| Devron:
This is the way it works. In Chicago, for example, the schools all rent different spaces at the same hotel, the Palmer House Hilton. Most schools are in meeting rooms on the second floor; a few are up on the seventh. Typically we've been in Burnham 4, and Hartt has been right across the hall, SMU around the corner, Ithaca a couple of hallways away, and so on. Each school sets its own schedule. We do 20-minute individual auditions and interviews. You would come in, we would talk for a couple of minutes, you'd do your audition pieces (which we videotape so that we can go remember you), one of us might work with you on one of your pieces, we'd talk about our program and answer any questions you have. Then you'd be done, and off to your next audition. Some schools do shorter auditions; some want you available for half a day. But the basic process is the same. Most students who come to Chicago do 2 or 3 auditions per day, but I have known some students to do as many as 16. I wouldn't advise that, however; by the time you get to the last one on Wednesday, you may not have much energy.
Does this clear it up for you? |