<p>pretty sure they would know each other bassdad, lol</p>
<p>Oberlin is also a very "academic" conservatory -- large and top-notch theory faculty; lots of music history offerings. Lots of new music; interest in performance practice of all kinds.</p>
<p>I don't think, from my observations of kids accepted to Juilliard on piano in the last couple of years that they are picking only students who have already "made it."<br>
The audition experience for a kid who is confident, poised, and doesn't think his whole life hinges on admission, would be kind of fun -- though the idea of coming back and looking to see if your name is posted on the list for the second audition is a little unhinging (unless you are on the list). But Juilliard is not an ideal place for a kid who is academically inclined -- at the information session, Veda Kaplinsky explained that only after first year would they allow students, with A averages, to take one course a semester at Columbia; the courses offered at Juilliard are not taken seriously enough by most students to count as academically challenging.</p>
<p>Just got audition time by email for NEC on Feb 1.</p>
<p>ds has been going thru his auditions all month. from looking at all the schools websites, he created a calendar which was a preliminary schedule. Turned out that he has auditions at all the schools he applied to, at the dates he expected..lol. Searching the schools websites is a huge help......:) He's a senior now, maybe he's learned some coping skills:).....I know I have!!</p>
<p>At Juilliard, the academic classes are what you make of them. There are lots of electives, and the faculty come from Columbia and other schools in the city, as well. And I think you can start with a Columbia course your second semester. But yes, in the end, Juilliard is for those who are pretty determined and set that they want to spend their time in music classes and practicing. That's not to say that after they get a Bachelors at Juilliard that they can't go on to receive a Master's somewhere else for something completely different. There are lots of people who go on to become doctors, or lawyers, or whatever it is that they feel they're truly passionate about in the end.</p>
<p>Question:</p>
<p>Do faculty member watching your live audition suppose to give you feedback/comments/critics or simply be quiet??? I mean is it there job to keep quiet the whole time and not leave you any hopes or compliments???</p>
<p>How do you know if they like you???</p>
<p>kathybaby --</p>
<p>you are very unlikely to get any kind of feedback at your audition. you will know if they like you by whether you get accepted. luckily, a lot of them will let you know quite quickly. some are slow, though!</p>
<p>very good luck to you!</p>
<p>thanks for your reply... they were some smiling but nothing after the whole performance... i mean, i dont want to think they just did not like it.. thats why i was thinking if they do that to all applicants to be fair and not make them hope right away???? dont know if im making sense..</p>
<p>My daughter got a variety of responses at auditions. She was accepted with merit money at one school where one of the teachers seemed almost hostile during her audition. She was rejected at another school where the teachers had nothing but praise for her both during and after the audition. You simply cannot read anything into their reaction unless they happen to offer you an immediate acceptance. In writing.</p>
<p>The responses you get during and after an audition have more to do with the personal style of the teachers than anything else. Some want to sit and observe without influencing your playing in any way. Some like to try to put you at ease and coax the best possible performance out of you. Some like to be confrontational to see how you handle the situation. In any case, it is more productive to work toward the next audition than to try to fret about the ones you have already had.</p>
<p>My S got an email from Eastman today--he made it through the prescreen. That was the last one we were waiting for. Eastman didn't give him a date yet, though--said they'd email again with that in a couple of days. We still don't have an exact date yet for Juilliard, either, though they asked my son for his preferences already. I wish these two would hurry as I'm anxious to make travel plans. </p>
<p>My S had his University of MD audition last Friday. He thinks it went well. Santiago Rodriguez is the head of the piano faculty there, and my son seemed to like him, but we really don't know what kind of teacher he is. His piano teacher said to go with Larissa Dedova. I wish I knew more.</p>
<p>Now we have the four--Oberlin, Peabody, Eastman, and Juilliard left. Oberlin is a regional audition, and I think my son feels confident about that one which is next Monday. Well, we'll see. When all is said and done, and the letters start to come in, I think he'd be happy with the choice between a full ride at UMD and one conservatory with at least some financial aid.</p>
<p>Son's auditions will end on March 6th or thereabouts. Then, he has to travel to Furman U. in SC for a piano competition during the third week of March, so it's going to be very stressful until all of this is over. I'm now considering homeschooling my daughter next year (she'll be in the 10th grade) after our experiences this year. Just not enough time for music for either one of them, and my D has not just piano, but flute and voice, as well, though the flute is the one more in the background.</p>
<p>I know a very gifted student who studies with Rodriguez - happily. I'm not so sure how he feels about the music school in general though.</p>
<p>I know a very, very gifted student who studies with Rodriguez - happily. I think he was accepted at Curtis, but for very personal reasons decided on Maryland and Rodriguez.</p>
<p>Thank you stringfollies for that information about Rodriguez. If anyone else has information about who is a good piano teacher or who may not be the best (and why) from UMD, Peabody, Eastman, Oberlin, and Juilliard I would appreciate it very much. What S and I know is very little. For Peabody, we are told, Boris Slutsky. Oberlin would be Takacs or Shannon. Eastman would be Nelita True (but my son wants Schumacher for personal reasons), and Juilliard ... well, I think he'd take just about anybody there. We welcome any information pianists or pianists' moms and dads in this group may have. Thanks!</p>
<p>At Oberlin also look at Monique Duphil and Angela Cheng. At Juilliard, Robert McDonald, Jerome Lowenthal, Julian Martin (Veda Kaplinsky mostly does pre-Juilliard these days).</p>
<p>Lowenthal at Julliard is very good and very popular - he has a huge studio. I don't know about the others.</p>
<p>We have gotten a foot of snow today in upstate NY AND the e-mail with my D's audition time for Eastman (2/20) arrived this afternoon. She found out that she has to sing early, right after the orientation meeting and immediately went into overdrive, thinking about when she has to get up in order to have her voice where it needs to be, etc. This is the only audition she's had where she has been assigned a morning slot-never the best for vocalists- but at least we can begin to make the rest of the arrangements now.<br>
This nasty weather has been tying things up all over the country, but, to look on the bright side, it's mid-week, so most of us aren't traveling for auditions for the next day or two. Stay safe everyone!</p>
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<p>Do you mean "audition date" or did the e-mail also include the audition time? Son is auditioning tomorrow (1/30), and the schedule says the kids get their audition time at 10:30 after the testing.</p>
<p>"Do you mean "audition date" or did the e-mail also include the audition time? Son is auditioning tomorrow (1/30), and the schedule says the kids get their audition time at 10:30 after the testing."</p>
<p>Yep, you're right. That's what happens when I have my D reading her e-mail to me from her laptop while she's walking out the door to a voice lesson! I don't know why I suddenly believed that Eastman had changed their entire system ( wish I could find an emoticon for blushing).There is a convocation of some sort first thing in the morning and then testing begins. Those auditioning for voice and piano are expected to be there all day, until 10AM, so hunker down and prepare for a very long day. If anyone needs to know about the Rochester area, restaurants, etc. drop me a line and I'll be glad to help.</p>
<p>It's my impression that more schools are requiring pre-screening tapes/CD's this year than ever before? Are there any instruments out there that did NOT need to submit prescreening recordings?</p>
<p>nycm, that's a broad question and is really pretty school specific. It serves a couple of primary purposes. It avoids auditioning the truly unqualified applicant, can help fine tune the number of applicants to the available spots. </p>
<p>Historically, popular instruments (violin, flute, piano, soprano) have tended to be prescreened, particularly at the stronger institutions. Schools with noted instructors or renowned but few studios for the less represented instruments (viola, harp, horn) may also require prescreens. In general, the "stronger" the overall program, the wider the requirement for prescreens.</p>
<p>It would not surprise me if in the immediate future more programs begin to look to utilizing additional prescreens as a way to decrease some internal costs at auditions and further fine tune the applicant pool.</p>