Interlochen Piano
My son has been accepted at both the Interlochen Advanced Piano Program and at the BUTI Tanglewood three week program. The Interlochen program is new and gives two lessons a week plus work on a...
View ArticleAcceptance Thread for 2016
I'm beginning this thread now and will continue it in much the same manner as last year. Please let me know of the acceptance, the date of notification, school and major. When the final decision has...
View ArticleMarch Madness 2017
Feel free to post any questions, anxieties, comments here about THE LONG WAIT...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota Vocal Performance 2017
Just auditioned at University of Minnesota for Vocal Performance last week and really liked it! But I don't know anyone who has gone there... I don't even know much about the school in general except...
View ArticleRock Voice! School suggestions?
I know about Berklee, Belmont?? I am struggling finding others.
View ArticleMultiple Musical Interests
My daughter plays quite a few instruments. She has two primary instruments that get most of her attention, a few others that she plays well, and several more that she dabbles with when she has time....
View ArticleKid struggling in conservatory environment
Anyone with a son/daughter that has struggled in a conservatory environment and what worked? My kid is way too stressed and mixed with low time management skills and probably immaturity, just isnt...
View ArticleSummer Vocal Performance Programs for High School Students?
Hi! I am a freshman in high school who is looking for summer vocal performance programs. Does anyone have any suggestions?
View ArticleRecorded Audition
My daughter is applying late to Tanglewood Pre-College Vocal Program. I don't anticipate she will get in. I did not know they started in January as most programs in CA just started opening programs. I...
View ArticleThree Types of Student - Hypothesis_2
I have been watching high school music students for the last 2 years at various rehearsals, auditions, and performances. My experience is biased to drum corps and jazz bands. Without knowledge of music...
View ArticleVocal Major, Where should I go? - USC, UCLA, CSULB, CSUF, CSUN, or APU?
Hi everyone, I'm a community college student and I've applied to transfer for the fall. I applied to USC, UCLA, CSULB, CSUF, and CSUN. For now I'm considering to be a Vocal Performance Major with a B.M...
View ArticleHypothetical choices: Money, teacher, reputation
As many on the forum are wrapping up auditions and enter the waiting game, I would like to tap the forum's collective wisdom on choices we hopefully will be faced with - Which of the institutions that...
View ArticleHeifetz music camp
Hi My daughter(violinist) is in the waiting list at Heifetz. Anyone who was on waiting list and got accepted to camp? Can you share your experience? Thank you D
View ArticleSchmidt Vocal Institute Summer Program?
Hello! Has anyone had any experience with the Schmidt Vocal Institute at Miami University in Ohio? It looks to be a fairly new summer program. Any information is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
View ArticleBrevard Vocal Summer Institute
Hello! My D is thinking of attending Brevard Summer Institute. High School Voice. Does anyone have any experience with Brevard? How is the quality of teaching and training? Specifically voice. THANK...
View Article2016-2017 Pre-Screen Thread is Up!
It's that time again! Please list your pre-screen acceptances- or acceptances of an audition date if no prescreen is required when you have received a firm offer of said date. If you would prefer, you...
View ArticleACCEPTANCES FOR UNDERGRAD CLASS OF '21, GRAD CLASS OF '19 thread
I will be listing all of the acceptances here, so just as you did with the prescreens, please PM them to me with: the school and your instrument or voice type or if you are a comp major, etc. When you...
View ArticleLooking for percussion school with 2.5 GPA
My son is HS junior, loves percussion (plays drums, cymbals, etc), will have been in band all 4 years, 2 years in competitive percussion group, wants to play music. Works hard and spends 15-20 hrs a...
View ArticleCIM and accreditation
https://www.hlcommission.org/download/_ActionLetters/Cleveland Institute of Music Action Letter 7-8-15.pdf My child has auditioned at CIM for the BM program. After he submitted his application we...
View ArticleTanglewood - *how* limited is the practice time for YAO?
Good evening, musicians and those who support them! The deadline to respond to BUTI is tonight and we're torn. Kids got in to BUTI (with decent scholarship) and Meadowmount. They did Meadowmount last...
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