I’m probably just overreacting and being silly, but I’m currently a freshman at Baldwin-Wallace University, and I auditioned for the vocal performance program back on January 31st, 2015. They said that if the audition was successful and all the requirements were met that they would notify me if I made it in or not by today. I didn’t get a letter or email from them today, and now I’m fearing that I didn’t make it in. I’ll be so devastated if I don’t make it in. I worked so hard! Has anyone else who auditioned for the 2015-2016 vocal performance program heard back from the BW Conservatory yet?
Has anyone who auditioned for the vocal performance program at BW heard back from them yet?
Hmmm. I’d just walk on over and ask since you are on campus.
My daughter auditioned on trombone and has not heard anything yet either.
My d auditioned, but she hasn’t heard anything either. I think they said that decisions would “go out” on March 20. I interpreted that to mean they could go out via snail mail. If that’s the case, some people could hear today through early next week.
The mail came today, and still nothing.
Several people posted under the acceptances thread that they heard from Baldwin-Wallace today (one VP). So…like cellomom6 said, I would just walk over and ask on Monday.
The thing is that I’m really nervous about asking.
I’ll just have my parents check the mail for me. My postage service near home is kind of slow. I live close to home and come home on weekends. If there’s still nothing from them by Monday, I’ll ask.
@AliceKetle- Go and ask. I know that you’re nervous, but if you are interested at all in Vocal Performance, you need to know that it is going to be one audition after another and there are going to be acceptances and rejections.Getting used to that now will make it a lot easier… Good luck!
I didn’t make it in. I got the letter today, got rejected because apparantly the number of successful auditions for competition this year was really high. Then, I cried and ripped up the letter in infuriated tears of rage. I really wanted this! There really was no reason why I shouldn’t have gotten in that I can think of. I’ve been taking lessons for a long time and worked really hard to prepare. It’s so unfair because I put my heart and soul into that audition, rescheduled it to improve, and I still didn’t get in! I hate myself for being a nervous wreck when I got in there, one of the judges gave me the most unimpressed looks, but I didn’t mess up my aria. I might wait for next spring of 2017 to audition for Cleveland State’s vocal performance program, but I don’t know if I’ll make it in there either.
I feel like I got rejected from the Conservatory at BW because I didn’t initially apply there with a Music major in mind.
I am so sorry you did not make it AliceKettle. I know how disappointing it is and it is hard to accept now but acceptance from auditions do not necessarily correlate to how how you work. Sometimes you can be the best singer and still not get in because you are not what they need right now. Sometimes you are not the best this year but would have been another year or a lot of singers in the same voice type also applied. Were you taking lessons from a BW teacher or grad student? Maybe you can get some feedback on your auditioning skills. Your teacher can help you plot out your next decisions. Oh- and go ahead and have that good cry today but then put it behind you. As Mezzo’sMama said, your life will be full of unsuccessful auditions. What will be important is what you take from them and go forward.
+Singersmom07 I am. He offered to write my reccomendation letter, and I thought that would mean I would be a shoe in, but it wasn’t. Today, I don’t even feel like dealing with facing the Conservatory. I’m still feeling too hurt by the rejection. I wish that I wasn’t so shy too. I feel like that whole audition wasn’t successful because I’m shy, small in frame, and have an equally light and small voice. I’m told that I’m good, and even amazing sometimes, but people often comment how light my voice is.
Alice, I’m sorry that you didn’t make it, and if you really love to sing, I’m going to suggest that you go down another path. You say that your voice is light, which means that chances are it’s not going to be able to be heard over an orchestra in the back of a house (theatre); that’s a necessity for a singer. you know. However many voices, joined together, make beautiful music, so why not make the effort to join the choirs/choruses that are open to you? Your voice may well be suited to the higher descants there and you’d be singing regularly.
Don’t ever assume that a recommendation from anyone means acceptance into anything because there are many factors other than that and as a musician, you have successes and failures, acceptances and rejections and you can not allow yourself to get consumed by anger or hurt. You can’t change your stature-and there are plenty of successful female singers under the height of 5’4"- and you know that you’re shy, so again, singing in a group might be an excellent option for you. Look into not only the singing groups on campus but also into the various community choruses out there; you may have to wait until they hold open auditions, but that will give you time to prepare. Chin up!
+Mezzo’sMama Yes, I am in choir at BW. I’ve been doing choir along with vocal lessons since middle school. However, I actually prefer solo singing, since I always feel insignificant in choir and get bored. I just want to be able to be a vocal professor and sing on the stage as a side thing. I have two private teachers both of who have said that I have potential. I’ve heard light voiced opera singers, like Barbara Bonney, Natalie Dessay, Kathleen Battle, Reri Grist, Dawn Upshaw, and Rita Streich make very successful careers as opera singers despite their small stature and small voices. It seems that everyone always expects opera singers to have huge voices and robust figures, but that’s not always the case.
+Mezzo’sMama I’m sorry if I’m sounding defensive and edgy right now. I know that you’re trying to help, and I really appreciate it. I’m just feeling really disappointed and frustrated. I want to be able to sing on the stage as a soloist, and be a vocal professor.
I still want to audition for VP again next year. Next time, however, I won’t only add BW to the list, I’ll add Cleveland State, Kent State, and Akron University. If I don’t make it in again next year, I’ll just make vocal performance my minor. I refuse to give up this easily though.
I wish you all the best AliceKettle!