| I'm in the same camp as Violadad. The school music department and the high school in general were VERY supportive of DS's musical pursuits. He was absent about 20 days his senior year between auditions, festivals, honors ensembles, ensemble trips, etc. The school considered ALL of these as excused absences. The only thing the high school director asked (and we were able to oblige) was that DS NOT miss any dress rehearsals or concerts....he was his top musician. He actually worked with US when making the schedules for things like the rehearsals. We avoided the concert dates.
In addition, DS had fabulous private applied teachers from 5th grade on. They were supportive and helpful. We are fortunate that we also have a number of professional musician friends and they were also very helpful.
The only one who wasn't helpful was the high school guidance counselor who really didn't have a clue. BUT you know...she had never dealt with music admissions before so we just didn't use her for much that year. |