Anyone with experience at BUTI Tanglewood?

Whatawildride
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:01:08 +0000

Son attended Greenwood, BUTI, Interlochen, and Center Stage Strings at UMich, among several other programs.
He loved BUTI. It was the year before last. And we heard immediately about the incidents last year because he had friends who attended. Word travels fast, even though BUTI has terrible cell connection and WiFi (a HUGE plus in my book, by the way).
It didn’t advance his musical skills as much as Center Stage Strings did, but he learned and made great musical friends from around the country and internationally.
Also, yes, the dorms were old and if your child is high maintenance, may have some adjustments to make.
On the other hand, some of my son’s closest friends came from international families that live in mansions with a bunch of live-in servants and flew first class to and from the concerts, and somehow those teens adjusted to the old dorm conditions.
Many of the children were sobbing when the camp was over, it was obviously a highlight for many of them to spend weeks bonding with other kids who had a passion for music and had put many years of practice to be able to perform at a very high level.