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I remember seat placements.
I messed up on everything D:
I blame it on my teacher for saying I just need to play the first two measures instead of the whole piece on the sight reading part -.-

Well, I play trombone so it might not translate exactly, but my instructor told me a pretty good technique for speeding up straight 8th or 16th note runs. I'll just tell you the 8th note version for simplicity but the 16th note version is the pretty much the same.

First, play the run substituting all of the eighth notes by dotted eight notes and then sixteen notes. Then do it again the opposite way (16th first). It sounds weird but it helps. Then try the original rhythms and you should be able to play it faster.

Start playing very slowly.  I'm a cellist too, I know how annoying pieces can be.  Play a few measures at a time, and work through it.  Play them over and over until you've got it smooth.  Then move on.  Then play the whole bit several times until you've got it down pat.

technoguyx wrote:

If it's a scale it must obviously have a pattern, play it slowly (to a metronome, perhaps?)

The part that I'm having trouble with is actually an etude    I'm starting to get it now, though 

Take it slowly.  One note at a time.   Practice maybe two notes over and over until you've got it right.  Then add the next note.  Etc. 

Anyway, good luck with your audition!