Audition Advice for music students and their parents
Starting a new thread to make all the great advice shared on the "journey" boards easily searchable for future applicants. Please chime in with your best advice. So far: Be aware that auditions take...
View ArticleMusic Composition/Performance
Hey! I’m interested in pursuing Music Composition (preferably Composition, but Performance is also good) alongside another field. And so, I would like to undertake a BA (more flexibility). So, does...
View ArticleAudition application questions
D20 is filling out an audition app. Without saying which school, it is a SLAC. Not super competitive, but competitive enough to require an audition for admittance to the school of music. Her musical...
View ArticleReality check: What's it actually like at ____ now that your kid is enrolled ?
I'm starting this thread specifically to hear from some of the veterans on the board whose kids who completed this process and are already enrolled in (or have recently graduated from) the schools the...
View ArticleClarinet Performance Major - how to find good programs
My daughter is a junior in high school, with good grades and a good musical resume. We have seen the lists of "schools with top music programs" and even one specific to clarinet performance. While many...
View ArticleAuditions anxiety
I have been a lurker on CC for a while now, my D is only a freshman in HS at this point, but perhaps someone here has advice in overcoming audition anxiety. My D is perusing MT, has no problems with...
View ArticlePrescreens - How Perfect do They Need to Be?
I know that prescreens can be all over the place--some done in a professional recording studio, and some done on an iPhone in a kid's room. D's will fall somewhere in between, and hopefully be good...
View ArticleEastman Parent/Student Question
This is my first post, although I'm a long time reader. My string player, current junior, has been interested in a number of conservatories including Eastman. We were rather disturbed to read that the...
View ArticleMusic School, Debt, and Career Planning
I have a 9th grade son who is interested in studying Jazz, plays alto sax and clarinet for 4-5 yrs. There was a music school fair set up at one of his recent performances and I got a chance to speak to...
View ArticleAsk Questions about Pursuing Music Major Here
As Director of Admissions and faculty member at Berklee College of Music for 40 years, engaging with passionate students and parents about music education has been my life's work, and I was delighted...
View ArticleAny experience with Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival?
My D has applied to this winter festival (Jan 5-12) at East Carolina University and we are waiting to hear if she got in. Just curious if any of your students have attended, what it was like, etc. Was...
View ArticleMcGill for jazz
Does anyone have any experience with applying, auditioning or attending? My S, jazz piano, is interested in it. Thanks!
View ArticleSOME NOTES ABOUT POSTING IN THIS FORUM. PLEASE READ
According to CC rules, posts must be about yourself or your children. Posting for a "friend" is not allowed and those posts will be removed. There has been quite a bit of chat here about scholarships...
View ArticleSuggestions of Colleges with Music Majors
Which schools have good music departments (including any top ranked) along with good academics (so basically, not solely a fine arts school). I heard that St. Olaf is good.
View Article2019 PRE-SCREEN THREAD
It's that time of the year again! 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...
View ArticleWhat do music students do for summer jobs?
My son is a freshman jazz player and is starting to think about summer jobs. Last year he worked as a counselor at a local day camp but it wasn’t music related. Where do kids look for summer jobs, from...
View Articlesound editing on prescreens / video auditions?
Just curious, do people do sound editing on prescreens? Do colleges have policies on that? Is it considered taboo? My son recorded video prescreens to a camera's internal mic and a musician friend (who...
View ArticleNY Music Education for daughter - Decisions
Hello All. I have been researching these forums and all the information has been outstanding. So we are outside of Buffalo, NY and our daughter wants to attend a college for Music Education. Her...
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The Onion on finding your passion
https://www.theonion.com/find-the-thing-youre-most-passionate-about-then-do-it-1819584843 I don't agree with this, at least not yet (time will tell!) but this is pretty much what many of our friends...
View Article2020 AUDITION Thread -draft
@Mezzo'sMama usually starts a thread to collect when and where a student will have live auditions. I don't think she is on the board anymore. Is it worthwhile to continue the tradition? Why would one...
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