idic5

does anyone know if LU violin students, say, accomplished upper classmen violinists, provide violin lessons for LU students? Has anyone seen clippings on bulletin boards to this effect, for example?

I assumed that there would be plenty of such teachers considering the level of competency at LU as well as the level of niceness of the student body that we experienced. However, we recvd an unclear msg on this subject when we asked the music dept about such opportunities. It was said that LU students do not teach LU students, only local hs kids, I think that I heard. LU students wd have to go through the regular faculty staff of LU, if understood the msg correctly.

musicmomic

No LU Conservatory students may teach without permission and as you were told, most would teach only through the Academy of Music where they teach younger students. Non-majors may request private lessons with faculty although I don't believe they are guaranteed a spot in the studios.

idic5

So theoretically a non music major can go to Lawrence and not be able to get private music lessons. I wonder if there is a someone in the town of Appleton who can provide such lessons in this scenario.

musicmomic

Yes, it's possible -- and I don't think that's uncommon at conservatories. But there is no need to speculate. An email to one of the violin faculty will provide the answer.

idic5

cc is for speculation among other things We will send an email to them, definitely; but realize we already asked them in person this question and their answer was unclear to me ( I still do not get why a student cd not teach someone if they wanted. there is no space in that whole complex for a quick lesson? )

If the admin wd receive all the questions that I have they wd probably get a little peeved, so , like a blind person finding his way I bump into a lot of things before I can go forward to the right direction.

kassos

You could always set up private lessons with a violin student and pay them on the side. The issue is when you take violin lessons you get academic credit and a grade. Only faculty can offer that.

idic5

on the student teaching, that was what I assumed we cd do, but I led to believe that students cd not do it (officially?). But great point about the credit. Your intelligence is a feather in Lawrence's cap.

idic5

that last bit of exchange prompts a question:

what is a conservatory (of music)? How is college/university with a music conservatory different than a college/university with only a 'music major' available?

kassos

This is what I've heard, that Lawrence can call itself a university rather than college because it offers more than just a BA degree, it's a conservatory because you can get a bachelors of music, rather than a BA music major. That's why the double degree (BA/BM) program is very popular here.

idic5

Here is another spin on LU / conservatory...

Lawerence University WI

gahd! I sure wished we know that LU was Duke in the music world during the discovery stage.+ If that analogy is even a bit true, it was dishonest for LU admin to suggest the realistic possibility of playing violin in the LSO. While anyone can try out for Duke's basketball team, street level common sense says your odds are not good unless you have thus and such credentials.

+discovery never stops. I guess that is why god made transfer students.