| Was speaking to a friend of D's from precollege, now a sophomore in college, who tells me that beginning this semester, she is allowed to sit in on the studio class with her renowned teacher and the grad students. 1 1/2 years into school! Granted, she is attending a school in which undergrads cannot major in music performance, but this person has been with her teacher since day 1. She tells me she is lucky, however, most of the teacher's undergrad students actually take lessons with teacher's grad students, she doesn't.
I've learned 3 things. I would never have suspected you could be a student of a teacher at a school and not be included in their studio, particularly in a place where everyone says it's a great place to study music.
And when it's S turn to look at schools-
Get assurances that S will participate in the teacher's studio from day one. And that the teacher will be the actual one teaching. |