| I'm in New York right now, finishing up with auditions here, then in two weeks I'm headed to Philadelphia for Curtis. I was more nervous about coming to the city here than I was my actual auditions, but I am actually really liking New York so far.
Most of my auditions have gone really, really well--better than I expected. I've gotten lots of good feedback from the faculty at all the schools so far except Mannes, which had the least responsive panel so far (I've auditioned at U Colorado @ Boulder, U Kansas, Roosevelt U--CCPA, and MSM). I've been fortunate enough that my two best-prepared pieces are the songs the adjudicators have chosen for most of my auditions, which also helped me to have solid auditions.
My MSM audition was actually the same day as scheduled Graduate auditions, which I think actually helped. I thought I would be terrified around all those mature, powerful singers, but it actually helped knowing that I couldn't compare myself to the other singers there (even though I know I should never do that, I won't lie and say I don't). That was probably my best audition so far, and I got really good feedback.
I have my Juilliard audition tonight, then two weeks to prepare for Curtis. For months now, I've been in a constant state of apprehension, wondering where I'll end up and if schools will hate me, but I like what binx said about schools not wanting a finished product; it definitely makes me feel more reassured about what's happening now and what will happen. I have finally been able to accept the philosophy that wherever I end up will be the right place for me; I just have to get there first. |