Step into the world of orchestra auditions like never before with AUDITION: the card game! This engaging and easy-to-learn card game is sure to be a hit at studio parties, for students, professionals, and even non-musicians! Whether you've already won an orchestra audition, or just stepping into the audition scene as a pre-professional, you'll find yourself laughing along with the (very) relatable scenarios presented in the game.
Play your skills correctly based on the excerpts chosen for prelims, semis and finals. Will you be lucky with a good reed or will you be faced with the dreaded “THANK YOU, NEXT!” card? Survive all 3 rounds and be named the winner of the audition to win the game… or will it be a no-hire?
Outside of the game, there are tons of real-life scenarios where you can use these cards as a tool or resource for improving your oboe playing, audition-taking, or mock auditions.
- Shuffle the deck & draw a few excerpts for a mock audition.
- Randomize your practice sessions.
- Work on a randomly selected excerpt for a practice session.
- Use them in studio classes/lessons to pick excerpts to work on.
- Make a game out of playing excerpts at oboe parties.
The possibilities are endless, and our initial reviewers LOVED the dual aspect of having these cards - for fun & work! Make sure to check out our expansion packs to make this game go the extra mile!
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Audition Card Game
- Rossini Overture: La Scala di Seta, pickup to [2] to [3]
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Movement II: mm. 1-21
- Brahms Variations on a theme by Haydn: Theme (Ob. 2)
- Debussy La Mer: Movement II: [17] to [18]
- Ravel Tombeau de Couperin: Mvt. I Beg – [2]
- Ravel Tombeau de Couperin: Mvt. I [8] to [9]
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Mvt II: beg to mm. 56
- Bartok Concerto for Orchestra Mvt II: mm. 25–44
- Brahms Symphony No. 2 Mvt II: mm. 19-26 (Ob. 2)
- Brahms Violin Concerto Mvt II: opening solo
- Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 Mvt II: mm. 32-67
- Bizet Symphony in C Mvt II: Pickup to [1] to 4 measures before [3]
- Dvorak Symphony No. 7 Mvt II: mm. 1-8 (Ob. 2)
- Schubert Symphony No. 9 Mvt. II mm. 8 until [A]
- Ravel Mother Goose Ballet [19] - 5 before [22]
- Ravel Daphnis et Chloe Ballet [2] to 2 before [3]
- Rossini William Tell Overture: mm. 176-226 (EH)
- Dvorak New World Symphony Mvt II: beg to [1] (EH)
- Mozart Concerto Exposition
- Strauss Don Juan: 4 after L to 2 after N
"This is the nerdiest game ever and I'm NOT ashamed to admit I love it!"
"Oh... this is so triggering, in a good way."
"The game was easy to understand and enjoyable, even for a non-musician like me. It gave me a glimpse into what my husband (a flutist) experiences during auditions."
"As an oboe major, I especially love the excerpt cards. [redacted] ...used them during practice. [redacted] ...studio class and share the fun!"
"The cards are hilarious and incredibly relatable! I've encountered like 99% of the scenarios in the game in real life. Playing with other oboists gave us all a good laugh."
"Please add more excerpts!!"
