<p>Oh jeez. I'm also a violinist, but I don't think they take additional CD's!!</p>
<p>And I had my Symphonie Espagnole and Praeludium and Allegro DONE. Gosh darn those double-stops!!</p>
<p>Well too bad for them, because I'm sending a CD. :) It's not solo though; rather, a collection of pieces I've played in ensembles.</p>
<p>nice! where do you play?</p>
<p>My audition repertoire probably totals about 28 minutes (12-minute Mendelssohn Concerto 1st mvt, 10 minutes for half of the Bach g-minor sonata, two three-minute etudes). Yes, you can expect to only play for about 10 minutes. Good luck everybody!</p>
<p>Oh-- add four minutes to that for one of Harbison's Songs of Solitude.</p>
<p>Tebro- I play the flute; also very competetive! ;)</p>
<p>Concerto- 15 minutes; Solo- 10 minutes; Bach Sonata- 5 minutes;Technical Study- 5 minutes; Excerpt- 1 minute (lol); add to that all major and minor scales(natural, melodic, harmonic). I think that ends up being about 45 minutes. Ick. I'm really glad I don't have to play all of that for the audition. Does anyone know how difficult the sight-reading portion is?</p>
<p>Stary....I'm very confused. Are you auditioning as a music major of some kind for Boston University? If so, they are very clear about their audition repertoire, and they want solo playing not ensemble playing on a recorded audition. Also, they state that you can send a recording only if you live further than 300 miles from one of the audition sites. My son said the sight reading was challenging but not impossible, but he's a very good sight reader. Especially on an instrument as competitive as the flute, I would suggest you schedule an in person audition somewhere.</p>
<p>Oh! No.... :) I meant a recording in addition to my audition. I'm sorry I wasn't clear about that. I thought that it might show my ability in all spectrums; playing solo, to me, is very much different from playing in ensembles.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification Stary....and good luck with your audition for BU. DS loves it there...he is very happy with his private teacher and feels he is getting good preparation for his future. He spent the summer at Eastern Music Festival with students who were attending Juilliard, Eastman, Oberlin, Manhattan, NEC...and he felt that his preparation was on par with what others came to the Festival with. The facilities need "some work" especially the basement practice rooms...but the faculty is great. Boston is a great place to go to school. DS is working as an usher at Symphony Hall. Pay is good and perk is you get to hear the BSO for free.</p>
<p>star--do you have big lungs? I'm constantly amazed at the amount of breath wind players need. Or can it be a handicap like my abysmally small hands for violin? (My hands are six inches from palm to tip of the middle finger...:P)</p>
<p>tebro- heh. That's a funny question actually, because I was born prematurely, and the doctors said that I had under developed lungs. In addition, I have asthma and I am extremely prone to respiratory illnesses. Lucky me, right? lol. However, I do believe that a wind player's air capacity expands over time and if they push themselves to hold long tones- which I desperately need to be practicing... ;)</p>
<p>thumper1- What were his stats, and what does he play? Do you have any complaints about BU?</p>
<p>Well I was going to apply to BU for journalism...
Then I noticed that for the school of comm. they require a language SAT 2. I am in Spanish 5 but my school's Spanish 4 class really sucks and I don't know anyone at my school who's done well (meaning above 500's) on a Spanish SAT 2. So I decided not to apply.
Now I'm thinking about how lovely it would be to be in Boston and how much I actually do like BU. Is it worth just applying to CGS or CAS and attempting an internal transfer later? My most basic stats (since I am too tired):
top 20%
always most advanced classes
SAT's 800 V, 700 M, 790 Writing, 660 IIC, Literature pending...
EC's: amnesty international, crew, newspaper, quiz bowl tournament team, karate, VERY involved volunteer work project starting a rowing team for cancer survivors</p>
<p>so is it worth applying when I want to do journalism and I can't even apply to that school?</p>
<p>Have you tried any SAT II Spanish practice tests?</p>
<p>Yeah, you should still apply to CAS or another school. I've heard it's pretty easy compared to other schools to change between schools, especially as an underclassman. However, the rest of your stats are impressive, and I doubt one not-so-great SAT II score will cause them to reject you. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>well I don't have time to take it now anyway but our teacher did give us practice tests and the whole class essentially failed them...it really sucks being in Spanish 5 and not being about to take the SAT2
Anyway, thanks</p>
<p>Um dude.... On BU's website it states that SATII: Foreign Language is RECOMMENDED.</p>
<p>I thought I read required in the admissions booklet...thanks</p>
<p>yep, it's not a problem. if I hadn't taken Chinese with Listening in sophomore year I would have taken French with Listening--I hear it's dead easy from a friend of mine.</p>