Please help! i'm a flute player and we have auditions for bands coming up!?

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Please help! i'm a flute player and we have auditions for bands coming up!?

at my school, we have auditions for bands (yes we have multiple ones) right now, i'm second chair(used to be first :( in freshmen band(they stick all the freshmen together the first year). i'm trying to get into the top band and i'm so nervous! the top band has INCREDIBLE players and i think they went to italy last year? next year, there are only two flute holes.my band director has already said the the top three flute chairs of freshmen band should already be in it, but the problem is, there are three of us!right now, i play on a sonare (it's a branch of powell). how can i improve my tone and technique in like three months? and also, what type of piece should i choose to audition with? please help!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I really don't know what type of peice you should audition with, but make sure it is a challenging one that will impress the people that will judge you. As far as your tone and technique.....practice, practice, practice. The more you practice, the better you'll be. You should be practicing a minimum of 1 to 2 hours a day, every day. If you really want to get that position, you're going to need a commitment to practice. I would also recommend practicing scales, including the chromatic scale. It's a great way to warm up, it'll also help you with technique and your notes. If you can play all the scales with ease, you're bound to impress someone. It also won't hurt to know the scales for the future. Best of luck to you....hope you become first chair.