<p>EastchesterMom im so sorry. hang in there</p>
<p>the voice is coming not his powerful as normal its the cough. our westher was a blizzard and 12 degrees 2 days ago and 51 today its been tough on everyone who has allergy and sinus issues. Thanks for all your advice.</p>
<p>@NewYorkSon, if you have a humidifier, run it all the time in your son’s room or wherever he’s spending a lot of time. We have the portable kind you can get at CVS that uses a normal water bottle, and it helped to keep my S’ vocal cords hydrated throughout audition season, including when he lost his voice right before one of his on-campus auditions (he got in). He also had good results with Chloraseptic spray, especially right before he had to sing; even though it’s designed for sore throats which is what he had, it had a cough suppressant effect as well. And NO cough lozenges/drops with menthol or eucalyptus – they dry out the vocal cords!</p>
<p>Really sorry, EastchesterMom. Hang tough. Feeling sad for your D. Sending sweet dreams.</p>
<p>@NewYorkSon – agree totally with maMTma – it works. Break a leg!</p>
<p>@EastchesterMom…sending hugs. My heart breaks for your D and for you. There is nothing worse than watching your child’s heart breaking.</p>
<p>Sending cyberhugs to you and your daughter, @EastchesterMom.</p>
<p>@EastchesterMom–I’m so sorry for you and your daughter 
I’m hoping and praying you get good news soon.</p>
<p>NO Chloraseptic Spray!! It’s an anesthetic and major damage could be done without being aware of it!!
@EastchesterMom- Just hang in there. I know it’s hard, but if this is what your D truly wants, talk to her about taking a gap year and working with a coach so that she can be really prepared and wow every panel next year! I really hope that she’ll be getting good news any day now though and you’ll be able to share it with us!</p>
<p>CVS or Walgreens - get Fisherman’s Friend drops. D also likes Cepacol for pain relief. D also took Mucinex every day during unifieds to kepp her throat clear.</p>
<p>BAL, dude.</p>
<p>EastchesterMom - Virtual hugs to you and D.</p>
<p>@EastchesterMom hoping today you both feel a tad better. It is so hard feeling so powerless to help your child - and you are suffering right along with her, clearly. I can tell everyone on cc is rooting for you both. You might let your D see the posts to cheer her…to know others are rooting for her too.</p>
<p>@EastchesterMom. (((HUGS)))</p>
<p>Grrrrrrr!
Why is it that the programs we like and the financial deals we like are not at the same colleges?</p>
<p>@EastchesterMom, prayers and virtual hugs for you and your D! </p>
<p>You people are wonderful. Can’t believe it’s over and my worst nightmare has come to pass. OK, no more pity…I promise I won’t be a downer anymore. Many, many congrats to those who were successful!</p>
<p>Thanks for all your words of wisdom his scholarship audition went off and he nailed it. He said interview portion went well too so glad that is over. It just shows him he can go out when he isnt 100% and still get the job done. Now we wait to see if he gets any of the three. It is super competitive and typically they take instrumentalist so to even be a finalist is huge. This was another great learning experience as this whole process has been. @EastchesterMom I am sorry you are at that point. Hang in there believe she will end up where she is meant to be and be successful.</p>
<p>@EastchesterMom- you’re not a “downer”, you’re hurting for your D and that’s natural. CC is a great place for support and everyone has been through something similar at once time or another. Performance careers are tough and the evaluations can be subjective- sometimes they indicate that a youngster should choose another career path and sometimes it could just be that more preparation is needed. Schools used to pick up on kids with potential but the sheer number of kids applying now makes it rough- many kids step into that audition room polished and ready to go and they naturally catch the eye ( and ear) and others can get pushed to the rear. And of course, some high schools have terrific MT opportunities and large budgets for productions and others do things on a shoestring while relying on parent volunteers. It’s not a level playing field by any means and there are many more auditions to come all the way through these careers.
Only your daughter knows if this is the path that she truly wants. She can take a gap year while taking dance and voice lessons and working with a coach to prepare for next years auditions- she could take some gen eds at your local community college but be careful so that she doesn’t have so many credits that she wouldn’t be considered as a freshman for scholarship purposes.
Hugs to you and your daughter. Keep posting and feel free to PM if you just want to talk (my D is in her first year of grad school-VP- so I’ve been at this for quite a while).</p>
<p>Thank you. Hurting is the word; the pain is indescribable. I’ve always been able to fix things and I can’t fix this. I just hope she doesn’t give up and comes back next year in fighting form!</p>
<p>Two years ago, my friend’s daughter applied to her top three dance programs (only the three - can’t remember where they were) and had no Plan B or safety school. She didn’t get in to ANY of them. She took a year off, worked a job, saved money and danced 5 days a week. When she applied again the next year to the same 3, she got in to ALL. Sometimes kids just need to “cook” a little longer. Hugs to you and your daughter, @EastchesterMom. </p>