist.com\/blog\/MickWetzel\/202410\/30164\/\">Mick Wetzel<\/a>, mastering these is essential, but it&#8217;s not just about technical perfection. Dudamel emphasizes the &#8220;poetry&#8221; of performance \u2014 how musicians come together, listen to one another, and connect through shared musical ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wetzel drops practical tips too:<\/strong> focus on your rhythm (don\u2019t rush!), keep your sound beautiful, and phrase those notes with intent. Plus, don\u2019t let a mistake rattle you\u2014how you recover is key.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus points:\u00a0<\/strong>Show artistry and personality in your playing. After all, you&#8217;re auditioning to sit next to these folks for the next 30 years. No pressure, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re prepping for an audition with an orchestra, you&#8217;d better come ready with five core elements of musicianship: rhythm, intonation, sound quality, articulation, and phrasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[360,2,241,3,255],"tags":[391],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Members-of-the-Los-Angeles-Philharmonic.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15079"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15083,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15079\/revisions\/15083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15079"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=15079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}