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    NYO-USA Audition Feedback

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    The document provides feedback from two reviewers on an audition for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, with the first reviewer noting things the applicant did well and areas that could be improved, and the second reviewer praising the applicant's playing but offering suggestions to make the phrasing and dynamics more refined.

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    The document provides feedback from two reviewers on an audition for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, with the first reviewer noting things the applicant did well and areas that could be improved, and the second reviewer praising the applicant's playing but offering suggestions to make the phrasing and dynamics more refined.

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    NYO-USA Audition Feedback

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    The document provides feedback from two reviewers on an audition for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, with the first reviewer noting things the applicant did well and areas that could be improved, and the second reviewer praising the applicant's playing but offering suggestions to make the phrasing and dynamics more refined.

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    February 10, 2020 
     
     
    Dear Hwanee, 
     
    As promised, we are pleased to share with you the comments of our review panel on your audition for the National
    Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. Since we know how much work you put into preparing your excerpts
    and solo, we hope their observations and suggestions will be helpful. For each instrument, we asked two experienced
    professional orchestral players to provide brief notes about both the highpoints of your audition and any elements of
    your playing that it might be possible to strengthen or simply to think about differently.  
     
    Each of the two sets of comments below follows the same format, based on guidelines we provided to the panelists:  
     
     
     
    Reviewer A

    Marimba: Nice sound and tempo. Very beautiful! Beethoven 9: Very good looking strokes. Keep going further with
    that! Rite of Spring Timpani: Pretty good. Rite of Spring BD: Quite good. Good energy and steady tempo. Delecluse
    9: Drum sounds really good. Generally the softs are coming through really nicely. Capriccio Espagnol: Pretty good.
    The roll sounds pretty smooth which is definitely what you want. Nice shape. Porgy and Bess: Good energy. Accurate.
    Magic Flute: Good tempo and sound. Carmen: I like the sound of your tambourine.

    Marimba: Can you keep this moving a bit more? It's a little too romantic in its rhythmic flow. Beethoven 9: I'm not
    convinced of the time throughout. Keep the dynamic down longer to build intensity. Rite of Spring timpani: Keep
    working on nailing the time for this. You're very close, but this needs to sound really solid. Rite of Spring BD: No need
    to spread your hands during the rolls. Play them in the same spot so you can really get some bottom out of the rolls.
    Delecluse 9: The time isn't quite sold. I think if you played the whole thing slightly faster it would help you keep it
    steadier. Control the crescendos and dim more. Capriccio Espagnol: Sounds a little tight in your grip and your hands
    look a bit uneven. Practice in front of a mirror for this. Porgy and Bess: Feels a little unsteady. Can you keep the
    volume, but keep your sticks lower? This will help it sound more in control. Magic Flute: I think it's probably too loud.
    This should sound like a little music box. Carmen: The 16ths sound slightly swung. Keep them nice and even. 
     
     
    Reviewer B

    Beautiful Bach, wonderfully phrased. Love the snare playing, great chops. In general, your approach is very advanced
    for a player your age. Very refined and well-prepared.

    Listen to your Bach again, and I want you to literally "conduct" in four along with it. Make sure each beat relates to the
    next one and the one before it. Your rubato is sometimes random. There should be ebb and flow, yes, but if it jerks
    around too randomly it can be unsettling for the listener. Delecluse: Don't overdo the loud dynamics, single forte
    should still have a warm sound. FF is where you can "scream" a little more in the sound. Bass drum: don't do any
    crescendo before the rolls. Bizet: Let it dance more. It felt labored. Go for more lilt. And see if you can be more
    delicate in the Mozart. Think piano as your dynamic. Same with the beginning of Beethoven 9. Keep it a true piano
    until it is marked when to crescendo. 
     
     
     
    Thank you again for your involvement in NYO-USA. We look forward to staying in touch with you and wish you all the
    best in your musical pursuits!  

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