right before an audition at juilliard

[earthgruves]

nice tone man!! 

[piixiiedanny]

i want to go to juilliard...but in voice and guitar :D

[hyatt2005]

I played the clarinet all the way through high school and oh man it is one tough instrument. It is like playing protoss in starcraft. The odds are just so stacked against you, from the reed busting off or splintering into your mouth to crazy spit dripping out of the bottom, you have to be one serious dude to handle this instrument. I once had parts of a reed stuck in my gums and I had to pull it out with tweezers. I would have definitely chosen to play the flute if I got to do it over again

[xtjc]

@hyatt2005 no instrument is easy to 'play well', especially flute. It's easy to make a sound out of it but to play it well is another story.

[rellovesinstruments7]

I'm 13, and I want to go there when I get older. I wish they had a football team and marching band so I could do marching and concert band.

[shadow582]

@KlarinetUK Rutgers in New Jersey

[jazzflutist]

Sounds beautiful to me, with plenty of emotion. Well done. Nice sound.

[shadow582]

@jazzflutist thank you very much

[jazzflutist]

@shadow582 : I was thinking of Miles Davis and his (brief?) Julliard experience, and that led me to try and think up something slightly irreverent: when you've passed Julliard, then you have to learn how to play (or, something like that). But, to me, I think you should be teaching them a thing or two. You have a lovely fluid way of playing. Expression is fine for classical. Improvising can improve it otherwise.

[kokomanation]

i want to audition for composition i hope it will work

[dreams1276]

I'm friends with someone who transfered from Curtis to Julliard and then also got a Masters in Clarinet from Julliard...my friend works for Whole Foods now. Don't be discouraged about not getting into Julliard. I heard it makes people crazy...lol

[itroutpond]

I hope to go to Juilliard when its time to go to college. Very good school. and good job!

[I2seckidI]

Whats this song called?

I'm in 11th grade and i want to learn it.

[hawaiiansanta]

@I2seckidI jean francaix clarinet concerto 1st mov.

[I2seckidI]

Whats this song called?

[yangsta72]

julliards definitely not the best music school in the world. best in the country? sure. but Europe has a huge number of amazing music schools, because Europe is simply the center of classical music

[hackingtime88]

doesn't look that hard, i played the clarinet. elementary school to through highschool

[aeatme121]

I take it you didnt get it?

[Funkenhm]

What kind of mouthpiece/reed/ligature do you use??

[DisneyChannelActress]

yeah im a kid right now and ive made the julliard summer program for kids for te drama division

[klarinetta]

Although Philippe Cuper says that Francaix did tell him that his metronome was broken when he put down the metronome markings then this is too slow. The metronome mark for the first movement is quarter note as 132 but it should be more around 126 that is still fast.

[lunarcase13]

did you get in? once im old enough im going to audition for the drama division

[grits011]

One spot! Just like an orchestra audition. I'm glad things are going well for you.

[FameIsMyName]

besides the 1 squeak and few "Blips" very good!

[wild4music101]

i know im only 12 and stuff but my future is important so i was checking out the julliard website and looking at requirements. cuz i hear its an amazing skool

[gestrumpet]

yeah but you gotta pass urz spellin test furst

[TheChipster91]

Dude, that's not cool. He's 12!

[gomtao]

@gestrumpet you do too

[Christina918273645]

OMG! im 12 too and want to go to juilliard. yeah its the best music school in the world. its super hard to get in they only except you if you are absolutely 100% perfect

[Yuripole]

very robottic friend... MUSIC is the name of the game

[holaworldxD]

i got in to juliard clarinetist who were one of the fortunate one to get selected

and.. i'm telling you ur good but.. ur really lacking. of emotions... really.

u need to understand music more i think. You need to find the inner beauty and well if you .don't.. u sound.. very... empty...

[shadow582]

thank you for the comments, i have made a lot of progress since this vid. I just received my Masters and in the two years that it took, I have spent most of the time working on emoting. At the start of my second year, my musicality really jumped to a new level, and technically everything starting to find its place. I am going to try to put up some audio recordings of my Master's Recital. I picked a beast of a program, Francaix Concerto, Waterson Grand Quartet, Brahms Two, ended with Rossini.

[Greenlandexplorer2]

@holaworldxD keep dreaming ..

you can't even spell juilliard.

[gnatural]

@holaworldxD congratulations on sounding like a complete Juilliard snob :d

[flouraki]

oh gosh..... I am auditioning for voice the 4th of March and I heard they take like 4 sopranos.... @_@

[clarinetguy10]

in the info its didnt not dont

[williestratton]

hahahahah, stfu.

[clarinetguy10]

what its true

[90away]

noone fucking cares

[mario1mario2]

Me too man! I auditioned this year for a graduate acting program! grrrrrrrrrr

[Rootikoo]

huh, you stopped playing before the music stopped. were you actually playing in that video?

[shadow582]

the first few videos i posted on youtube i compressed differently than the newer ones and when i uploaded them to youtube the audio and video did not sync perfectly together. So yes i was actually playing in that video

[melanie22282]

What kind of mouthpiece and ligature do you use?

[shadow582]

i play on a gregory smith mouthpiece with a peter spriggs floating rail ligature.

[bandchick4evr]

I would love to go to Juilliard!! Im thinking of UNT now though. to study music. =)

[SydneyElizabeth2008]

im attending unt this fall for clarinet performance. =)

[Psychochickcrazy4u]

I'm auditioning for flute hopefully sometime this year... but man, there are so many for flute!! O.e

So shadow, since I didn't see it anywhere, did you make it? You played wonderfully ^^

[ilovewilsonal]

Hey I play flute too, and started oboe, whcih do u think would be easier to get in on? did u get in?

[joethemusician]

it will be easier to get in on the instrument you love, because that is the instrument you're going to practice more. no instrument is "easier" to make it on than any other in classical music anymore.

[ilovewilsonal]

Yes, I know. Its hard because the instrument I love I dont have right now! It really stinks!

[AlisonWonderland2]

@ilovewilsonal I would have to say oboe, there are going to be way less oboe players auditing as compared to many flute players.

[smexyitalianoboi]

the high notes were sharp and the triplets could be slower with a rit.

but other than that you sounded great.

excluding the squeak... XDDD!!!!

[StaviFilms]

what song is that?

[shadow582]

francaix clarinet concerto

[turbacamp]

You were 24-25 and were auditioning for Juilliard undergraduate studies?

Where do you go now?

[shadow582]

no it was for graduate studies, i am at rutgers now for my masters

[llamaboy9000]

some people are sooo rude! i thought you had lovely tone, and that IS a difficult piece. although i did'nt think it was really for you (or anyone for that matter). and do you mind telling me what orch. excerpts you played???

[garciaj36]

yeah ur not making it to julliard, switch professions or do something but dont waste ur life away

[eriklund91]

you're a dick go suck your self

[eriklund91]

that comment was for garciaj36 not you shadow

[jkbs123]

are you at juilliard?

[samohan245]

hey whats ur equipment?

i too play the clarinet also

[shadow582]

i currently play on a buffet r13 with a gregory smith mouthpiece. I might be switching to a selmer in a month though with a backun mouthpiece , we will see.

[Sakio442]

what are some of the best music schools to apply to besides big old scary julliard?

[giangiocan]

oh my god!

[bene951]

i was lying in the previous post so i marked it as spam ignore it.

[bene951]

Hmm... 50 for 1 spot? I don't know about... they usually accept about 7 and more like 100-200 auditioning. My private teacher went to Juilliard and I know someone who is a grad student there for clarinet right now.

[grifffinity]

Are you studying with Roger McKinney?

[shadow582]

no , i am going to rutgers studying with dr maureen hurd, but i also study with Gi Lee who is a sub for philly

[grifffinity]

My question was actually posed to bene951 - I was wondering if that who he was studying with. It's nice to know you got into Rutgers though - best of luck!

[shadow582]

well that is what one of the students told me, that there were 50 for one spot. slim pickings that year.

[clarinetman1664]

Are you really at juillard ? you're bad !

[dunklefucker]

thats really harsh, he is really good

[shadow582]

actually compared to people that make juilliard i am bad...lol... no hard feelings

[jazztptas1]

and you are a jealous piece of shit :)

[sisterfister55]

You appear to be extremely focused on the technique over and above everything else. Make sure you're focusing on the music and enjoying yourself, then the technique will just happen. I realize this was a long time ago but I just thought I'd point that out.

[winrx]

Hey, ur much better than the guy who plays in the NYC subway!

[virtuosoclarinet]

my friend you need too much practise for tune. Your ability suitable for clarinet but you have to do practise, practise and practise.

[brimartin32010]

and YOU, my friend, need to learn to spell the word PRACTICE right.

[virtuosoclarinet]

It's very little mistake.. You're very funny.. brimartin!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shenlinne]

in europe it's spelled practise and in america it's spelled practice. he's probably just from another country.

[paulypaulypaul]

no, in the UK (not really in the rest of Europe, as they don't speak English!) it's spelled practise when it's a verb and practice when it's a noun - same as advise, advice...

[Leo16clarinet]

loser your a loser

[shadow582]

why is that, might i ask

[jazztptas1]

leo16clarinet is a jealous fag who probably can't afford paying for the application to a school like juilliard... therefore, anyone who may be better off than him he considers to be a loser :)

[2007gl]

what's the name of this piece?

[hemiola111]

Francaix cl. concerto. Hard piece

[coolsteven]

u r a freakin liar u didnt play

[aznangelboi]

he did play the sound was just off. never assume anything.

[CAIntegrity]

did you get accepted to Juilliard?

[ImABandGeek]

Dude, my DREAM is to go to Juliard! You're reallyyy good! You're tone is excellent! And what kind of clarinet r u playing on? Buffet R13 maybe?

[MiyokoxClarinetti]

lol its my dream too...ahh five more years! ::eighth grader::

ahhh squeakage...playing it more musically would be better ^_^v...

[infamous1337]

Stop critiqueing him on stuff you couldnt even fix...you sound obnoxious when you are no where as near as good as he is. You squeak too and you dont play musically, i dont mean to be harsh, you just gotta realize.

[frenchflautista]

dude. yay for juilliard-wannabes. er i mean yay for people who want to go to juilliard! but it's so evil...there's always like a billion people auditioning for just a few spots...sob.

[jazztptas1]

go to manhattan school of music... better ensembles/professors

[pokupine]

it's not in sync, that's my only complain! wonderful tone wheewhee. ((:

[candyapplexd]

this audition was for graduate MM or DMA?

[infamous1337]

what kind of clarinet are you playing on, it is a buffet?

[Codybug14]

Great Great Great.

You sound awesome.

Way better than I am.

I've only been playing for four years.

So, with time.

Even though it will be WAY out of my league.

Could you send this sheet music to me?

I'd really love to look over it.

codybug12@hotmail.com

thanks.

[AkEb0n0]

whoah...excellent tone man...

well. duh. you were auditioning for Julliard..of course you had to have nice tone...wow.

[kieraevangeline]

FAKE!!!!

[shadow582]

nope sorry it is not fake , ill send the original if youd like

just ask

[yangzavenue]

Is tat u playin on E Cd or R u juz fakin it? If tat'z nop u on E Cd It'z act' okay' Bup high notes nop okay'

[tallrob11]

francaix is hard...my friend won the concerto comp. at New England Conservatory when we were there...i miss being in music school...i owe 70 thousand in student loans and i work at bed bath and beyond...how sad...lol

[Srach]

it's a mildly decent Francaix... keep at it

[SingleJ]

man, ur really good at the clarinet

good job

[eljjackson]

ukueledisco.com/jake is a very inspiring clip. I'm myspace.com/elliotjackson