marcymarcfb

wow thank you so much...
hopefully they like me enough to give money

i would love to dance there.

thank you so much for all the help

NOCCA Junior

Hey I'm reviving the thread! Still answering questions.

NotMamaRose

NOCCA, here are some CAP21-specific questions and then a few other general questions. (I also wanna ask if NYU pays you for being such a fantastic rep! )

* when do the CAP21 freshies take their dance placement exams? do they take placement in ballet, tap, jazz and modern?
* how many CAP21 classes are studio days divided into? Not asking this well, but what I mean is that my guess is that each studio day is divided into smaller classes in acting, singing and dance. Can you give me an idea of how that works? Is acting levelled at all, or is that impossible?
* when does a CAP21 kid find out who will be his or her private singing/voice teacher second semester? At the end of first semester?
Oops, because I am old, I forgot the other general questions. I am sure I will be back, annoying you again. (Can you tell I used to be a newspaper reporter?

NMR

NOCCA Junior

Hey NMR! I wish NYU gave me more money haha...but the story of everyone's life here, I guess. The dance/music theory placement last year took place on the first day of classes in early September (I'll be there this year, haha) and the placements are in ballet and jazz, and there's three or four levels (I want to say four but I can't remember which for certain). CAP21 classes are divided into, from what I've been told, acting (which is not leveled and is around 5 hours a week), vocal performance (also not leveled), music theory (leveled, and some even test out completely...but that won't be me lol), jazz dance, ballet or yoga or modern (depending on level, and they change things every so often) and...I think that's it. Oh, yes, and tap, which I don't know is optional or not. Tap shoes weren't required on the first day last year, based on the sheet that I still have from the beginning of classes haha ehh...and I've never heard anything about a tap placement. I remember my CAP friend from last year telling me about finding out about his private voice teacher (who was my singing teacher at Strasberg second semester) at the beginning of second semester, so...that's what happened last year. With things like this, things are always subject to change. You and your D will receive specifics about everything related to starting out CAP21 studio next month, as I did with my studio last year (the first day outlines were all on one sheet of paper). Only now it feels like I'm starting the process all over again with primary studio haha...but I'm excited nonetheless. Sorry these are not quite as detailed as usual, but it's the best I have currently ehh...

And I can defs see the reporter in your asterisks. Defs.

soozievt

NOCCAJunior is SOOOOOOO helpful and yes, Tisch should pay him! One little thing he forgot is one of the classes taken each semester the first two years of CAP.....Voice and Speech! (the kind for acting, not singing voice)

The dance placement takes place the first day or two of studio for the semester. I believe there is placement in each discipline. When my D was a frosh, the dance disciplines were ballet, jazz, and tap (they have changed the dance mix around a little since then). I recall a placement for tap, unlike Nocca is saying. However, sometimes, if your tap is not near the same level of the other two, the scheduling of your levels for each dance class may have conflicts and they may have to adjust which tap group you are in but generally speaking, you are placed by level for each kind of dance.

I may not be accurate as I didn't experience first hand and my kid did, plus she is gonna be a senior and while she was in CAP a long time, she is now in ETW and I may be forgetting freshman year specifics but will try to write what I recall. So, when she was a freshman, everyone had ballet, jazz, tap, acting, vocal tech, voice and speech, and music theory on the studio days (this is not counting private voice which you would do on one of the other days). My D happened to place out of music theory. But that is seven studio classes over three full days. And my recollection is that each class meets twice per week. And so not all seven classes meet on the same day. I am not sure how many fill up one single day....I am guessing 4 or 5 per day on a studio day which goes from 9-6 with a lunch break.

Acting is NOT leveled. Nor is singing. Nor is voice/speech. Only each dance class is leveled and I think Music Theory is also leveled and has a written placement exam the first day. Each freshmen Cappie is put into a group...there are four groups per year. You stay with your group of about 15 kids for acting, vocal tech/perf., and voice/speech....you become a cohesive section. But you are mixed up for dance or music theory. Your section for those first three classes I mentioned is for one FULL year. But in soph year, they create four new sections (again, just for singing, acting, voice/speech and not for dance) that stays together and so you get to be in a group with a different mix of kids each year. Of course you truly mix with all in your grade cause the dance classes mix people up and you don't stay with your core section. But the core section for those three original classes are NOT leveled. They try to create a nice mix for each section and I think a lot of thought goes into it, particularly after the first year when they know everyone real well.

I can't recall exactly when they find out but it won't be now. It likely will be at the end of first semester or over winter break. They assign you a private teacher and try to match you up. Then you have to contact that private teacher and line up your weekly lesson slot on your own, and thus this happens before the first day of second semester. You stay with that voice teacher all four years unless you request a change between semesters. My D stuck with the same teacher. Of course they have different voice teachers in class and get feedback and help from more than one that way.

golakes

This question has nothing to do with anything written. What is the best cell phone provider in the NYU area?
Thanks

Simply

Nocca, do I honestly have to buy the numerous books listed for Conwest: 19th c. and Antiq? I mean can I get the excerpts online instead of buying the whole thing?

NOCCA Junior

Golakes, I responded to your PM.

And Simply, this is definitely one question that I don't know the answer to unfortunately, since I didn't have to take any MAP courses (as I'm in Tisch). But my one question is are you sure you want to take Antiquity and the 19th Century? I've heard from many people that it's a complete snorefest...unless you're interested in it. Just make sure you're interested in that time period, or I would highly recommend picking another ConWest. But I'm digressing...I'd say in general if you know you can get the excerpts online, why not save the money? The only problem would be those times that you didn't have access to a computer, or if the professor wants to read along in the book in class (a high non-possibility). This is a question I'd direct towards someone took the class last year. Maybe one of my friends still here took it...I'll be sure to ask one of them tomorrow!

Aoibheal

I have a recitation on the first day of class, but before I actually have the real class. Do I need to attend the recitation?

dancintherain

hey! i have a quick question about housing.....i was assigned to what i'm guessing is a suite-style dorm in goddard. i'm kind of confused since i thought there were only doubles and some triples in goddard but i was assigned the "A" room and i've been given a list of 3 other roommates. is there 1 bathroom for the 2 rooms or is there 1 bathroom for each?

and also, even if it's kind of premature, how easy is it to switch rooms? (i'm asking this purely out of curiousity)

solodoc

I am looking at what keyboard to buy for freshman music theory class at NYU. Any thoughts?

Thanks

bimachris

Are Tisch Scholars chosen more for their great audition/portfolio or grades? Just wondering

NOCCA Junior

To aoi: Yeah, you kind of have to go to your recitation, you might go over things there before...I mean, you COULD skip and it probably wouldn't mean much since you haven't had the class yet, but it wouldn't hurt to just go and then if there's nothing, I don't know, say you have to use the bathroom and just...leave haha. But I'd go, it can't hurt, and it'll get you off to a good start. P.S. Are you Japanese/taking Japanese? If you are taking it, is it hard/do you like it?

To dancin: There's only one bathroom per suite and room. So that means if two rooms are connected (A and B rooms), those four people are sharing one bathroom. It's not too bad, it really isn't. I only had one roommate, but if it were a real issue, I would have heard it from people all last year, and I didn't hear a single complaint about it. Except when people were really dirty haha.

To solodoc: I need a keyboard as well, for musical theatre studio haha. So, I'm still looking/researching/asking people before I get one next week, so I'll let you know.

To bimachris: Tisch Scholars are chosen on a combination of academic merit and artistry. I heard (rumor) that they're phasing out both Tisch and Stern Scholars sometime in the near future, so you might want to check on that...

bimachris

What! Aw that sucks, must be lack of funding. <_< Cheap bastards, lol jk

JennyD123

dancintherain, what's your room number? i was at goddard freshman year, if you tell me it i can probably tell you exactly what your room will be like.