2020 PRE-SCREEN THREAD

College Majors Music Major
521

Last interview / audition on March 9th at Mizzou. He will be going with his dad. We are kind of concerned because this time it is involved air travel. We drove all most all of his auditions but last two. Not sure what to do. S was saying he did not see any of his friends since January 15th. He is right we have been running around since then. We will have some resting period soon. He needs to catch up with school work.

@ClassCompMom congratulations on NEC acceptance. Good luck to all who is auditioning this week and next. :shamrock:

522

—— Oh boy, Missing school… those were times I cannot forget.——

My son’s “traditional” public high school had a specific agreement on absences with out-of-district students. They just didn’t make his audition / college related traveling as “excused”. After weeks of negotiations with attendance office, his school counselor and principal, we finally figured out to do maximum 2-consecutive-week independent study in audition months incorporating his high school’s one-week-long mid-winter break would be much simpler for school, teachers and my son. What I learned was, his high school teachers really don’t want students to miss a few days a week, then a few more days in following weeks. If teachers know in advance that a student will be absent for maximum 2 weeks with a principal’s approval, they can come up with an “independent study plan” for the particular student / weeks instead of dealing with missing projects / assignments and make-up assignments later. It worked out well for my son with smaller stress in 2nd semester but…after those 3+ week long of auditions and traveling, he was exhausted and didn’t want to go back to high school anymore so we needed to force him…Well, he didn’t miss any of graduation events with his friends and was very happy in spring.

523

Hi Everybody,

Just joined CC after googling and reading some posts. Have S, jazz sax, and first time around for me with this whole college thing, not to mention jazz auditions. Finished our auditions – SF Cons., Oberlin, Berklee, Cincinnati CCM, Paterson, Frost/Miami, MSM and New School. Now to navigate the decisions coming ahead. Thanks to all for your experience and comments.

524

Hi. Now that auditions are almost done (for us they did), is there a discussion post with upcoming decisions dates for music major?

525

@shulad the discussion is here:

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/2135909-class-of-2024-undergrad-class-of-2022-grad-the-tours-the-auditions-the-journey.html#latest

526

Acceptances should be PM’d to @tableforsix or, if you can’t PM, posted here (there’s a growing list; include dates so future audition can see when each school notifies):

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/2168479-acceptance-thread-undergrad-class-of-2024-graduate-class-of-2022.html#latest

527

To that point, it’s also helpful to review last year’s acceptance thread — most schools follow the same schedule as they did in the past:

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/2119460-acceptance-thread-for-undergrad-class-of-23-grad-class-of-21.html#latest

Hope that helps!

528

this is for 2019 though, right?

529

2019 is the college class of 2023. 2020 (your kids) is the college class of 2024. so last year’s list shows when the schools notified last year’s auditioners, including my son, who is now a college freshman in the class of 2023.

530

Curtis cancelled any other remaining departmental auditions (including cello, unfortunately) owing to COVID-19. A significant disappointment, to be sure, but they were clearly faced with a no-win situation.

531

Popping this up here so we can see it. Was getting buried a couple pages back. Still one or two left!

2427Mom (daughter) MM Piano Performance
TBA BoCo
1/24 UCLA
Peabody
Yale

angelcatcher (Son) BM Jazz Studies Bass
1/10 Wayne State
1/31 Univ Michigan SMTD
2/6 Northwestern/Bienen
2/7 MSU

arkham (son) BM Jazz Voice
11/25 Berklee - BM Performance: Voice
2/14 UNT (skype audition)
2/16 Temple
2/21 SUNY Purchase
3/1 The New School
3/7 City College of NY
Video Audition Univ of North Texas
Video Audition Loyola New Orleans
Audio Audition William Paterson

Bassdadjazz (son) Jazz Bass
Berklee
1/25 SCFM
2/2 NEC
2/7 Frost
2/19 Peabody
2/23 DePaul
3/6 MSM

BenniesMom1 (Son) Clarinet Performance
1/25 - Lebanon Valley College
1/26 - Rowan University
1/31 - School of Music/University of Delaware
2/4 - Wells School of Music/West Chester University of Pennsylvania
2/8 - WVU
2/11 - Tell School of Music/Millersville University of Pennsylvania
2/14 - Mary Pappert School of Music/Duquense
2/16 - Boyer/Temple
2/28 - William Paterson University of NJ

BigPapi2 (son) Viola Music Ed
Berklee
1/25 Ball State
2/7-8 IU/Jacobs

bonfigleo (son) BM Horn Performance
1/25 Madison/Mead Witter
2/3 Rice/Shepherd
2/8 IU/Jacobs
2/24 Curtis
3/2-3 Juilliard
TBA Northwestern/Bienen

ClassCompMom (son) BM Composition
2/9 BoCo Interview
2/16 CIM
2/16 Peabody
2/29 SFCM (regional NYC)

coloraturagirl (daughter) BM VP Soprano
1/6 Oberlin (LA Regional)
1/17 Boston University
1/18 CCM
1/25 UC Irvine
1/25 UCLA
2/7 CMU Regional Audition LA
2/7-8 Vanderbilt/Blair
2/15 Northwestern/Bienen
2/17 University of Houston
2/21 Eastman
2/23 NEC/Tufts Dual BA
video audition: Univ of North Texas
video audition: San Diego State University

Compgrad1 (daughter) MM Composition
Juilliard

delynnel (son) BM Viola Performance
2/6-8 Northwestern/Bienen
2/10 Rice/Shepherd
2/13 Glenn Gould School
2/16 CIM

Doransa (son) BM Composition
1/17 IU/Jacobs
1/25 Univ of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
2/2 CIM
2/7-8 Vanderbilt/Blair
2/16 Peabody
2/22 Oberlin
2/28 Eastman
3/9 University of Missouri

drummermom2020 (son) Drums Jazz Studies
1/25 Western Michigan
2/7 Berklee
2/8 Columbia College - Chicago
2/24 New School

Elegie17 BM Vocal Performance Soprano
1/17 NYU
1/24 UMich
1/31 Univ Miami/Frost (regional NY audition)
2/17 SUNY Purchase
2/21 Eastman School of Music
3/2 Mannes/The New School
3/6 IU/Jacobs School of Music
video audition: Syracuse

flutyMcFluteface (daughter) BM Jazz Sax and/or Flute Performance
1/11 Berklee Jazz Sax
1/19 BoCo Flute
1/20 NEC Flute
1/25 USC Flute
2/1 Oberlin Flute
2/3 Ithaca Jazz Sax and Flute
2/9 USC Jazz
2/21 Oberlin Jazz Sax
3/1 Mannes Flute

GalaOvsi (daughter) BM VP
2/17 SUNY Purchase
Mannes
MSM
Aaron Copland School of Music

IronCitEE (daughter) BM Violin Performance
1/31 Duquesne
3/4 MSM
3/6 IU/Jacobs

jazz2020mom (son) BM Jazz Studies Trombone
2/1 UNT
2/8 Mason Gross/Rutgers
2/17 UMKC
2/28 Eastman
3/1 New School
3/5 MSM

JoHollywood (son) MM VP Opera Tenor
Video audition Univ of British Columbia
Video Audition BoCo VP
1/26 USC
2/23 NEC
2/26 SFCM
3/7 IU/Jacobs

khill87 (daughter) BM vocal performance Soprano
12/7 University of Miami
1/27 Peabody (regional audition)
2/15 Oberlin

lexjen VP Soprano and English
Capital and WVU
Baldwin Wallace
1/20 Denison
1/24 U-M SMTD
1/31 Central Michigan
2/2 CIM
2/12 Olivet
2/17 Peabody
2/29 Oberlin
video audition: Case Western

MezzoDadbynight (daughter) BM VP Mezzo
11/9 Pepperdine EA
12/6 Baylor Univ EA
12/7 Southern Methodist University/Meadows EA
1/18 Rice/Shepherd
1/25 Carnegie Mellon University
1/31 Eastman
2/8 DePauw EA
2/22 Oberlin
3/5 MSM
3/6 Juilliard
3/12 Curtis

MezzoMama (daughter) BM Classical Vocal Performance Mezzo-Soprano
1/25 UCLA
2/1 UC Santa Barbara
2/07 CMU (regional LA)
2/9 USC
2/15 NEC
2/23 SFCM
2/29 Chapman University

mom2clarinetobsessedkid BM Clarinet Performance
IU/Jacobs
NYU/Steinhardt
Shenandoah Conservatory
Temple/Boyer
University of Michigan SMTD
Eastman

mom2jw (son) Contemporary VP
12/7 University of Miami M.A.D.E. Program
1/20 Berklee
2/9 USC/Thornton

MomOfSingers (son) VP Bass-Baritone
1/17 UMich
1/21 Royal College of Music UK (regional)
1/23 Lawrence Conservatory (regional)
1/31 Eastman
2/15 Oberlin
2/23 Aaron Copland School of Music
2/26 Royal Academy of Music UK (regional)
3/04 MSM

Momofviolinboy (son) BM Violin Performance
2/2 McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University
2/8 JMU
2/14 NEC
2/22 Oberlin

Murray93 (daughter) Clarinet Performance
11/10 University of Puget Sound
1/24 Butler University

Musicmom2two (daughter) BM Music Ed Soprano
11/21 Berklee - BM Music Ed and Songwriting
12/7 Frost - BM Music Ed with Songwriting minor
1/11 Belmont - BM Music Ed (or commercial music)
1/24 UMich SMTD
2/8 FSU - BM Music Ed and commercial music
2/22 Rutgers/Mason Gross

MusicMomSC (son) for Contemporary Strings/ Production/Technology
11/1 Video Audition ELON for MRPA
12/7 University of Miami
1/18 Clemson
2/8 Univ Al @ Huntsville

OrangeJacket (daughter) Mezzo Soprano
11/16 Oklahoma City University for double major MT and VP
12/07 Baylor University for VP
1/18 UT Austin VP
2/29 UNT—Music Ed

Pocket22 BM Popular Music Keyboard/Piano
2/8 USC

Racingfan53 Classical Mezzo-Soprano
11/11 Azusa Pacific University BA Music
1/26 USC BM Choral Music
2/8 FSU BM Music Ed
2/29 UNT BM Music Ed
Video Audition - University of Kansas

Raincat (son) BM Jazz Piano
12/7 Berklee
1/25 USC
2/7 University of Miami/Frost

rubypiano (son) Piano/Keyboards Commercial Music and Jazz
Elon
1/11 - Belmont
1/25 - Berklee
2/2 - Cal Arts
2/14 - Frost
2/29 - New School
3/5 - NYU Steinhardt
3/21 - U Arts (Philadelphia)

rudydog66 (daughter) BM VP Soprano
1/17 NYU/Steinhardt
1/25 UT Austin
1/26 UF
2/1 UC Santa Barbara
2/7 U Michigan SMTD
2/9 USC

runninglate (daughter) BM VP Mezzo Soprano
1/18 NYU
1/24 CCM
1/26 Carnegie Mellon
2/1 UT Austin
2/7 Indiana/Jacobs
2/22 Oberlin
Video Audition SFCM
Video Audition Peabody
Video Audition Loyola

seemsfamiliar BM Composition
2/16 Peabody
3/4 MSM
3/6 Mannes

Senior2016M
1/31 Univ of Michigan SMTD
TBA IU/Jacobs
TBA Yale

shulad (daughter) violin
IU/Jacobs
Rice/Shepherd
NEC
Peabody
MSM
McGill

songbirdmama (daughter) MM Vocal Performance/Opera Soprano
1/18 IU/Jacobs
1/25 Univ of Maryland Opera Studio
3/6 Mannes
3/7 Bard
3/13-15 Curtis

SongStress2024 (daughter) Soprano VP and Neuroscience
Duquesne (early/direct admit Pre-med, audition invite for VP)
1/25 GW Corcoran Scholars
2/7-8 Boston University
2/17 Peabody
2/21-22 Vanderbilt/Blair
Video audition: Syracuse/Setnor
video audition: Case Western

studentcomposer1 BM Composition
2/1 Rice/Shepherd
2/7 IU/Jacobs
TBD Univ Michigan SMTD
TBD Oberlin (currently Skype interview - may change)
?? USC Thornton

SweetStrings (daughter) BM Violin Performance
1/23 Univ Michigan SMTD
1/24-25 Vanderbilt/Blair
2/1 Oberlin
2/7 Eastman
2/14 University of Miami/Frost
2/21 Lynn Conservatory
2/22 CMU
3/3 Manhattan School of Music
video audition: University of Florida
video audition: Florida State University

tableforsix (son) BM Cello Performance
University of Michigan SMTD
Oberlin
CIM
NEC
MSM
Eastman

teewhy (daughter) BM VP Soprano
1/25 West Virginia
2/1 Memphis
2/7 - 2/8 Vanderbilt
2/15 University of Tennessee Knoxville
2/22 Texas Christian Univ
2/29 University of North Texas
3/6 IU/Jacobs

tubamama (son) BM Tuba Performance
1/18 UT Austin
1/25 Vanderbilt/Blair
1/26 USC Thornton
2/7 Univ Michigan SMTD
2/8 Northwestern/Bienen
2/14 University of Miami/Frost
TBA UCLA

Violin87 (son) BM Violin
2/7 Eastman
2/19 Peabody

yfgntf123 BM Violin performance
1/18 Indiana University/Jacobs
2/14 Eastman
3/1 CIM
March MSM

532

@Doransa, I dropped the ball on wishing your son good luck for yesterday! Hope it was a highly positive experience.

What does that leave us with? Just your son’s audition @rubypiano?

533

My daughter’s MM VP audition at Curtis was just cancelled. She’s very, very bummed and won’t get to meet @songbirdmama’s daughter. I understand the decision but feel so bad for these performers.

534

So sorry to hear this news- truly. Seeing what my own D has gone through in preparation, I can only imagine the time and effort invested with MM students. The next few months will be very tense indeed.

535

D is totally crushed that Curtis cancelled. She said she would sing in full hazmat gear if they would feel better about it! They stated they will refund application fees, and have an automatic pass into next year’s screening (no prescreen required), but who will want to wait.a full year to reaudition with a chance of going once settled in another program? Ugh. I thought the bump on the head was bad, but to her, this is worse.

536

@songbirdmama she must be devastated. Makes total sense too since an MM program is two years- seems futile. So very sorry for her and for you.

537

@coloraturagirl I think she is feeling better about it, as others she knows are in the same boat and they are commiserating over social media. She is now worrying about her senior recital, which is a degree requirement and will be hard to pull off if Bienen closes or goes to remote learning as so many other schools are doing.

538

@songbirdmama @buoyant I’m so sorry to hear that! That’s seriously heartbreaking. It’s very fortunate that most UG prospects finished their auditions already. I cant imagine the issues this would cause if this state if emergency happened early Jan and Feb.

I was beginning to wonder if summer programs will be canceled and now I’m thinking it could be a possibility.

We already committed to WNO and waiting to hear back on two other possibilities…but I’m starting to think everything could get canceled. Our local University just announced they arent allowing kids to return after Spring break and will institute remote learning…

539

My commiserations to folks disappointed about the cancellation of Curtis auditions!

My son’s a student there (voice, bass-baritone - I got some very kind help from people here a year ago) - and it may ease the pain a tiny bit to know that the situation right now is chaotic and confusing for everybody, not just perspective students!

I don’t have ANY FOUNDATION for this - THE FOLLOWING IS PURE SPECULATION AND IS NOT BASED ON ANY INSIDE KNOWLEDGE! - but I wouldn’t be surprised if they take another look at expediting auditions and admissions once the COVI-19 wave has passed, instead of waiting an entire year.

Since Curtis keeps only the precise number of students needed for a full scale production, and since a fair number of students will be leaving at the end of the school year, not having an influx of new students would have real consequences for the school’s program - for example, my son is worried because they would be seriously short in his fach.

Again, I don’t have any insight into Curtis decision making, and if my son had already got admission somewhere else, I’d probably go with the bird in hand! - but the virus has created a situation where everyone, institutions included, are going to have to go outside their standard operating procedure and get creative in ways no one expected - and that means that the last word on this year’s admissions may not be spoken.

OTOH, Curtis is a 4-year program, not a 2-year program - and they have A LOT of transfers from other schools! Doing a year at another music program and coming back for another audition in 2021 would ABSOLUTELY be an option - and they would obviously have twice as many spots available as usual.

540

@baridad I don’t understand why you say Curtis is a 4 year program for a MM. From their web page"The program normally takes two years to complete, but a student may stay an optional third year at the discretion of the dean of vocal studies and the Curtis president."