<p>Has anyone received info on the audition weekend? sign-up times? They said sign-ups would be available after Jan. 17 but my son hasn't gotten an email and we can't find anything on the Case web site. I realize it's not until April 1--we're antsy!</p>
<p>Um...is anyone here even planning to audition/present a portfolio?</p>
<p>I think my son signed up to audition on piano. What is your son doing?</p>
<p>He sings--classically trained & wants to keep it up in college. I feel the auditions are a long shot but who knows?</p>
<p>You never know. If nothing else, it'll be good performing practice :) Definitely worth a try IMO. Do you have to travel far to get there?</p>
<p>When my son auditioned last year, he was advised to always say he would be a music major, rather than a minor. Just FYI.</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>Their app says "Applicants are not required to major in the arts." </p>
<p>Guess it's a longer shot than we knew.</p>
<p>"When my son auditioned last year, he was advised to always say he would be a music major, rather than a minor. Just FYI."</p>
<p>So did he win a scholarship?</p>
<p>kinda too late for that since he's already filled out info on the college app.</p>
<p>and yes, did he win?</p>
<p>Sadly, no. He's a great musician, but there was alot of competiton. He got a nice academic scholarship and probably would have attended if he also got the CA Award. I think the three awards were spread across the artistic disciplines. One award was vocal, one was instrumental, and I forget what the third one was. </p>
<p>I know awardees don't have to study their art. But, an adult from the school came to the students while they filled out the forms, and advised them to say they intended a major/double major. Maybe it gives some advantage?</p>
<p>If you are lucky enough to win the award and if you already got an academic scholarship, you can only get as much money as it would take to cover tuition. As I recall, extra money beyond tuition cannot be carried over for living expenses. (Check me, I could be wrong as it was a whirlwind couple of months!) Good luck to all!</p>
<p>Where did he end up going, if you don't mind my asking? Has he been able to continue his singing?</p>
<p>He went to Pitt, where he is majoring in engineering and german. He also continues to study his beloved music with a performing professional and studies his music theory and composition with another music professional. He also plays in a chamber orchestra. I know he would play music for a living if he got the chance. He was accepted to CMU, his first choice, but got virtually no financial aid and we couldn't afford it. Case would have been a good choice too, but he never met the music teacher and really didn't have a good feeling for the school in general (we were channeled into mostly outdoor group tours).</p>
<p>I think some people are musicians down to their essence, and S is one of these. He has alot of academic interests too (top 1% of high school class) so Pitt worked out okay. Readily available cultural resources were imperitive, so Case, Pitt and CMU beat out places like PSU, UVa and Cornell. Only time will tell if he made a good choice.</p>
<p>lkf725--Sounds like he made a wise decision. He'll have engineering for an income and music for fun! (I'm a musician married to an engineer, so believe me, I know.)</p>
<p>mommusic, what's your take on the chances of making it into one of the ten or twelve major orchestras in the USA?</p>
<p>lkf:
Can you tell me how your son likes Pitt? My second son is a junior now, and is both a musician (cello) and wants to go into engineering. He will not major or double major (it's just too much work), but would like to continue playing. I just got the breakdown of where kids from his HS went to college last year and I was surprised at how many U Pitt there were.</p>
<p>By the way, the odds of getting into a major orchestra are probably worse than winning the lottery. Especially if you don't come out of a major conservatory as a performance major.</p>
<p>This son will also apply to Case, but he needs a good merit scholarship or cheaper tuition.</p>
<p>weenie,
He really does like Pitt, as it really fulfilled alot of his requirements. It had good engineering with nice facilities, abundant research opportunities, a good German department, and access to music professionals and performing opportunities. Pittsburgh as a city has a great variety of performing and visual arts. Pitt engineering gives a really good presentation and tour of the different disciplines. As you tour, some one in each department shows you around their lab and explains what they are working on and what freshmen engineers do there. It was the best tour anywhere.</p>
<p>The honors college provides some great opportunities, and he has met alot of really nice kids in his honors community dorm. The kids have access to free transportation and free admission to all of the museums in the city. There is something called PittArts, where kids can get greatly reduced tickets to cultural performances; we saw some of them at the symphony, where they got tickets for $10 instead of the $45 we paid.</p>
<p>Another possibility is that Pitt students can cross-register with CMU and Duquesne, along with some other nearby colleges. Students can take a class there or perform in a musical ensemble at another college. Pitt's tuition is much less expensive than CMU or Duquesne. </p>
<p>Feel free to pm me if you want. :) If you are not familiar with music opportunities in Pittsburgh, I can give you some info.</p>
<p>I wanted to point out that in addition to the Creative Achievement Auditions, the Music Department has a number of audition days. These are for acceptance into the Music program, but also are used for the Music Department's scholarships (if you audition before the cut off date). I don't know for sure but I believe the music scholarships are for students majoring in music (I'm not sure about that), but OTOH, something like half the music majors at Case are double majors with some non-music field. </p>
<p>You can look into all this on the Case web site for the Music Department, see BA in Music. It is very common for Case students to double major, or at least have an official minor. Music instructors for applied lessons are from the nearby conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music; many of their faculty are members of the Cleveland Orchestra (which also basically plays on the Case campus).</p>
<p>When we were there, I thought Case seemed very accommodating to students interested in double majors.</p>
<p>Anyone figure out how to set up a time yet? I've read their website and can't find any info (Creative writing).</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My son got an email to the effect that "Students who have been admitted to Case and have applied for the Creative Achievement Awards program are invited to come to campus for audition and/or portfolio reviews on March 31 and April 1." Which is what it says on the website where you can fill out the online form.</p>
<p>Confirmations will be sent in early March by email only.</p>