Re-auditioning/internal transfer

saxofiddle44 · 02-29-2008, 10:43 AM

I just recently got rejected from the school of music at my univeristy, and I will be a freshman in fall 2008. I was wondering if anyone in this forum had the same problem, and transferred their second year or in the following spring.

I am very determined to make it next year, but I just wanted to see if anyone had been through the same thing.

Thanks!

marylandmom3 · 02-29-2008, 08:40 PM

My D is a freshman music ed major. She has two freshman friends that are re-auditioning for the music department. They have been taking lessons with a graduate student. My D told me that she and two of her friends are doing a mock audition tonight to help them get ready. My D thinks if they play their best tomorrow they will make it. So it does happen. They have been taking some music classes and the professors in the music department have gotten to know them. I think this will be to their benefit.

jazzzmomm · 03-01-2008, 07:40 AM

I remember when my son was auditioning for UMass Amherst, there were several undergraduates there that day who were trying to transfer into the music department by audition. I'm sure it happens a lot! If you are going in with a strong interest in music you will probably want to take applied study or other classes, which should help you transfer in.

lorelei2702 · 03-01-2008, 11:27 AM

Be mindful of the fact that they are not doing you a favor to accept you into music study (as a major) if they do not believe you can be successful. Take the results for what they are....a judgement. Obviously the standards are higher some places than others, but those higher standards are more realistic for those aspiring to be a professional musician. Good luck. Lorelei

saxofiddle44 · 03-01-2008, 07:16 PM

Awesome! It's good to know that I'm not the only one going through it. (obviously i wasn't, but it's just nice to hear)

I hadn't thought of seeking graduate students for lessons. That was an issue I hadn't worked out yet.

Thanks!

jazzguitar · 03-02-2008, 07:38 AM

I would also recommend studying with the private teacher at the school and get a relationship going with the dept. head while you are there.

I know one person who went to Oberlin college as a freshman, not thinking that a conservatory would be right for him. He took lessons with the jazz guitar teacher Bob Ferazza all year and transferred in to the conservatory for his sophomore year. This was a particularly good move because in the jazz dept. at Oberlin, the private teachers make the final call on admissions.