Winning the Audition with Hiram Diaz

Failed lots of auditions despite world-class teachers and endless practice hours?

You're not alone.

Hiram Diaz of The President's Own Marine Band cracked the code that separates frustrated practicing from audition-winning preparation.

Hiram failed auditions for the Navy Band (4 times!), the Coast Guard Band, and the Army Field Band before discovering what he calls 'stop lying to yourself' - the brutal honesty that transformed his preparation and won him one of the most competitive positions in music.

Hiram shares a ton of actionable advice including:

• The recording technique that exposes what your ear actually misses (and why listening back "hours later" prevents real-time improvement)

• How he went from multiple failed auditions to Marine Band winner by discovering the gap between "practicing hard" and "practicing systematically"

• Why being fully prepared lets you recover from mistakes (the story of playing Jupiter at his Marine Band audition that proves committees care more about your baseline than perfect execution)

• The Google Street View method that eliminates audition day anxiety - from mapping your train route to choosing the restaurant you’re going to eat at before you even travel to the audition

• The "watch but don't adjust" tuner technique that reveals the gap between what you think you hear and what you actually play (because if you can't hear it, you can't play it)

• And much more!

Stop losing auditions to better-prepared musicians. Get the systematic approach that transforms hopeful practice into competitive advantage.

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Winning the Audition with Chris Martin

Learn the audition preparation strategies that have won Chris Martin auditions for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and his current position of Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic in this Winning the Audition workshop.

Chris covered a lot of ground!

👉 The almost 20 auditions Chris didn't win before winning his first win with Philadelphia and what he learned from those experiences
👉 The methodical work he did in the practice room to be able to play his best consistently
👉 How he learned to transfer playing his best from the practice room to the stage
👉 How he developed a "performer's mentality" (and the method was not what I expected!) and how long it took him to develop it
👉 How he dealt with getting nervous in auditions
👉 And much more!

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Winning the Audition with Carol Jantsch

Learn the audition preparation strategies that won Carol Jantsch the audition for Principal Tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 20 in this Winning the Audition workshop.

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Winning the Audition with Tom Hooten

Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Tom Hooten joined me for a very special Winning the Audition. I can't recommend this session any more highly - and not just for people preparing for auditions! His detailed thoughts about how he goes about approaching his practicing is something every musician should hear.

Tom went really deep on all things relating to auditions!

• Tom's five pillars to audition preparation

• Why Tom had to get brutally honest with himself about what he could do on the trumpet and where his approach to practicing needed improving

• The importance of intentionally addressing all of our weaknesses on a regular basis rather than inadvertently avoiding them in the practice room

• Why the judgements we have of ourselves and our limitations on the instrument are frequently just an issue of a lack of time spent in that area

• What is Neuro-Associative Conditioning and why Tom relied heavily on it during audition prep

• And much more!

Purchase long-term access to this through the Hitz Academy archives for only $29!