<p>Hi, nycm. Nice of you to help your friend’s daughter. First she would apply to Berklee, and then they would set a date for an audition. Berklee does go to NYC for auditions, but the specific dates aren’t posted yet. My daughter drove from Vermont down to Boston for her audition (4 hours). Another school to look at is the New School in NYC. It is smaller than Berklee but well respected. UArts in Philly is also something to look at. At Berklee, you have to audition on one instrument, so she would audition as either a vocalist or guitarist, but she could accompany herself if she was auditioning as a vocalist and wanted to play guitar for herself. If she ever goes to any of the workshops Berklee has, like the 5-week summer performance program or some shorter weekend workshops, some instructors may get to meet her, but there is no official pre-screening that I’m aware of other than the application. Good luck to her.</p>