<p>rigaudon, a choke is a device on a shotgun barrel that expands or reduces the width of the pattern of the “shot” (the individual pellets within a shotgun shell). An open choke produces the widest pattern of distribution, a closed or narrow choke will restrict the pattern to a tighter range. A rifle in comparison will discharge a single projectile and if properly aimed will hopefully hit the target. A shotgun (unless one is using a single shell with one slug) will allow one to distribute the discharge over the targeted area, producing many small holes, which may or may not prove effective enough to produce the required end result.</p>
<p>I am neither a gun enthusiast or a hunter. I felt the analogy appropriate given the discussion.</p>
<p>The op mentions “I’m already applying…” to specific schools, asks for options, and mentions little background musically or otherwise to aid in offering additional potential choices. Whether the op will return, or repost to expand the criteria is unknown. My “gut” tells me the op may not come back, or at a point too late to react. I may be wrong, and I hope I am. </p>
<p>The points you and Mezzo’sMama address reinforce the questions I originally broached in post #3. This thread originated in another cc forum and was moved here. There were suggestions made prior to the move. The link in the originating forum may have initiated some replies (from the originating forum) after the move. Not all of them may fit, nor do all that I proposed in my post #6. </p>
<p>With no background from the op as to thought, direction, or informed research that has gone into the list presented originally, the open choke approach may present some options worth examining. They may well not.</p>
<p>I hope this explains both my thinking and analogy.</p>