<p>did anyone get into juilliard?
i have some questions for juilliard students...
please leave a comment heree thanks</p>
<p>I'm not a student at Juilliard but I have several very good friends and acquaintances there. I am also a music concentrator at another school and I am very aware of many things- Juilliard. I could answer some of your questions. If I can't or don't know, I'll forward them to my friends.</p>
<p>My S is a student at Juilliard. Our Internet access is spotty at the moment - we're in the middle of a move. Give me a week or so, and I'll be happy to answer what I can, or ask my S if applicable.</p>
<p>thanks for your replies.
well, i've heard that 2 years ago, juilliard accepted only 13 piano performance students. is this true? i thought there would be more around 20 students accepted each year...
were your friends/son enrolled in the pre-college program? or did they know some professors there before they auditioned?
is it unlikely that i'll be accepted since i don't have the "connections" at juilliard?</p>
<p>I am not a Juilliard student or parent...but I know a number of graduates and current students. Acceptance into Juilliard is based on the quality of your audition. It doesn't matter who you know or whether you have "connections". It will be the talent you display at your audition that matters most.</p>
<p>i have a couple of friends at juilliard also. but seems like "connections" are important. i know someone who has been studying under itzhak perlman at the perlman music program and is now studying with him at juilliard... meh
did any of you audition? or planning to?</p>
<p>Have you considered the possibility that those who already know professors at Juilliard are those who are extremely talented and skilled, thus, likely to have had very, very good auditions? </p>
<p>Remember, having "connections" at Juilliard usually means that you are already a very good performer.</p>
<p>Teachers at most schools have control over who they accept into their studios. Students who have studied with them before are a known quantity. Therefore, they do have an "in". However, in order to study with one of these folks in the first place you have to be a top notch student. That being said, if you have a really great audition, you will likely be accepted even if you don't know the teacher. If there is a teacher at Juilliard who you would be interested in studying with you should get a hold of that person. Try to arrange a lesson or attend a summer program where they will be teaching or visiting. Some teachers will be very upfront about whether you need to have studied with them first.</p>
<p>Also, regarding the numbers question - number of acceptances at all conservatories will vary from year to year. It depends on number of current students enrolled, the needs of individual teachers, how many older students have left, etc. Some years, more students will be accepted than others on any given instrument.</p>
<p>Have you considered the possibility that those who already know professors at Juilliard are those who are extremely talented and skilled, thus, likely to have had very, very good auditions?</p>
<p>i'm glad you said that.</p>
<p>it's really as simple as that. if you are great and have a great audition, you're going to get in regardless of the connections. however, it's still good to get lessons before-hand to see if you and the teacher work well together. i had never heard of or seen any of the teachers (besides hearing Perlman on the radio), but auditioned and still got in. but i also found out that year ('04-'05) that i didn't really learn much from my teacher. so i transfered (for that and a bazillion other reasons.)</p>
<p>I had a Julliard professor say that they had 30 people audition that were qualified to attend but only 4 spots. So I think we tend to think there are a 4 openings they just take the 4 best. But often it can be a big tie between even dozens of great players and they have to find a reason to take one over the other. That reason maybe they know that persons work ethic or personality will fit in their program.</p>
<p>I doubt you see a lessor player taken into a top program just because they have a connection with the professor.</p>
<p>thanks for your feedbacks. i am still considering whether i should audition or not... hm. is it possible to get a lesson a couple of days prior to the audition?</p>
<p>Are you a prospective piano major? I think at Juilliard piano requires a pre-screening audition tape as a first step and then you (hopefully!) are invited in for a live audition. You should check the Juilliard website for audition guidelines.</p>
<p>It can be very difficult to have a lesson with a professor during audition times. You should contact the teacher and see what they say. Sometimes they can squeeze you in but often their schedules are too packed at that time.</p>
<p>Many teachers refuse to give lessons very close to the audition day since they can't squeeze every applicant in, and thus don't want to give anyone an unfair advantage. I can't imagine that Juilliard would accept 13 pianists in one year - that would give them around 50 in the entire school, which would be a very disproportionate number for a school with 300 (?) music majors, out of which they form two full orchestras.</p>
<p>That being said, it never hurts to audition...the worst they can do is say no.</p>
<p>Connections to Juilliard help in the sense that if you have been studying with a teacher associated with Juilliard or have been attending the pre-college program and you have that level of talent and desire, then your teacher knows what Juilliard is looking for in auditions and can prepare you better for it. The success rate of pre-college students at the audition I was told is about 70% and I know each year about 15-20% of the students from the pre-college program go on to Juilliard. Most pre-college students don’t apply to Juilliard: more students end up at the top schools (HYP, Stanford, MIT) each year than at Juilliard.</p>