| My S auditioned at CIM 4 years ago, and was extremely well cared for! He went alone, as we lived out of the country at the time. They were really helpful - everything from helping us arrange transportation, to even allowing us to switch audition dates. I felt really bad when he had to turn them down. They gave him a nice scholarship, but still would have been the most expensive of his options.
I had gone with him during the summer to a trial lesson. We were treated very well then, too. I really liked the school. My S liked it well enough to apply to, but it was his least favorite of the four. The teacher he would have studied with has since moved on, so for that reason alone I'm glad S didn't go there.
Cleveland Orchestra seems to do a lot of their hiring from CIM. Makes sense - the teachers come from there, and therefore have a lot of input over the "sound" they want. |