<p>it's not clear on the cornell music department's website, so how exactly would one go about scheduling an audition for private music lessons? </p>
<p>what would it entail - is it just kind of like All-County/All-State auditions (for anyone who did it) - ie: prepare a piece of music, know all of the scales, sightread a bit of music?</p>
<p>for anyone who did the private lessons, do you think it's worthwhile? i've played piano for 14 years and violin for 10 while i didn't play/practice all that much during first semester, i miss it a lot and i want to continue a rigorous study of music.</p>
<p>If the lesson auditions are anything like the orchestra auditions....then it is exactly like an All-County audition :-) You prepare two samples....one slow movement and one fast movement. You'll also play some scales and be asked to sightread.</p>
<p>Oh I do not miss the All-County, NYSSMA and Area All-State days :-)</p>
<p>say my piece encompasses fast AND slow (i'm thinking for piano: beethoven's sonata pathetique first mvmt or rachmaninoff's prelude #5 in g minor and violin: mendelssohn's concerto) do i still need to prepare two movements per instrument?</p>
<p>For your first time enrolling in lessons, you need to get a faculty member to sign the form who has heard you play. So if you become part of a large ensemble, then the director for that ensemble will sign your form. For piano, I think you have to audition for someone. PM me and I will give you the name of the person who I believe is in charge of piano and he can can probably give you more details. Also, when you to campus, stop by the music department office to pick up the list of instructors. </p>
<p>You get out of music lessons kind of what you put into them. I've taken them most semesters and when I've had enough time to practice (so not much school work) they were great. But when I was busy with school and other things, I often came into lessons unprepared. You pay for them (usually $50 for an hour lesson) but you don't get any sort of credit (although it is possible to get credit in certain circumstances). Although there are not many music majors, there are many people who take lessons, especially in piano, and there are some very good teachers here.</p>