<p>1) I'm a transfer student (incoming sophomore), and thought that something like piano lessons could be sorted out after being accepted; in other words, over this summer. But is it true that in order to be considered as one of the few accepted to take lessons at Juilliard while enrolled at Columbia full-time, I would have had to apply for this in December or something? That seems a little nuts for transfers, whose applications aren't due, for the most part, until Feb-Apr. (Then again, there aren't many of us.)</p>
<p>2) Just double checking: if the answer to (1) is yes, do I have the opportunity to apply for the Exchange this coming fall/winter, as a Columbia sophomore? </p>
<p>3) Do you have to be a Columbia music major to be an Exchange student? I didn't think so, but the above link is confusing.</p>
<p>So besides all that, I'd really appreciate some info on piano lessons at Columbia because it seems doubtful that I can apply now for the Exchange this fall (and also doubtful that I would be accepted, of course). I'm a scholarship winner at my previous institution on piano, and though I'm not quite at the level of regular Juilliard undergrads, I consider myself advanced and motivated.</p>
<p>I do have a feeling it's only for music majors. Which makes me want to cry because I'd love to have some connection with Juilliard. Someone please prove me wrong!</p>
<p>Yea that would be awesome if you could be any major...had I got in I would've applied for that program while being an engineer. aj I guess I'll follow your path but good luck!</p>
<p>of course i am kid...i dont go down that easy. even if i werent transferring i still like answering the few questions i do know (outside of this thread). PS can you play/have you played Fantasie Impromptu? My favorite...I wanna send a 1 man band in which i play piano, then slow it down with me playing a drummed break beat, guitar and bass, with me cropped in bboyin...yea that'd be beast.</p>
<p>Very true. Mine isnt a gift, it was developed from me having a musical ocd of some sort while I hear both songs and sounds I like or dislike (namely the orchestral tuning strings)</p>
<p>I hear when kids listen to a lot of music at a young age and for extended periods of time, your predisposition to having perfect pitch is greater.</p>
<p>I've developed excellent relative pitch as a result of singing for most of my life. I can do intervals on command. The biggest thing is that even when a group is out of tune, most of us can tune to each other and just keep going in whatever key we're in. The one kid who had true perfect pitch that I sang with at columbia was driven crazy by this, because his instinct is to just keep singing the correct note instead of tuning with the group.</p>
<p>I can find an arbitrary note you give me, relative to my known limits of my range. i.e. if you say "sing a G", i'll sing my bottom note (a D), sing up a fourth, then up an octave, and there's my note. But I can't just blast a random note without any thinking about it. A lot of violinists and orchestra types that i know can, though.</p>
<p>Yea, I'm probably the same as you; I usually think of notes I can blast out easily (the violin strings GDAE) and a few random ones, then I do intervals. All good tho, excepting that I'm like that guy regarding quarter tones in voices and instruments and whatnot.</p>
<p>From first encounter, Mendelssohn's sounds like a lot of rapid arpeggiation for the keys. But I'm not gon lie and say I can do that immediately; I would need to beast on both my dexterity and a good month or so of practice.</p>
<p>I just said it would take a month for me to beast on it....I dont think I'm being very arrogant? If I ever do make it to CU I'll be sure to practice it that summer and pwn. :P</p>