<p>Hurray Jeremy!!! Congratulations - I hope you will be happy wherever you choose to go.</p>
<p>Congrats Jeremy - Otterbein is such a nice place. We have 3 vocal performance acceptances now there from the board.</p>
<p>Thanks to all ^_<.
cartera is your daughter going to be going there you think? (and sorry for not answering your pm my comp has blocked all popups for some strange rason!)</p>
<p>Who knows where she'll be - she wants to go to the University of OtterMadisonChoirCollege/Greensboro. We have to wait to get all the info from everyone and then it will be a tough decision.</p>
<p>^ omg that is one of the funniest posts i have ever read ^</p>
<p>Hahahahahah agreed! Sadly I know that feeling lol.</p>
<p>Done with auditions too! I didn't have it as bad as most of you though since I wasn't able to schedule two of mine in time to audition on campus but it's still a relief to have that process done and over with.</p>
<p>Our DS has one more, this Saturday and then he's finished till grad school auditions.</p>
<p>Actually auditions are continual for music majors. Once they are accepted, the will have seating auditions for ensembles. Some schools have a separate seating audition for ensemble placement. Many performance majors audition for outside gigs (with ensembles) while they are students. They audition for summer programs. And THEN graduate school where all of the above continues. They then audition for seats as either regulars, alternates or substitutes in orchestras. I'm tell you, the auditions NEVER end.</p>
<p>Indeed, as thumper said, auditioning never ends. It's part of the process, and each should be looked at as a learning/life experience for performers. Its important to develop auditioning skills much as one would develop technique,virtuosity, practice habits, new rep. Along the way you'll encounter good and poorly run auditions, gracious losers, and disgruntled winners. Think of it as continuing education and professional development rather than an end result.</p>
<p>For us, the audition process was quite a learning experience. I literally watched my daughter improve each time (with one outlier experience). She became less nervous, more composed, and played better. So hopefully just as those auditions are continual...so is the learning process.</p>
<p>Good point about the auditions! They really don't end. </p>
<p>Our S's audition experience was that the less interested he was in a school, the better he performed. I don't think I could have handled the pressure at 17. Fortunately, I majored in history, no audition needed :)</p>
<p>Guitardad</p>
<p>guitardad -- </p>
<p>I have marvelled at my son's ability to perform under pressure. I had nowhere near the kind of poise required for these trials at 18 years old - not sure I have it today! I come away from the process with no small amount of admiration for my son who also had to keep up with extremely rigorous academic requirements for his IB diploma while travelling and practising and playing! </p>
<p>BEK --</p>
<p>I agree - my son has improved his playing/performing dramatically from this experience. It's definitely been good for him in many ways.</p>
<p>It was definitely interesting to watch my D's development during auditions. She has become much more focused, poised and better able to handle the pressure pretty much on her own. (She often had me drop her off for warm-up and meet her after the audition was over). The effect of this process on her playing has been great to watch. She very recently (right after finishing auditions) won a local competition and the judges asked her if she intended to major in performance. Just hope this translated to the school audition process. Now she's got some course grades to salvage with her teachers at various levels of understanding. She's pulled rabbits out of hats before, but this is a pretty extreme situation for her.</p>
<p>Okay, now that auditions are over for my daughter, she has let down her guard and caught her first cold of the season (not a good thing for a wind player!) Thank goodness she waited until everything was done. I am surprised she managed to stay healthy considering how stress can reduce the effectiveness of your immune system. Still trudging out to the mailbox with high hopes each day.....</p>
<p>Our DS bombed (a "D") on his AP statistics test, three days before his final audition. When I asked him happened and the look I got was precious (gimme a break, dad).</p>
<p>Not clear what he's got - stomach, headache, dizzy. But at least the auditions are done. Unfortunately, he has a boatload of homework (exams) and his violin teacher has been biting at the bit for weeks to get on with new repertoire. These poor kids really don't get a break!</p>
<p>Trying not to nag or pressure my young musician at the moment. His guidance counselor and I at least share the feeling that he has outgrown his high school environment and has very little interest in academics at the moment! It really must be very difficult to wait out these last weeks. I must say, he enjoyed the auditions--it's finishing Senior year I think he could do without.</p>
<p>I imagine that after working like college music students all year, they must feel that high school is a waste of precious time at this point. It's not the easiest moment.</p>
<p>Add another sick one to the list - stuffed nose, sore throat. She is trying to get ready for two performances but she has spring break in which to recover. 15 page AP English paper due tomorrow. Thank goodness she is not a procrastinator - if it were me, I'd just be starting it.</p>