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Class of 2024 undergrad/Class of 2022 grad: The Tours, the Auditions, the Journey
DramaMama603
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Having learned so much from @akapiratequeen 's thread for the previous class (and since it's that group's "Journey-versary"), it makes sense to start a thread for the next group of musicians! My hope is that we can duplicate the type of community that this year's group formed, complete with camaraderie and support offered by the knowledgeable and insightful parents on that page! Parents of current juniors, please tell us about your child and share your child's journey over the next year. This thread can be an amazing reference for all of us as we begin this process.
My S20 is a drummer (rock, jazz, pop) and is interested in film scoring as well. We are at the very beginning of our journey, so we have only looked at Berklee so far. The Berklee Professional Music major seems to be a great option since he can study performance and film scoring under one major, but we know enough to cast a wide net. He is our second child to go to college for performing arts. For our first child, we had the benefit of an audition coach. Fun fact: he applied to the 5-week Rock Workshop and we are currently awaiting results (due April 8th). Fingers crossed for that!
Would love to hear from others starting this journey. What is your kid's background, and what is s/he looking for? Have you done any tours? What are your impressions so far?
248 replies My S20 is a drummer (rock, jazz, pop) and is interested in film scoring as well. We are at the very beginning of our journey, so we have only looked at Berklee so far. The Berklee Professional Music major seems to be a great option since he can study performance and film scoring under one major, but we know enough to cast a wide net. He is our second child to go to college for performing arts. For our first child, we had the benefit of an audition coach. Fun fact: he applied to the 5-week Rock Workshop and we are currently awaiting results (due April 8th). Fingers crossed for that!
Would love to hear from others starting this journey. What is your kid's background, and what is s/he looking for? Have you done any tours? What are your impressions so far?
Replies to: Class of 2024 undergrad/Class of 2022 grad: The Tours, the Auditions, the Journey
May your school visits be filled with fun
Prescreening videos smoothly run
Applications get promptly done
Audition flights all land on time
Acceptances roar in fine
Merit and aid be abundant and shine
Wishing you all the best. Hang in there. It will all be fine.
Approximately one year ago, I devoured the stories collected on @SpartanDrew's thread, then went back and obsessively read a good part of the journal founded by @GoForth. This year I've faithfully followed the progress of all on @akapiratequeen journey (or should I say odyssey?) thread. There are no words to express my gratitude for the positivity, support, information and insights shared on this board. I feel as if I know you all. I am deeply impressed by all that you and your young musicians have accomplished thus far!
My D20 is planning to major in music performance for (classical) clarinet. I go back and forth with myself wondering how specific to be in my public posts--especially as there seem to be few, if any, clarinets on this board. (Where ya at, single reed fam?!?) I would never want the information or opinions I provide to influence/jeopardize her opportunities. At any rate, based on the wonderful information gathered here, we have a preliminary list of schools, and have been fitting in visits and lessons wherever possible. These have been helpful in terms of tweaking technique AND checking for teacher/school fit.
Looking forward to the adventure ahead! And may it be as @HereWeGoAgain2018 has written above!
I'm a junior in high school right now, almost ready to get started on my apps (hoping to finish submitting general university apps by the time school starts in the fall, so that I can focus on audition tapes/live auditions during the regular application season) and really excited to embark on this journey with all of you. Thanks for being such a great community!
You're pretty early in the game, which is great (I didn't find this board till the year following my S's admission to music school) - so make your appointments this summer with 2/3 professors you think they may want to study with and get that lesson - at least on Skype if not live. They may not be on campus, so you may actually need to visit them where they're working during the summer. This is about the right time to get that underway so you can make a more informed choice next spring. It's all about the professor, and the school is somewhat secondary.
Once fall kicks in, you'll get busy with apps and prescreens which will make travel hard.
Good luck to '24, and looking forward to hearing your experiences here.
@gram22 Yay for another violinist! And one with some recent experience. I feel pretty good about where we are in the process. Still, I know the next year is going to be crazy. Good thing we like roller coasters!
Mom of a 2024 prospective VP here! D is a soprano who's been taking private voice lessons for just over two years and singing with a well-respected children's choir for 8 years. (She's also played horn for five years but voice is her true love). Interested in many types of music but her voice seems best suited to classical. Definitely interested in a BM and would prefer a conservatory or program with fewer gen ed requirements. Lots of schools on the table from a no-name regional in-state university with a great -- but not especially well known -- music program (still an audition-only program but with a low barrier to entry for the university itself), to a long list of others that still needs narrowing down but includes some mid-range and some top schools, mostly in the midwest and northeast. (Visiting a couple of them as we speak, during spring break!) D is attending Tanglewood & the Oberlin vocal program this summer and maybe will cross paths there with some of your kids!
@akapiratequeen My primary instrument is voice, soprano although I can comfortably sing a fairly wide range. I'm not interested in VP. My goal is to teach choral music at the grade school/high school level, but my particular interest is the English choir school model, so I although I'll be probably going with the music ed option at most places, I like what USC's choral music major looks like and some of the sacred/early music options at some other schools.