music scholarship
Hi, Are there any music scholarships even when not applying for a music major?
View ArticleBI (Bachelor of Innovation) in Music (Univ of CO- Co Spgs)
Is anyone familiar with the Bachelor of Innovation in Music degree at University of Colorado- Colorado Springs? I'm looking at different music/business, music/engineering/comp science combinations of...
View ArticleHave you met the Sub-Maker
Have you met this character? He will ask you to sub for him. Quite a bit. He's a great guy to know. He must be amazing at finding work because he has two gigs at the same time and needs you to cover...
View Articleinput on a couple of grad schools please
I know we are getting to the wire here but I am stymied. I am a VP major, soprano and intend to go on to grad school for my MMus. My current professor has not been much help, I think because he is a...
View ArticleSummer 2018
I was wondering if anyone was preparing for summer music auditions? My D19 is starting the NYO, Tanglewood BUTI and Aspen auditions now. Which ones is your child auditioning for? how is the material?...
View ArticleYoungArts 2018 Results
Hello! Does anyone know when YoungArts will notify the winners of the results for this year? Do the results come out all at once? Thanks, :)
View ArticleImportant read for potential Vocal Performance/Opera students and families
If you have a child (especially a daughter), or are yourself interested in degrees and a career in Classical Vocal Performance/Opera, I think the following two articles are so important. They are a...
View ArticleGordon College? piano
Hi, I'm a high school senior and am trying to decide whether I should apply and audition for Gordon College in Wenham, MA. From everything I've seen online, it looks like a fantastic school for me, but...
View ArticleYoungArts 2018
I plan to apply this year on Euphonium for the Classical Music discipline. I made a tape last year, but it didn't turn out so well and I was not selected for anything. Other than playing very well, are...
View ArticleEssay on the "unaffiliated" composer
https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/going-it-alone-2/ Personally I think this fails to mention the problem directly, that composer remain in school exactly because of the economics of a career composing. PhD...
View ArticleIndiana/Jacobs prescreen system
Does anyone have any insight into when the replacement for Jacobs' Decision Desk will be up to do prescreening material uploads? My son emailed them to ask and got a very vague response. Materials are...
View ArticleAny insight University of Evansville Music auditions?
My son is scheduled to audition December 3, his intent is to major in music therapy. Any insight into the audition process there, the music program, or what percentage they accept from auditions would...
View ArticleAnother Berklee audition
And we're back...again :) So my son, now a freshman at SUNY Purchase, got his music mojo/confidence back after thinking for a while he didn't want to major in music, and has now decided that he REALLY...
View ArticleSemester off to tour?
S has been presented an opportunity for a pit gig in Europe Feb-June. It is an easy book, electric bass only, so won't offer much opportunity for musical growth, but a lot for personal growth. (He has...
View ArticleAre classical voice competitions judged differently than college auditions...
For those accepted to undergraduate vocal performance programs, did you find that success in competitions did/didn't correlate with how many programs you got into? Is there a difference in what they're...
View ArticleViolin Performance repertoire & Vanderbilt test scores?
Hi all, I am new here. I'm a junior in HS and a violinist, I have been playing for 11 years now and I have an interest in music. I'm fairly sure that I want to pursue violin performance as my major in...
View ArticleGoForth Journal
S, HS junior, continues his jazz bass musician path. We have experienced sort of a transition of focus. Efforts in the past have pertained to the capabilities of S himself. Discovering the ways to...
View ArticlePiano DMA programs
Looking for suggestions: I'm applying for several DMA/DM piano programs (performance or possibly performance/pedagogy) including Indiana, FSU, Peabody, and Oklahoma, per my teacher's suggestions. I'm...
View Article2018 Pre-Screen Thread
We're back! Please send me a PM with pre-screen acceptances or acceptance of an audition date if no pre-screen is required. Let me know when you have received a firm offer of the date. I will be...
View ArticlePianist with Tendonitis
I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for dealing with tendonitis as a pianist. I have discussed this issue with my piano teacher, and we have concluded that the injury is most likely due to...
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