MYAUDITIONS NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2005

In this issue:

1. Featured Artist of the Month - David Sheets - Double Bass, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
2. Special Report - "How to become an NSO Musician"
3. Audition Tour
4. Blogs & Discussion Forums
5. MyAuditions Job Search Tools
6. Corporate Services
7. Opt-Out and Privacy Policy

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310 ACTIVE JOB POSTINGS
2,984 REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS
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1 FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH - DAVID SHEETS, DOUBLE BASS
The March 2005 featured artist of the month is David Sheets, double bassist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and principal bassist of the Baltimore Chamber orchestra. He is also a former member of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
- View David's profile on the homepage of MyAuditions.
- Post questions for David
- Search our complete list of guest artists at http://www.myauditions.com/artist/searchartist.php.

2. SPECIAL REPORT - "HOW TO BECOME AN NSO MUSICIAN"
How does the National Symphony Orchestra decide among more than 200 applicants it receives for each position advertised? It's a complex process designed to make sure that every new musician is the very best possible. Find out how their audition process works.
- Access the Special Report from the homepage.
- Special Report Discussion

3. AUDITION TOUR
Win the job. Win $10,000. When the first player participating in the Audition Tour is awarded a full time core position through MyAuditions Career Services, MyAuditions will award the winning candidate $10,000. Login to your job seeker account for rules and eligibility requirements. Registered job seekers may pre-register by logging into their account and selecting the Audio folder. Orchestras and ensembles interested in the tour may email us for further information. Dates and locations will be announced at a later date.

4. BLOGS & DISCUSSION FORUMS
321 members are contributing to the discussion forums. Join us and connect with professional orchestra members, guest artists, educators, and arts administrators on issues facing the performing arts.

SLSO Lockout/Strike Forum:
This month we featured a dedicated forum focused on the ongoing labor situation with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra including links to the latest news articles. The forum has been a hotbed of discussions, including one very prominent SLSO musician offering members an insider's view of the situation. Visit the SLSO Forum

Open Forum Hot Topics:
- CSO Conductor - Vote Now
- Classical Forums
- Orchestra Outsourcing
- Pit Orchestras
- Musicians of Tomorrow
- Judith Ingolfsson, Violinist
- Oboist's a' plenty
- CSO in Miami
- Charles Noble's blog is back!
- Orchestral audition policies
- Sam Bergman - Violist, Minnesota Orchestra

There are a combined 581 topics and 2,818 posts in the forums. Join a Discussion

5. MYAUDITIONS JOB TOOLS
MyAuditions Job Search Tools gives Web site publishers access to the largest performing arts jobs database on the Web. By inserting a few lines of code into their Web pages, visitors can search directly from a publishers Web site. Job Search Tool

6. CORPORATE SERVICES
Complete list of corporate services

7. OPT-OUT & PRIVACY POLICY
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