The best way to combat the cold is to stay inside. I opted to stay inside, well at least for part of the night, and practice. I was able to play through my entire audition tonight. Even though it happened at a slow speed, I feel good about the end result.
The Koppel Concerto is now fully imaged I just need to work out the transitions and get a good solid tempo. I will not be at full tempo for the audition but my aim is to be comfortable as to play. I read through both of my Timpani excerpts, Brahms' Symphony no. 4 and Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring as well as the Delacluse etude. I also played through my snare drum excerpts and etude and my xylophone excerpts.
My plan for the next few practice sessions is to completely work through every single excerpt and etude, building up to the audition day. Basically, I will treat each practice session as the audition. The only piece left to brush up is the Cangelosi - White Knuckle Stroll. As I have traditionally performed this piece on a 4.3 octave marimba the next few days will test my accuracy as I put this onto our 5 octave marimba. The best way to do this is to lay a towel down below the A2 so that it creates a visual barrier for my peripheral as I am screaming down the scales.
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