2019 PRE-SCREEN THREAD

basso_texas · January 16, 2019, 8:08pm

My bass-baritone S has live audition invitations in VP at:
TCU 1/19
U. of Houston 2/1
CCM: 2/9
NEC: 2/10
Peabody: 2/18
Oberlin 3/1
Waiting to hear from MSM and Curtis
He was invited to FSU and MSU but we aren’t going to all of these so we are sending videos to these two.

We are new to this. Is it normal to go to 6 locations a plane ride away to audition?

ClassCompMom · January 16, 2019, 9:28pm

Son passed NEC prescreen for Composition. They do not have auditions/interviews.

gram22 · January 16, 2019, 9:42pm

@basso_texas: Last year (class of '22) we did five , and including a 2nd trip to LA because of auditions separated by about 3 weeks (short hop, SFO-LAX) at USC and UCLA, it was six. We would have had two more, to Rochester (Eastman) and Bard (Albany area) which my S decided to withdraw from, so we only escaped those two.

So I imagine it would be fairly common to do five or six flights over the period.

After acceptances, there were three more trips in April to have trial lessons with professors.

[edit : this was after we managed to do two or three regional auditions which was a lifesaver].

bridgenail · January 16, 2019, 9:42pm

@basso_texas unfortunately yes it is normal…flying to 6 locations is not odd. As the number pushes higher, people start doing videos (as you have already decided). Audition fatigue is real so you need to be strategic if MSM and Curtis come in. The number you can manage is an individual “thing”.

akapiratequeen · January 16, 2019, 11:22pm

@basso_texas Heck yes, it’s odd – for most people! Pretty normal for these crazy musicians and their parents, though. See you on the road!

ClassCompMom · January 17, 2019, 6:35am

@basso_texas wow! I guess this is a preview to what their life in the music world can be like depending on what they end up doing! Makes me VERY glad my son left performance early in HS and focused on Composition. And I will NEVER complain about 2 trips to Boston again. If Curtis comes through we only have 45 min drive - plus he goes there for lessons weekly anyway!

ClassCompMom · January 17, 2019, 6:40am

@basso_texas also looks like Curtis has multiple days if he gets audition there for VP: 3/14-16 prelims (finals 3/17)

skedaddle · January 17, 2019, 8:48am

For classical piano performance (BM)-

Oberlin 1/9
Eastman 1/11
USC 1/26
Northwestern 2/15
Rutgers 2/16
SFCM 2/24

akapiratequeen · January 17, 2019, 4:07pm

@skedaddle did your student do EA at Eastman? How was the audition process? We’re going 2/1.

skedaddle · January 17, 2019, 6:36pm

@akapiratequeen My audition for Eastman was a regional one. The associate dean of admissions came to my city and recorded about 20 minutes of music from each auditioning applicant. Apparently, my recording will be heard by all piano faculty members. For your student, I’m guessing that he or she will be auditioning in front of a panel of department faculty members, including their preferred teacher.

The associate dean said that decisions are released around late March and early April.

akapiratequeen · January 17, 2019, 7:10pm

Thank you! Good to know. Good luck in your
Auditions!

basso_texas · January 18, 2019, 1:17am

Wow! Thanks for your input.

Mezzo_sMama · January 18, 2019, 2:42am

akapiratequeen’s S: (Dual Major) BM Music Ed & Jazz
12/1/18, Berklee
1/26/19, Ithaca College
]2/1/19, Eastman
2/2/19, Syracuse U
2/9/19, NYU
2/16/19, Rutgers Mason Gross

AmyIzzy’s D
10/26/18, CCPA, BM Jazz & Contemporary Music
11/10/18, Loyola New Orleans, BS Popular & Commercial Music
11/17/18, College of St Rose, Music Industry-BS in Music
12/8/18, Berklee, BM Professional Music
Columbia College Chicago, BM Contemporary, Urban, and Popular Music, portfolio submission
1/12/19, CalArts, off-campus audition in Chicago
2/9/19, University of Miami, MADE/CAM
3/7/19, The New School, Jazz & Contemporary Studies, Voice
3/9/19, CUNY, Jazz Studies (Vocal Performance)

basso_texas’S:BM, Bass/Baritone, Vocal Performance
1/19/19, Texas Christian University
2/1/19, University of Houston
2/9/19, CCM
2/10/19, NEC
2/18/19, Peabody
3/1/19, Oberlin
Florida State University, Video Audition
Michigan State University, Video Audition

Bay Area Mom 2016’s D:
11/17, Loyola, Popular Commercial Music, audition via Skype
1/26/19, UCLA, Ethnomusicology
1/27/19, University of Miami, Pop Commercial Vocal, (LA Audition)
2/10/19,USC, Pop Vocal

cellistmadre: Cello Performance
2/9/19, Oberlin

cholist’s S: BM Cello Performance
1/26/19, USC
2/4/19, Rice
2/24/19, SFCM
3/2/19, Indiana University

ClassCompMom’s S: BM, Composition
1/16/19, NEC
1/26/19, Berklee
2/10/19, BoCo

DrummerDad18’s D: BM Jazz/Pop Drumset
12/8/18, Berklee
1/27/19, USC Popular Music
2/8/19, University of Miami

dsinha’s S: Guitar Performance, Jazz or Pop/Commercial
11/30/18, Berklee (local audition in SF)
12/8/18, Auditioned/Accepted to Belmont University, Nashville for BM Commercial Guitar
1/11/19, Oberlin, Jazz Studies (regional SF audition)
1/18/19, University of Miami, MADE+CAM
2/2/19, UCLA Global Jazz Studies
2/3/19, SFCM, RJAM
2/8/2019, UMich BFA, Jazz Guitar
2/9/2019, USC, Jazz Studies, Guitar
2/9/2019, CSU Northridge, Jazz Guitar
2/10/2019 - USC, Popular Music, Guitar

frodo6598’s D: BA, Mezzo, Vocal Performance/Music Education/Choral Music
10/27, Loyola Marymount
11/17, Chapman (EA offer to BA Vocal Performance 12/14)
1/19/19, UC Irvine Vocal Performance
1/26/19, UCLA Vocal Performance, Music Ed
1/27/19, USC

highnotes2018’s D: BM, Soprano, Vocal Performance
1/12/19, NYU
1/18/19, University of Miami
1/25/19, University of Maryland
1/17/19, CMU
2/1/19, Boston University
2/10/19, USC
2/22/19, Vanderbilt

InstrumentalMom’s S: BM, Trumpet Performance
1/25/19, University of Michigan

jazzboydad’s S: Jazz Vocal
2/8/19, Univeristy of Miami
2/10/19, USC
2/15/18. Oberlin

Lendlees’ S: BM, Percussion Performance
1/11/19, Indiana University
1/12/19, Miami of Ohio
1/19/19, Temple
2/8/19, Boston University
2/10/19, CIM
3/2/19, McGill

lkbux64’s S: Jazz Guitar
11/14/18, Northwestern, BM, Jazz Studies
2/1/19, Michigan SMTD, BFA, Jazz Studies
2/2/19, UCLA, Global Jazz Studies
2/9/19, USC Thornton
2/19/19, Peabody, Jazz

Lydor2051: BM, Piano Performance
2/20/19, Mannes (The New School)

momsings’ S: MM, Double Bass Performance
2/14/19, Northwestern
2/23-24/19, Curtis

mperrine’s D: BM, French Horn Performance
1/18/19, Loyola NO
1/26/19, Rice
2/1/19, Eastman
2/22/19. Vanderbilt
2/24/19, NEC
3/3/19, Bard
Boston University, video audition submitted

musiciseternal’s S: BM, Baritone, VP
1/19/19, CCM
2/9/2019, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
2/10/19, NEC
2/23/2019, Oberlin
3/1/2019, Depauw
3/7/19, Juilliard
Baldwin Wallace:video audition
Lawrence: video audition
Boston University: video audition

new2music’s S: BM, Vocal Performance, Tenor
1/18/19, University of Michigan
1/27/19, Carnegie Mellon University
2/1/19, Boston University
2/23/19, Vanderbilt

pdxtigermom’s S: BM, Viola Performance
1/10/19, CMU (recorded audition)
1/26/19, University of Washington
1/31/19, University of Michigan
2/1/19, UT Austin
2/8/19, UCLA
2/9/19, USC

PercussionMama’s D: BM Percussion Performance
1/22/19, Boston University
1/23/19, Rice University
1/26/19, Chapman University
2/8/19, University of Miami
2/9/19, USC
2/15/19, University of Michigan

Pikachu’s Mom’s D: BM, Cello & Vocal Performance
1/14/19, Luther College (VP)
2/2/19, Lawrence (both)
2/9/19, Balwin Wallace (both)
2/11/19, Luther College (cello)
2/16/19, NEC (VP)
3/1/19, DePauw (both)

Propinquity4444’s S: Baritone
1/19/19, University of Maryland, BM VP
1/31/19, University of Delaware, BA Music
2/1/19, University of Miami, BM Music Business (NYC Audition)
2/18/19, James Madison University, BM w/Music Industry Concentration
3/2/19, The College of NJ, BA Music
2/22/19, Elon University, MPRA

skedaddle; BM, Piano Performance
1/9/19, Oberlin
1/11/19, Eastman (regional audition)
1/26/19, USC
2/5/19, Northwestern
2/16/19, Rutgers
2/24/19, SFCM

StringPop’s D: MM, Violin Performance
1/26/19, University of Michigan

sunnysar’s D: BM, Flute Performance
2/2/19, SUNY Potsdam
2/15/19, Eastman
2/18/19, Nazareth
2/26, USC-(South Carolina)
3/1/19, Indiana University
3/4/19, Mannes
University of Miami- reschedule due to conflict
Belmont-Video Audition

TheSopranosMom’s D: BM Soprano, Vocal Performance
1/19/19, CCM
1/25/19, Baylor
1/27/19, Carnegie Mellon
2/8/19, Northwestern
2/19/19, Peabody

thisismynameOH’s D: BM, Soprano, Vocal Performance
1/11/19, Indiana University
2/10/19, Ball State University
2/17/19, NYU

tripletmama’s D: Jazz Double Bass Performance
2/3/19, NEC
2/16/19, Berklee (in LA)
2/23-24/19, SFCM
3/3/19, The New School

UniversityMomOf2’s S: Music Education (flute)
2/1/19, University of Illinois
2/9/16 ,DePauw, Instrumental Emphasis
2/16/19, Baldwin Wallace
2/18/19, Valparaiso University
2/23/19, Lawrence University

WestofPCH’s S: BM, Jazz Performance (drums)
1/18/19, University of Miami
1/27/19, USC
3/2/19, The New School

buoyant · January 18, 2019, 4:15pm

@akapiratequeen - I sent you a PM about Eastman auditions. You should also check out the Eastman Experience fb page, it’s open to anyone and they will be posting pictures and videos about auditions, etc.

akapiratequeen · January 18, 2019, 5:11pm

Responding now, @bouyant, thank you!

jazzboydad · January 22, 2019, 1:50am

Hi @Mezzo’sMama My S has his 4th and final audition scheduled for Peabody on 2/20. Glad to have the pre-screen phase complete (and to have the State Thespian Festival over too! Phew!)

Mezzo_sMama · January 22, 2019, 3:52am

Up to date as of tonight!

akapiratequeen’s S: (Dual Major) BM Music Ed & Jazz
12/1/18, Berklee
1/26/19, Ithaca College
]2/1/19, Eastman
2/2/19, Syracuse U
2/9/19, NYU
2/16/19, Rutgers Mason Gross

AmyIzzy’s D
10/26/18, CCPA, BM Jazz & Contemporary Music
11/10/18, Loyola New Orleans, BS Popular & Commercial Music
11/17/18, College of St Rose, Music Industry-BS in Music
12/8/18, Berklee, BM Professional Music
Columbia College Chicago, BM Contemporary, Urban, and Popular Music, portfolio submission
1/12/19, CalArts, off-campus audition in Chicago
2/9/19, University of Miami, MADE/CAM
3/7/19, The New School, Jazz & Contemporary Studies, Voice
3/9/19, CUNY, Jazz Studies (Vocal Performance)

basso_texas’S:BM, Bass/Baritone, Vocal Performance
1/19/19, Texas Christian University
2/1/19, University of Houston
2/9/19, CCM
2/10/19, NEC
2/18/19, Peabody
3/1/19, Oberlin
Florida State University, Video Audition
Michigan State University, Video Audition

Bay Area Mom 2016’s D:
11/17, Loyola, Popular Commercial Music, audition via Skype
1/26/19, UCLA, Ethnomusicology
1/27/19, University of Miami, Pop Commercial Vocal, (LA Audition)
2/10/19,USC, Pop Vocal

cellistmadre: Cello Performance
2/9/19, Oberlin

cholist’s S: BM Cello Performance
1/26/19, USC
2/4/19, Rice
2/24/19, SFCM
3/2/19, Indiana University

ClassCompMom’s S: BM, Composition
1/16/19, NEC
1/26/19, Berklee
2/10/19, BoCo

DrummerDad18’s D: BM Jazz/Pop Drumset
12/8/18, Berklee
1/27/19, USC Popular Music
2/8/19, University of Miami
3/3/19, The New School

dsinha’s S: Guitar Performance, Jazz or Pop/Commercial
11/30/18, Berklee (local audition in SF)
12/8/18, Auditioned/Accepted to Belmont University, Nashville for BM Commercial Guitar
1/11/19, Oberlin, Jazz Studies (regional SF audition)
1/18/19, University of Miami, MADE+CAM
2/2/19, UCLA Global Jazz Studies
2/3/19, SFCM, RJAM
2/8/2019, UMich BFA, Jazz Guitar
2/9/2019, USC, Jazz Studies, Guitar
2/9/2019, CSU Northridge, Jazz Guitar
2/10/2019 - USC, Popular Music, Guitar

frodo6598’s D: BA, Mezzo, Vocal Performance/Music Education/Choral Music
10/27, Loyola Marymount
11/17, Chapman (EA offer to BA Vocal Performance 12/14)
1/19/19, UC Irvine Vocal Performance
1/26/19, UCLA Vocal Performance, Music Ed
1/27/19, USC

highnotes2018’s D: BM, Soprano, Vocal Performance
1/12/19, NYU
1/18/19, University of Miami
1/25/19, University of Maryland
1/17/19, CMU
2/1/19, Boston University
2/10/19, USC
2/15/19, Northwestern
2/22/19, Vanderbilt

InstrumentalMom’s S: BM, Trumpet Performance
1/25/19, University of Michigan

jazzboydad’s S: Jazz Vocal
2/8/19, Univeristy of Miami
2/10/19, USC
2/15/18. Oberlin
2/20/19, Peabody

Lendlees’ S: BM, Percussion Performance
1/11/19, Indiana University
1/12/19, Miami of Ohio
1/19/19, Temple
2/8/19, Boston University
2/10/19, CIM
3/2/19, McGill

lkbux64’s S: Jazz Guitar
11/14/18, Northwestern, BM, Jazz Studies
2/1/19, Michigan SMTD, BFA, Jazz Studies
2/2/19, UCLA, Global Jazz Studies
2/9/19, USC Thornton
2/19/19, Peabody, Jazz
2/24/19, The New School