| S auditioned yesterday. There were 300 kids auditioning (their biggest day, they said) and it was a bit of a well-managed zoo. He was able to get a practise room, but not without some scrambling around. Since they require you to be there at 9 AM (his audition was at 2:10), it was not possible to practise at the hotel before going so he HAD to have practise time. This made for some anxiety. I also think it's too bad that they schedule the theory tests before the audition because it also adds to stress level. My S is very strong in theory and says he did fine on it, but he always gets stressed by any kind of test. I wish they had timed it differently.
The audition (violin performance) was 10 minutes. All 6 violin teachers were there in a small studio. He was able to play part of each selection and did pretty well. The teachers did not interact and gave no feedback.
The interview was with 2 others and that was very easy to get through and went well.
In spite of obstacles, we both thought that the atmosphere of the school was very nice and friendly and the main building and performance spaces are outstanding.
On to Rice next week. |