theAuditionAdvantage presents:

WINTER COACHING OFFERINGS

January - march 2026

NEW! SEATTLE PICCOLO AUDITION COMPLETE PREPARATION PACKAGE     

with Sharon Sparrow and Zart Dombourian-Eby

beginning January 19, 2026 and ending February 9, 2026 

This package is FULL! Please stay tuned for an opportunity to join the waitlist.

Package INCLUDES:

-60-minute group kickoff session (January 19, 2026)

• Join Sharon on Zoom for this group session with tips for organization, mental training prep ideas and a detailed guide on how to maximize your practice time for this upcoming audition.

-One 75-minute Excerpt specific Private coaching with Zart Dombourian-Eby

-One 75-minute Excerpt specific Private coaching with Sharon Sparrow

-One 45-minute Mental Training Private session with Sharon Sparrow

-One 15-minute Private “informal” session with Zart

-One 15-minute Private “informal” session with Sharon

• These 15 minute private sessions have been added for YOU and will take place closer to the end of package date so that Zart and Sharon can answer any lingering questions you may have before the audition. You can use your 15 minutes for whatever serves you best! Date for all 15-minute Private “informal” sessions: Monday, February 9

-One 90-minute group Formal Mock Feedback audition with Sharon Sparrow, Zart Dombourian-Eby and one other guest committee member to be announced closer to the date. This will take place on February 8, 2026.

6 Total hours of Elite Training!

Price: $550 (a $750+ value!)

There are only SEVEN spots available for this unique training package, and the package is now FULL. For those who have registered, the remainder of your balance is due on or before January 11, 2026. Click HERE to submit your remaining payment (total of $250) on or before January 4, 2026.

Additional Information:

• Choose from any of the calendly dates and times offered for this package for your private trainings, designed to fit with your personal schedule (January 19 - February 6)

• All GROUP coachings take place on the dates provided (1/19 and 2/8)

• Both Zart and Sharon will set one date/time range for the 15-minute Private “informal session”, where you will have the opportunity to sign up for a 15 minute slot on Monday, February 9, 2026.

“We look forward to enhancing the Seattle piccolo audition experience for you with this complete training!” - Sharon Sparrow and Zart Dombourian-Eby

NEW! WINTER BUNDLE-UP AUDITION PACKAGE!

Have an audition coming up over the next few months? I am offering discounts on audition coaching packages between January and March 2026! To participate in this bundle, book all sessions at one time, pay the one-time $175 deposit, and pay your remaining balance on or before 1/10/26. See below for more details*:

• 5 Coachings - receive an $100 discount off of total price

• 4 Coachings - receive a $75 discount off of total price

• 3 Coachings - receive a $50 discount off of total price

*Note: please refrain from booking more than 3 coachings in one month

Please click HERE to pay an initial $175 deposit to begin booking your coachings. Once you have booked your coachings, please total up the cost and subtract both the $175 initial deposit and the applicable discount listed above for your balance. Please click HERE to pay the remaining balance by January 10, 2026. When booking your sessions on calendly for your package, please select coachings labeled “WINTER” to avoid paying an additional deposit. 

INDIVIDUAL COACHINGS:

Can be booked separately one at a time or also eligible for winter bundle up package if booking 3-5 at one time

• Excerpt Specific

  • 60-minutes: $175

  • 90-minutes: $225

• Mental Training

• 60-minutes: $150

• Formal Mock/Feedback Session

• 60-minutes: $175

• 90-minutes: $225

• Recording Analysis and Feedback Session

• Up to 15 minute recording: $75

• Up to 30 minute recording: $100

• Up to 60 minute recording: $150

A $100 non-refundable deposit is required for booking of individual coachings

Click HERE to schedule your individual coaching (please select the event type with a purple tag)

Click HERE to submit the remaining payment for your coaching on or before the scheduled date

ABOUT theAUDITIONADVANTAGE COACHING SESSIONS:

These packages are private one-on-one coachings with Sharon and can be either remote via Zoom or in-person in downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Coaching Types:

Excerpt Specific: 

• Bring your list of prepared excerpts to this coaching to receive invaluable feedback on what the audition committee is really listening for. Walk away with powerful practice strategies and musical ideas to ensure that each excerpt is audition-ready.

 Mental Training Coaching:

• Learn tried and true tools individually designed for you to conquer this extremely important yet most overlooked piece of the audition puzzle. Auditions are truly more than fingers, bows, airstream, etc…they are a mental game. Leave this coaching empowered with strategies to enhance your mental strength and overcome any mental blocks or fears. 

Formal Mock/Feedback Session:

• When your excerpt list is prepared and you are ready to fully present it for feedback–or you just want to experience the butterflies in your stomach and added pressure–this coaching session is an essential part of your audition preparation. 

All coachings can take place via Zoom or in-person in downtown Detroit. You will have the opportunity to choose when you book your coaching via the Calendly link. A $100 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of ALL booked coachings. You may pay your remaining session amount here before your coaching. 

NEW! Recording Analysis and Feedback Session:  

• Do you have a recording you’d like Sharon to evaluate? 

• Have you recently recorded your actual “audition round” and need feedback and insider tips on your result?

• Are you training on your own and would love feedback on your home recorded mock round?

• Are you preparing for college preliminary recording rounds and would like valuable feedback before you submit to the University?

Sharon has found this to be a unique and invaluable tool to help audition takers in their preparation. This is NOT a coaching, rather an honest, in-depth evaluation of YOUR recording. Once your recording is submitted, Sharon will send you a detailed voice recording via a private google link providing you with her insight on how to bring your recording (or audition round) to the next level. Return time of evaluation is within one week, or sooner as needed. Fees reflect the length of the recording you submit:

• up to 15 minute recording: $75

• up to 30 minute recording: $100

• up to 60 minute recording: $150

Click here to submit your payment and then submit your recording via wav or mp3 file in a Google Drive link to sharsparrow@gmail.com.

ABOUT SHARON SPARROW:

Sharon Sparrow has become one of the most sought-after orchestral audition coaches in the industry. She combines her expertise and experience of winning orchestral auditions herself and also sitting on professional orchestra audition committees for over 28 years with her tried and true coaching methods. Sharon creates an environment of excitement and success for audition takers, using many strategies from her acclaimed “6 Weeks to Finals” audition success book.

Based on her belief that COMPLETE training for auditions must include mental training and event training as well as a detailed precision and enjoyment of each excerpt, she offers individual coaching sessions and also packages that incorporate all three of these essential elements for success.

Sharon’s coaching clients have recently won or placed in finals in: The Pittsburgh Symphony; The Grand Rapids Symphony; the Columbus Symphony; the Harrisburg Symphony; the Omaha Symphony; The Coast Guard Band; the National Army Fife and Drum Corp; to name a few. In addition, and even more importantly, her coaching clients walk away from auditions feeling empowered, encouraged and excited to embrace any next steps in their audition or musical journey.

Read what Sharon’s coaching clients have said:

• “I am very pleased to share that I WON the assistant principal/second flute position in [orchestra] today!!! I had lots of mental struggle during the audition by attaching to audition results…but I tried to focus music and details that I’ve worked on with you!! And it worked well!!!! I really really appreciate all what you taught me. And it drastically changed my audition life. Thank you so much!”

• “Thank you again for your coaching for the [orchestra] audition. The result in a nutshell is that I did not win, but I am a changed musician from the experience. :) I was one of the four finalists, which I know would not have happened without your book and coaching!” 

• “If you think you can do it alone, you’re wrong. You’ll step up to the music stand and you won’t have the mental preparation, concentration, organization, and stamina it takes to complete an excerpt let alone any round of the audition. To try and hit a grand slam in baseball is the ultimate high-pressure situation. I hit that grand slam and won the audition for [orchestra] because Sharon Sparrow was part of my team of coaches. The ultimate game changer was working directly with her, step by step, note by note, recording by recording, and mock after mock to complete the Audition Advantage course. Her techniques not only made my excerpts better, but my overall playing has vastly improved. I will continue to use the same methods as I did in preparation for auditions, but now for the job that I felt was always just out of reach. With Sharon’s help, I was able to prove not only to the committee but also to myself, ‘I can do this!’”

• “I won a position in the [orchestra] a few months ago and wanted to thank you for your help during my audition process! I’m positive that working with you helped to get me where I am.”