Submitted by Sderci on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 09:36
So how do you get it started? I've unfortunately heard many auditions where a candidate simply got off to a bad start and couldn't recover his/her coordination. It can happen to anyone. But you decrease the chances of it happening to you if you have a consistent, and I mean ironed-in, starting routine. Your routine should begin with the violin in a "down" position, as it would be between excerpts in an audition. You imagine that the next excerpt requested is the Schumann. You then put the instrument up and begin. Sounds simple!
