<p>Interesting to read your experiences and remembering when my d auditioned last year. Similiar to kyle style's experience at Syracuse, my d felt very rushed there last year (changing, and moving from place to place), so I guess the important thing to note is to be prepared for this and have everything very handy.</p>
<p>APOL there is a thread on Unified auditions. Check it out. I have not done unifieds, but when my D has auditioned on campus, we usually arrive 30 min. early just to have a chance to breath and relax. Good luck!</p>
<p>babygiraffeboot, read the thread on SU under auditions.</p>
<p>Thank you Sarahsmom42</p>
<p>Sarahsmom,</p>
<p>I'm glad that you and your D enjoyed your trip to FSU. Your advice to bring copies of all materials sent to the school is a good one. I followed up by phone or e-mail at every school to which my D applied. Some schools did not receive (or they lost) some of her paperwork. I had not thought of the fact that a student's folder, though complete, might turn up missing at the audition. So, I'm still learning from reading others' experiences :)</p>
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Carefully read the info on their website. The requirements changed between the time we sent in the app. to the audition date and it caused a bit of stress.
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I'm curious. I just took a look at the School of Theatre website. The audition requirements seem to be the same as when my D auditioned 3 years ago. How did they change? I'm guessing that perhaps your D wants to pursue a BM degree rather than the BFA. At FSU, students who audition for the BM in MT program are required to sing classical pieces in addition to their 2 MT songs. Students who audition for the BFA program are not asked to sing any classical material. In the past, a few students have not noted the difference in audition requirements and been surprised.</p>
<p>NYU AUdition Recap - January 29</p>
<p>Hello all! Here is a quick wrap on the day at NYU. We started out with the first head cold of the audition season which was not a good thing but she felt she could sing through it- and she did. She had a 2pm audition time and we arrived about 1:20- they began checking in the students at 1:30. They were given a form to check and complete. It was simple with a few questions about how you heard about the program, what summer programs have you done etc- the reverse side of the form was where you had to list the selections you were going to do.</p>
<p>At 2 pm, the program began - there were 3 gentleman who were all faculty at Tisch in various studios. Each took a part of the school to discuss- the overall academic program(# of courses outside the conservatory, 2 years in primary studio etc), the studios in detail and then what other things were available to students (internships, study abroad etc.). They mentioned multiple times about the high numbers auditioning for CAP and how you might be placed elsewhere unless you said CAP only. (almost 1000 auditioning for a class of 60 for CAP) They wrapped up with questions - there weren't many - and were done by 2:30. They described the ideal NYU student as independent and curious. </p>
<p>There were around 20 students during our time slot today(around 50% male but many doing drama only and not MT). They were divided into 3 groups and the first 2 people in each group went to the rooms assigned. My D was lucky enough to be first in her room. Unfortunately her CD's DID NOT work in the CD player (we had burned them to cd in 2 formats off her ipod) - the room she was in had a piano so she found her starting note and then sang a capella. As this was her last audition, she said it went fine and she handled the problem well. She sang and did her 2 monologues. She was then interviewed (questions were like what did you like about the summer program, what was the last book you read, academics ok, what studio). She was asked about studio and she said CAP only - he asked if she didnt get in, what would she do and she said, "go somewhere else". She was done by 2:45.</p>
<p>Overall, a quick day (which is good as she wasnt feeling well), not as "sales" like as some of the other programs we have been at- which was fine for us as D is familiar with the school and program. Recommendation is to use a good old-fashioned TAPE instead of a CD (funny - I thought that maybe a school as sophisticated as NYU might have a boom box that would play MP3's - silly me!).</p>
<p>And one final - YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE - (see us both doing the happy dance on the street) as this was her LAST audition - it's all up to them!</p>
<p>MikksMom</p>
<p>Congrats to your D on finishing her final audition, MikksMom. It must feel good to both of you! :)
As an aside, did your D do the NYU/CAP21 summer program? Or did the adjudicators just ask about the summer program she did elsewhere?</p>
<p>NMR,</p>
<p>Yes she did the CAP21 (6 week) program. She indicated that on the form we got at the audition that asked about summer programs. The question was a generic " have you done any pre-college programs?"</p>
<p>MikksMom -I noticed you didn't say anything about a dance portion @ NYU... Does NYU not have a dance portion for the CAP21 applicants??? If so, what was it like???
I'm auditioning in Atlanta for NYU</p>
<p>There's no dance this year for NYU/Cap21 auditions.</p>
<p>yup => no dancin' for NYU!</p>
<p>Right, no dance auditions for Tisch this year. However, in the past, there was an optional dance audition on certain audition dates in NYC that you could sign up for if you were an experienced, advanced dancer. My D did her audition on one of those dates. But it was not required and many got in who did not do a dance audition. CAP21 has many levels of dance and there are placement auditions on the first day of each year. For each grade level (freshmen, soph, etc.), there are four separate levels each for ballet, tap, and jazz. That's four ballet levels for freshmen, four jazz levels for freshmen, etc.</p>
<p>Wow! I'm so surprised to hear that there is no dance audition at NYU! I guess I always assumed that they had major dance focus.</p>
<p>My D is auditioning at Elon in a week or so. Can anyone tell me about the dance portion? Was it more ballet or jazz based?</p>
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Wow! I'm so surprised to hear that there is no dance audition at NYU! I guess I always assumed that they had major dance focus.
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<p>While there is no dance audition for NYU (though there used to be an optional one when my D auditioned and she did it), it doesn't then follow that dance is not a major focus in CAP21. In fact, I'd say CAP21 is well balanced between vocal training, acting and dance. In terms of dance, they take ballet, jazz and tap every semester, not like some other programs my D looked at that do not do all three disciplines each semester. Since my D got there and this is her fourth semester already, she has had ballet twice a week, jazz twice a week and tap twice a week. For each discipline, there are four levels just for her grade level alone and four more for the next grade level, etc. and so dancers are placed by placement auditions. Those with more extensive training are not grouped with those who have very little upon entering. The dance faculty are professional dancers and choreographers. One dance teacher my D has, had to take as short leave to choreograph, I think it was the Japan tour of RENT. Unrelated, her current vocal performance teacher is temporarily taking over a lead role in Spamalot right now while still teaching her class. Anyway, the dance program in CAP21 is strong and IS an emphasis (though equally with voice and acting) and is one attraction my D had of the program being a lifelong dancer and all. She also liked that the classes were leveled so that experienced dancers were not mixed in with those without dance training upon entering. I think it would be nice if all BFA programs included dance at the admissions auditions, but not all do. Ithaca doesn't. BOCO now does but it didn't the year my D auditioned. Emerson includes dance but it is so basic at the auditions that my D said that someone would need no dance training to do it.</p>
<p>Though our son apparently was not accepted, we can't say enough about the warmth and kindness shown to auditioning kids at Ann Arbor. Everyone was welcoming and kind and two of the twenty-five hopefuls apparently were accepted, and learned quite quickly. The program is run by lovely people and anyone who gets in will probably have a memorable college experience.</p>
<p>I am new to CC. I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right location! I have been absorbing information from this site/forum for the past week. I wish that I would have found you sooner. My D has been to 4 auditions already (on her list of 10 programs) and what I have learned here would have been helpful! As we all know, this is a stressful endeavor. My reason for this post: One school that made my D's list is Wagner College -we have heard how wonderful their shows are (they have been ranked high by Princeton Review, "Voted #1 for Great College Theatre" repeatedly - they are described as having the "Best Off-Broadway Theatre" in NY). We have not had the opportunity to see a Wagner show. My thoughts are that great shows require good talent and experienced instructors...that said, we never run into other MT's who have an interest in Wagner or anyone who can give us the scoop! We did visit Wagner campus during the summer (it was a self-guided-unofficial tour, so our visit was limited) - the campus is beautiful and its location to Manhattan seems ideal. "The Wagner Plan" seems like a well-round curriculum and includes internship opportunities. They do not offer a BFA in Musical Theatre Degree, instead it is a Theatre Performance degree. My daughter is seeking a challenging program that will polish her for success; she is leaning toward the conservatory environment, but she also wants to achieve "balance" and an understanding of the world outside of her theatre realm! She does not want to land in a program that is stagnant. We are anxious to finish up these auditions....then wait...then decide....then embark. Does anyone have any thoughts, comments, or experience regarding Wagner. We have an audition scheduled there, it's a long way from home, and we would really like to learn more about Wagner - the school that no one seems to talk about! Thanks to all for the wealth of info provided here.</p>
<p>If you search this forum for Wagner College you will see a small thread with info about this school/programs, along with other posts about them in other threads.</p>
<p>Dancersmom,</p>
<pre><code> When we first looked at the website and applied at FSU we printed out the requirements. The night before we left for the audition my D pulled up the website instead of looking at the stuff we had printed out. She was looking at the BM info by mistake and kind of freaked out b/c she had not worked on any classical pieces with her voice teacher in a couple of months and had not planned to perform any at FSU! She pulled out the ones she had been preparing for another schools BM program and realized that they would work well. Many others at the audition had done the same thing that my D did and the director cleared it all up. By the way, the director, Gayle was wonderful, as was Michele!
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<p>SoozieVT,
I was not implying that NYU did not have a great have a dance program, only that most schools with a strong dance emphasis use the dance audition.</p>