<p>Congradulations to Disneyguy and Juggling Mom on BUTI. My son went there last summer and it was a life-changing experience for him. He loved being surrounded by other teenagers who loved music. He loved hearing music as he walked around the grounds or going to the free concerts. He talked about the first day of choir class where the teacher passed out the sheet music to the first song they were going to learn and then announced "Let's begin". They had not seen the music before class, yet almost every student was able to sight read well enough to make the choir sound good from the very beginning. This, of course, had not been his experience in high school.</p>
<p>Prior to going, he was principally interested in an academic college experience. After he returned home, he began to emphasize that he wanted music as part of the college experience, whether as a major, classes, or just available in the area. He still wanted an academic background, so he applied to a lot of schools that either have dual degree programs within the university or are associated with a conservatory. He also eliminated several universities where dual degrees/majors were not possible (NYU and CMU).</p>
<p>I hope you or your son enjoy it as much as he did.</p>
<p>Hey guys,
Congrats to everyone on their summer programs. If anyone is going to BUTI for orchestra and has questions, let me know because I went for two years and would be happy to tell you about my experiences.</p>
<p>Happy birthday, Cosmos. These things have a way of working themselves out. Sometimes parents have to make unpopular decisions due to money - that's life. But you still have the NSO option, right? Or haven't you heard yet? </p>
<p>Hope you can work something out that makes you happy.</p>
<p>Cosmos,
Even I can't take the stress!!!!! what a ride! Joking aside, I really hope you can work it out. You belong in Aspen.</p>
<p>And happy bday - 19 isn't it? You've accomplished great things in your 19 years. Don't let other's experiences influence what you know in your heart to be yours.</p>
<p>Thanks Hat! Son is really looking forward to being totally immersed in music for six weeks. It will also be a joy to sing in a chorus with equally talented kids.<br>
When son was 11 he was in the ACDA Men and Boys Choir at the National Convention in NYC. There were something like 300 guys in the group, and the music they did was incredible. So, I think Son has a pretty good idea of what this can be like!</p>
<p>Italian Operatic Experience® is accepting applications for this summer's program.</p>
<p>The Italian Operatic Experience® is dedicated to the preparation of young singers and accompanists to help them bridge the gap from student to young performer. </p>
<p>In addition to working with artists, music professors of major universities, conductors and directors of major houses, the young singer & accompanists will develop contacts and life-long friendships with their peers.</p>
<p>On the high school level...
Just got a large, fat envelope in the mail from Interlochen for d! I believe this is her first choice. Received her acceptance for Tanglewood's flute workshop last week. Waiting on one more camp. Just wish she would get home to OPEN THE ENVELOPE!!!!!!! You would think I would be more patient since I have been through the whole college wait and see ordeal! :D</p>
<p>what on earth. the bass teacher at aspen told me i got in, but i just emailed aspen asking when the deadline for housing is and they told me that i got waitlisted. i'm really confused.</p>
<p>yeah, i called the teacher and left a message. hopefully he'll call back soon. i talked to a friend of mine who said that one of his friends talked to the percussion teacher at tangelwood who told him that he was accepted to TMC, but when he got his letter it said he was waitlisted. </p>
<p>maybe they just always over-accept people. if so, teachers really shouldn't go around telling students they've been accepted if they don't know who's going to end up on the waitlist.</p>
<p>today I got an acceptance letter from Interlochen with Emerson Scholarship. Should I go to Interlochen with this scholarship(6 weeks high school orchestra and wind ensemble) or just go to Bowdoin(3 weeks, no scholarship)? any suggestion? Could Anyone please compare interlochen to bowdoin?</p>
<p>It appears to be the same program that used to be associated with "Oberlin in Italy" until Oberlin moved their program to Arezzo. If so, my daughter participated in this program after her freshman year in college in the summer of 2006.</p>
<p>buzzer11: I think the biggest difference between Interlochen and Bowdoin is that Interlochen is very structured whereas Bowdoin, by all accounts, is rather loose scheduling-wise. When I went to Interlochen, I felt micro-managed at times by the intense schedule of classes, rehearsals, etc. It was difficult to find time to practice. Another thing to note is that Interlochen tries to create a summer-camp atmosphere with the cabins, practice huts, (semi-)required activities, and lack of air-conditioning. (I hope they have or will rectify the latter sometime; it was unbearably hot in the practice huts several days.) Bowdoin would feel much less like a "camp", since you stay in college dorms. The level of students and faculty at Bowdoin would be higher, I think - the best students at Interlochen are very strong indeed but there are a number of students at the bottom. (The second-level orchestra was mediocre the year I was there.) If you feel like you need discipline imposed from without or if the scholarship makes Interlochen much more affordable than Bowdoin, then Interlochen might be the better choice. Otherwise, I would recommend Bowdoin.</p>