<p>I love that they put senior theses in the library at Bard. In the school where I teach the theses are not accessible to other students. It’s a great resource. </p>
<p>Now that most auditions are over, I think it would be very interesting to look at the correlation between your perception of how the audition went and actual acceptances–i.e. If you were to predict based on your audition alone which schools you might get in and which ones you’re sure you won’t, how accurate were you when actual notifications came? I realize this is too late for many people as acceptances have already come in. However, some of us are still waiting for notifications. We hear stories about how someone had a stellar audition, only to be rejected, and vice versa felt they bombed the audition but were actually accepted. Is this common, or outside of the ordinary? Perhaps I’m just looking for something to pass the time while we’re waiting. :)</p>
<p>Oh, Clarimom. This waiting is so hard. I tend to be a little compulsive, maybe even a little obsessive, so I really HATE this process so much. We didn’t go through this with undergrad, because he knew where he wanted and needed to be. First the prescreens, and now this, and from what I’ve heard, another month before aid packages, which must be received before my S can try to figure out what to do. I’m interested in hearing what people have to say. And it will help pass the time. </p>
<p>Sounds like fun, @Clarimom !</p>
<p>Here’s how D’s have gone so far:
Audition 1: Went fabulous - was told at the end of the audition “We hope to see you here next year.”<br>
Result: Accepted with $3K music merit & nice academic award</p>
<p>Audition 2: D felt OK about it though it was by far the shortest in terms of time spent with judges. Judges gave no feedback, spent most of the time typing on their computers
Result: Still waiting</p>
<p>Audition 3: Went well, friendly judges but no real feedback
Result: Still waiting </p>
<p>Audition 4: Went well, no feedback from judges, but admissions staff gave lots of personal attention following audition
Result: Rejected from first choice major (VP); accepted for BA Music program with top academic award; no music merit money</p>
<p>Audition 5: Went fabulous - lots of chitchat with judges about her goals/career plans
Result: Accepted on the spot, told “You should come here and here is why…”; still waiting to hear about music merit money</p>
<p>So Number 5 has vaulted to the favorite position, though #3 will be right in there if she gets a positive result from them. If anyone wants to know the schools, just PM me. Last audition is this Saturday - phew!!</p>
<p>Thanks for kicking it off, GertrudeMcFuzz. Here’s how my S’s went:</p>
<p>Audition1: Went well. Friendly judges Was told by three of them in brief meetings later that day that he played a good audition. Was told he “gets around the violin well,” but needs to deal with tension in bow arm. Was told to stay in touch. Was asked about his goals and interests. His first-choice teacher, during a 15-minute consultation afterwards, told him “I think I can help you, but we still have 50 violinists to hear.” Still waiting.</p>
<p>Audition 2: Went well. No chatter, but friendly. He’d had a lesson with his #1 teacher the day before that lasted more than an hour. Two days after audition, was sent a very complimentary email letting him know he’d been accepted (by another teacher there), and would be recommended for the maximum scholarship available. Still waiting for official letter and specific financial information.</p>
<p>Audition 3: Went very well. No talk at audition, but friendly. In 40-minute lesson later that day, his #1 teacher choice asked him questions about his goals and interests, and what he saw himself doing in two years. Teacher, unprompted, told S he’s not supposed to talk to a student about the likelihood of getting in. Still waiting.</p>
<p>Audition 4: Went very well. At lesson before audition, was asked about goals and interests again. Audition did not have any chatter, but was very friendly. Still waiting.</p>
<p>Audition 5: This was not a live audition. Recorded audition. Was accepted by studio teacher. Still waiting for official acceptance and financial information.</p>
<p>I’ll keep mine short and simple. My S ranked his auditions on a scale with the bottom being his worst audition to the top being his absolutely best. The other four fall neatly on various places in between. We’ll see how the results actually compare and I will report back.</p>
<p>So far my daughter has felt her all of her auditions went beautifully (she has one more to go.) This is very different from when she was a high school senior. She’s a more confident musician now, which is part of it. Also, when she was in high school her teacher unfortunately became ill and she missed her lessons from November through nearly the end of audition season. This go-round has been much smoother. I also thinks it helps that I have not been around her for any of her auditions. I loved those trips, but I think my anxiety made her nervous. </p>
<p>In all fairness to my S, I should clarify that he is quite the perfectionist. So for him, if not 100% perfect: i.e., one tiny finger slip, or a tone that is a bit stuffy due to the room or climate, or maybe a few dynamics not as pronounced as usual, or one note that doesn’t sound–all this for him makes the audition fall in the middle of the spectrum. I think he is equating it to a symphony audition where the competition is so high that one finger slip and you’re out of the running. Perhaps at the grad level this pertains as well. However, not having been there this time around (GH, I do miss it as well!) I cannot give an honest evaluation of his auditions–only from his perspective. For him, only one audition felt into that top level–everything exactly as he wanted it to sound. So, I shall be very interested to see how the results play out.</p>
<p>As far as summer auditions go, he did three. For both an excellent audition and a not so great audition he was not accepted. For a ‘middle of the spectrum’ audition at the third, he was accepted. So far then, it appears we cannot correlate auditions with results.</p>
<p>Audition 1: Great. Lots of faculty feedback with an email from a faculty member two days after the audition. Received another email telling her she was being considered for a performance scholarship but no formal acceptance yet and the teacher that was supposed to contact her has not yet. (Lawrence)</p>
<p>Audition 2: Great. Less feedback but has heard from the faculty telling her she was being passed onto the next phase of acceptance which I believe is college admission. She also has since had a studio visit and sample lesson at the request of her desired teacher. (Depaul)</p>
<p>Audition 3: Accepted. Still nothing about the financials though. (University of Illinois-Urbana)</p>
<p>Audition 4: Musical Theatre audition at Chicago Unifieds which went really well but no word yet. Very selective program so… (Carnegie Mellon)</p>
<p>Audition 5: She was sick but felt it went ok. There were a few questions after the audition and one of the faculty saw her in the hall and came over to thank her and compliment her. Not real hopeful on this one but who knows. Still no word. (CCM)</p>
<p>Sending a recorded audition to Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>Just heard from #3 on D’s list above (Temple / Boyer) - accepted with full tuition academic scholarship! Full tuitiion means no music merit, as you cannot be awarded greater than full tuition, but definitely not complaining! </p>
<p>soooo great! Congratulations!</p>
<p>Congrats, GertrudeMcFuzz! Sounds like your daughter is on a roll. </p>
<p>Wow! Congratulations. That’s fabulous! Love love Philly.</p>
<p>Here is info about audition day at Academy of Vocal Arts in Philly. They have two days of auditions that precede a day of callbacks. They have no prescreen. You can request the day you prefer for your prelim audition. My D requested Tuesday since callbacks were Wednesday and we were trying to manage travel time. On Tuesday they had groups of five. Those five were auditioned within a half hour period. There were 90 auditioners on Tuesday. There were 6 people viewing the auditions. D sang first piece. They chose second piece. Released all 5 except called D back into the room to tell her she got callbacks. Although they had originally said they would call by 8 pm, evidently they did not do that. They then discussed some additional music they might like to hear that was not on her rep list. She went to callbacks the next day, same deal - 5 people every half hour. She calculated there were about 30 auditioners. 15-20 people now watching the audition. She performed one of the arias they had requested the day previous. The others she talked to also performed only one piece although they heard that one girl was asked for three. Callbacks went until 3 pm. Originally they had said to be available until 5 pm so perhaps they did not call back as many people as they thought. So we are guessing there were probably 150 original applicants. They said sometimes it takes a couple of days to make the decision and sometimes it takes a week. Last year they took 14.</p>
<p>POTO—YIKES!! it’s going to be a brutal week. But AVA is such a fantastic opportunity. Good luck to her. </p>
<p>Good luck, POTO mom!</p>
<p>It’s already a brutal day. “Mom, I want to go there so badly!!! Please tell them to make the calls today.” Hey, we are waiting on Curtis, too. This could be the worst week/best week of our lives.</p>
<p>So I just wanted to provide some info on Colburn as it is not as well known as some other places. Hopefully this helps people in the future. @glassharmonica provided a good overview of the audition day as his daughter (viola, I believe) auditioned there. I am just going to add a few things about violin acceptance rates and the information gathering/callback process.</p>
<p>While there we were told that there were 150 applications and 75 were invited to attend the live audition. These 75 were undergrad, masters, artists diploma and PhD students. There are no quotas for the different levels - the teachers can take whoever they want. We were told that they would take approximately 5 students (between the 2 teachers). That is about 3% of the total applicant pool. Because their yield is so high, their number of offers matches the number of openings (the do not over-offer). A handful of students will be placed on a waitlist.</p>
<p>There was some discussion on earlier posts about students being asked to come back at the end of the day to meet with a teacher. We were told these were ‘information gathering’ sessions and not true call-backs. Today my son found out he has been placed onto the waitlist yet he never got asked to come back at the end of the day. He did have a lesson with one of the teachers 3 days before his audition so I imagine there was sufficient time for information gathering during that session. In fact, this might be the case with other students who are already known by the teachers. So, I guess I just want to let people know that even if you don’t get asked back at the end of the day (at Colburn), this doesn’t mean you are out of the running. If it was a true call-back situation then my son definitely wouldn’t have made it onto the waitlist. Now getting off that waitlist is another matter - lol.</p>
<p>We did five for my D-violin performance, B.M.:</p>
<h1>1 - Great audition -no problems to speak of and they were responsive, lot’s of friendly chatter…Accepted, financial package coming via snail mail</h1>
<h1>2 - Sick with flu, Audition went well sound-wise, did have 2 memory slips but she recovered quickly, not such a great accompanist-started right in with no warning, but my D was alert for that and started well. Accepted, Merit scholarship, waiting on the rest of the aid package.</h1>
<h1>3 - Excellent audition- all around good -Accepted right at audition ( told you are in, just need university acceptance)…Accepted with Full tuition and Merit scholarship</h1>
<h1>4 - Excellent audition - Not a lot response from the panel, but D felt strong, played well and with confidence (having the acceptance 2 days before didn’t hurt;)… Accepted via phone call from teacher,( waiting on official letter and package).</h1>
<h1>5 Very good …concerto and Bach went very well, slight bobble on the Paganini, recovered 
and the weirdest sight reading ever-a piece she had never seen and couldn’t even identify ( and she has a huge orchestral resume) did not do so hot on that…still waiting.</h1>
<p>Just had to post - my D is sick today. Sore throat, congested, voice gone - the whole bit. She just finished her final college audition, a school choir concert with a solo & California All-State Choir. Her timing could not be better!<br>
But I’m curious how colleges have handled sick auditioners (especially vocalists) in other’s experience - is there any way to hear the potential through the congestion?</p>