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Audition Tips by Charlie Bartrug
This is the time of year when All-Region and All-State auditions are looming. The following tips were taken from a number of clinics on the subject of audition preparation. For a printable version of this article that can be handed out to students, please click here.
Why Is Preparation So Important?
Important Qualities of a Great Audition
Tools
Sight Reading
Audition Day Tips
Use these tips to give yourself the best possible chance of success at your upcoming audition. For a printable version of this article that can be handed out to students, please click here. Good luck!
Charlie Bartrug Charles Bartrug retired in 2014 after 33 years as a public school band director. The last thirteen years were spent as High School Band Director and Coordinator of Instrumental Music in Yukon, OK. Before coming to Yukon, Mr. Bartrug was band director at Midwest City HS, Guthrie High School, Owasso Junior High, and Collinsville Junior High. Bands under Charlie's direction have earned twenty one O.S.S.A.A. Sweepstakes Awards and three Double Sweepstakes Awards. The Guthrie High School Concert Band performed as an honor group for the OMEA Convention in 1999, and the Yukon High School Wind Ensemble performed in 2014. Mr. Bartrug is a recent inductee into the Oklahoma Bandmaster's Hall of Fame. He earned National Board Certification in 2004, was the 2005 Oklahoma Bandmasters Association Band Director of the Year, the 2005 Yukon High School Teacher of the Year, and a 2009 OMEA Exemplary Teacher. |
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