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stringfollies · 02-16-2008, 01:39 PM

cjm--

i think i read or heard that they ask pianists to be available until 9 PM for possible callbacks! For violin, you are free after you've auditioned and interviewed - if there are callbacks, my S didn't get one. Also the practise room situation may be better for pianists than for instrumentalists as there are quite a few of them that are reserved for pianists. Tell your S when looking for a practise room to get help from one of the students assigned to help out (they have identifiable t-shirts) because my S ran up and down stairs and halls looking for one (unsuccessfully) and got overheated and stressed. Later, we asked for help and found one with quite a bit less trouble. This may have been partly timing, but it doesn't help to calm nerves when running around frantic that you won't be able to practise comfortably (my S finds common practise areas completely incompatible).

The schedule starts with a "convocation" for parents and kids where they outline the plan of the day and tell you some things about the school. Prepare your son for discussion of selection process, etc so he isn't intimidated. They herd the undergrads off at about 9:45 to take the theory test all at the same time. It's about an hour. After the kids leave, they take questions from parents for about a half an hour. Then parents wait until kids are done with the theory and return to get their "schedules" for the day which will include an audition time and and interview time. They had three scheduled tours throughout the day one of which probably fits into the schedule of each family. The dormitory is really beautiful and well-designed for comfortable living and socializing - a plus for the school especially since most of the students live there for 4 years. We were out after the audition which was at 2:10, but I remember reading or hearing that it is different for pianists.

I was really sorry not to have been able to plan to leave that early because our flight home (based on being told to be available until 5 PM) got us home at almost 2 in the morning!

02-16-2008, 01:39 PM	#31
stringfollies Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: washington, dc Threads: 7 Posts: 309	cjm-- i think i read or heard that they ask pianists to be available until 9 PM for possible callbacks! For violin, you are free after you've auditioned and interviewed - if there are callbacks, my S didn't get one. Also the practise room situation may be better for pianists than for instrumentalists as there are quite a few of them that are reserved for pianists. Tell your S when looking for a practise room to get help from one of the students assigned to help out (they have identifiable t-shirts) because my S ran up and down stairs and halls looking for one (unsuccessfully) and got overheated and stressed. Later, we asked for help and found one with quite a bit less trouble. This may have been partly timing, but it doesn't help to calm nerves when running around frantic that you won't be able to practise comfortably (my S finds common practise areas completely incompatible). The schedule starts with a "convocation" for parents and kids where they outline the plan of the day and tell you some things about the school. Prepare your son for discussion of selection process, etc so he isn't intimidated. They herd the undergrads off at about 9:45 to take the theory test all at the same time. It's about an hour. After the kids leave, they take questions from parents for about a half an hour. Then parents wait until kids are done with the theory and return to get their "schedules" for the day which will include an audition time and and interview time. They had three scheduled tours throughout the day one of which probably fits into the schedule of each family. The dormitory is really beautiful and well-designed for comfortable living and socializing - a plus for the school especially since most of the students live there for 4 years. We were out after the audition which was at 2:10, but I remember reading or hearing that it is different for pianists. I was really sorry not to have been able to plan to leave that early because our flight home (based on being told to be available until 5 PM) got us home at almost 2 in the morning!