Classical Singer High School Competition - Page 2

datripp · 03-31-2008, 07:37 AM

My son, a soph, is going for the first round over memorial day weekend (according to the website, it wasn't too late to register just last week, but I am waiting for the packet with audition time info). Also according to the website, most schol. money goes to sophs and juniors. He's doing it for the experience, both for auditions in general and for this competition for next year. Nothing ventured, etc. We live fairly close to NYC so it's not a big stretch.

ray198 · 03-31-2008, 07:49 AM

Mu D is going also for the first round. We too live close to NYC. BTW Don9992, she is leaning favorably toward Westminster. I have noticed in other threads that your junior D is interested. Good luck to all!

gdtmsailor · 03-31-2008, 06:09 PM

I'll be going to the second round over memorial day weekend but i was wondering how many people are going on to the next round and out of how many people is that?

don9992 · 04-01-2008, 11:42 AM

Datripp - It's well worth sixty bucks just for the judge's comment's that you'll receive. They give your S and his voice teacher a roadmap of what to work on for his college auditions.

Ray - Westminster was always top o' the heap in her heart and mind....and then we visited Shenandoah. I think it's our new leader.

gdtmsailor - The numbers for the semifinal have varied from 20 to 40 depending on which sheet of paper or Web page you read. Classical Singer mag could use a bit more QC on its mailings and Web site.

Good luck, everybody!

vicariousparent · 04-01-2008, 06:29 PM

gdtmsailor: From the letter D/D rec'd with the 2nd round info:

>600 singers participate in the first round, of which the top 200 will sing in the 2nd round.

- The top 25-30 singers from those will advance to the Semifinal round.

- The top 10 singers will advance to the Final Round.

datripp: Absolutely a good idea for your son to try out and do his best. Like you, we took our daughter (also a sophomore) mostly for the experience but were pleasantly surprised when she qualified. Now this has motivated her (and her teacher) to work for the next round.

gdtmsailor · 04-02-2008, 01:03 AM

thanks so much, I can't wait to see everyone there!

datripp · 04-02-2008, 06:01 AM

don9992, (may I call you don9?) and vicariousparent, we're looking forward to it! I didn't realize that they actually give notes, which really does make it worth while. AND, there are about five shows on Bway worth standing in line at the TKTS booth for, too, so...all around, a winning weekend. Maybe we'll see you there. My son is the impossibly tall baby-faced kid; I'm the breathless, rotund woman trailing in his wake.

musicmagus · 04-03-2008, 10:56 AM

I recommend that Juniors participate in this competition.

My D participated last year as a Junior. She first competed at the San Jose (CA) regional, It was her first competion and it was an eye opener. From what to (or not to) wear to making her aware to the caliber of other kids out there. The feed back alone was worth the fee and driving time.
When they added one more Round 1 before the convention in San Francisco, she tried again, and advanced to the semifinals. Just being at the convention site was a great experience.
Attending the conference was also a great opportunity to get info from colleges (that is how we learned about some of the programs she applied for this year), and to talk to other parents and to eavesdrop into conversations from college reps and gained a wealth of info.
And the best part was being able to add "Classical Singer Highschool Competition, Semi Finalist" to the resume.
The competition made her realize that she needed to change voice teachers (she had definetely outgrown hers), and that she needed to enter as many contests/and competitions as possible over the summer to prepare for college auditions. So I would hightly recomend for Juniors to do it.
This year she could not do it, even though she might have had a better chance, college auditions took priority, and the final in NY is the week of graduation.

don9992 · 04-03-2008, 08:22 PM

Wow, that's such a parallel experience, musicmagus. My D first tried out at Temple, but she was coming off the worst week she'd had since starting high school. She came emotionally and physically drained and didn't make the cut. Because of the circumstances (not worth detailing here), my wife and I both thought a do-over would be good for her so we let her try it again, this time with some extra coaching from a different voice teach that had been recommended to my D.

That time she got in and we'll planning to switch to the new teacher as soon as a regular slot opens. Repeating your D's experience of making the Semi round would be pretty sweet so here's hoping.

don9992 · 04-10-2008, 10:54 AM

For those going, they've posted the subjects for the master classes and a lot of them sound pretty cool. See: Classical Singer Community

don9992 · 05-19-2008, 10:11 PM

Okay, folks! Memorial Day weekend is almost here! Good luck to all of you competing this coming weekend!

datripp · 05-20-2008, 07:18 AM

Back at you! Is your kid going to the Juilliard event?

don9992 · 05-20-2008, 05:26 PM

Yup, she'll be there.

ABlestMom · 05-25-2008, 08:24 PM

So....how did it go?

vicariousparent · 05-25-2008, 09:15 PM

D did not get past the second round today but gained enormous experience for future auditions.