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Words of advice from a TMEA All-State Symphony Concertmaster [Q&A] - Steven Lu

Steven Lu 8,681 6 months ago
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Feel free to drop any other questions in the comments for me to answer! ♬ socials https://www.instagram.com/stevenluviolin [violin] https://www.instagram.com/stoovb [non-music] https://www.tiktok.com/@stoovb email [business inquiries] [email protected] ♬ about me - name: steven lu - birthday: march 2, 2006 - age: 18 - ethnicity: taiwanese - major: bachelors of music in violin performance - school: the colburn school, conservatory of music - based in: dallas, texas & los angeles, california ♬ timestamps 0:00 intro 1:28 how do you deal with nerves? 3:49 what are the judges looking for? 4:48 what did you play for the audition? 5:38 walkthrough of the process 6:24 examples of past excerpts 6:42 supplemental materials to help 7:19 how to save energy during the recording? 8:06 cost of attending 8:38 practice schedule and focuses 9:43 film the all-state material? 9:56 slow practice and intonation practice? 10:16 how much time to spend on state? 10:38 lunchtime rush... 10:52 what to expect at the recording 11:11 stats/amount of openings for pre-area/area 11:31 most difficult region? 11:44 all-region/state schedule 12:00 how to be motivated? 12:43 how to be make state? 13:29 what was it like being concertmaster? 14:24 what do you feel when performing? 14:43 how many takes do you get? 14:47 past experiences that helped you place first? 15:11 how to work on intonation? 15:27 what to tell yourself before you begin 15:45 how to practice the music 15:58 what to do during the warm up time 16:12 is it harder for 9th graders to make state? 16:37 experiences with rude/braggy people? 17:08 conclusion #classicalmusic #music #violin #orchestra #tmea #allstate

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