Winning the Audition

Take Your Auditioning to the Next Level!


Jason Heath sat down with 27 successful audition winners and asked them for specifics. What did they do to win that audition? How did they prepare?

This book explains how they did it, and how you can too.

You’ll Learn:

Why thinking of your audition preparation as a scientific experiment unlocks your potential. How charting your audition progress keeps you from making the same mistakes repeatedly. How you can take your auditioning to the next level through changes in mindset. Why auditioning is a skill that can be mastered. 


What people are saying...

"Professor Larry Hurst likes to say 'orchestras are the largest employers of musicians in the world,' As a result, auditions consume the lives of so many aspiring classical musicians. We have all obsessed over them to the point of auditions becoming mystical events with their own lore and urban legend. That somehow they are won with some kind of secret handshake, studying at the right school, playing like a machine, selling your soul to the devil, etc.


Jason Heath's new book Winning The Audition goes a long way to demystifying this frequently misunderstood and intimidating process. His book is the most thorough and exhaustive book on orchestra auditions that I have come across for any instrument. Through his book and his podcast, Jason has created one of the most invaluable educational resources available for classical bassists."

Owen Lee

Principal Bass, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati CCM

Principal Bass and Faculty, Chautauqua Institution


“Jason has put together an essential resource for any musician wanting to gain the edge and to win their audition!”

Geoff Chalmers

Discover Double Bass Founder


"Thank you Jason for putting this book together! Finally someone has compiled best practices in the realm of audition taking and Jason has gotten together some of the best minds in the music world. I'm sure anyone can gain insight into their own audition preparation from this book.”

Harish Kumar

Oulu Sinfonia, Helsinki


“I love how all these wonderful resources are in one easy to read tool. Thank you, Jason, for continuing to harness the uniqueness of the double bass community!”

Dennis Bergevin

music educator, Grand Rapids