| Quit worrying about reputation of the program. Miami has a very well respected program. You are right to be thinking about teachers. The problem with scheduling a lesson right before your audition is that, if the teacher has suggestions, you don't have time to incorporate changes into your rep at that point so all you have accomplished is eroding your confidence. Wait to see if you get in and then schedule a lesson. BoCo is better known on this board, but most northeastern schools are better known on this board - that doesn't mean anything. BoCo has largely become best known for MT. If you talk to people out there performing, you will hear wonderful things about teachers at schools that you have never heard of and you will hear terrible things about teachers at the top conservatories - you have to find what is best for you. |