my first day at interlochen summer camp, i was placed dead last in the lowest orchestra.
BOOM. a gut punch, right at the beginning of camp.
the great percussionists of the world had gone through interlochen.
chris lamb. scott stevens. greg zuber.
based on my orchestra placement, it was clear to me that i was NOT one of them.
i was just an inexperienced doofus from rural michigan, and a minor character in the inspirational story of other people becoming great and legendary percussionists. it created a chemical imbalance in my brain, which caused me to completely transform my life. it’s where i learned to live like an audition winner.
it was the beginning of my 9 year journey towards becoming a full-time member of the metropolitan opera orchestra.
and today i want to help you understand exactly what needs to transform in your life to also become a future audition winner.
today’s podcast episode is about how to design your audition winning lifestyle.
it’s episode #6 of the auditionhacker podcast, and i’m going over:
the legendary and now-defunct practice of challenges,
adopting the olympian mindset as a musician, and
the most accurate indicator of future audition success.
listen to today’s episode: how to design an audition-winning lifestyle
editing by delia black
theme music: log cabin blues by george hamilton green, performed by rob knopper (xylophone) and howard watkins (piano). editing and mixing by brandon johnson
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