Thank you @anotheroboemom again! We only have 1 audition day scheduled.
Curtis final rounds vary a ton by instrument, so definitely check with the studio or admissions team.
Funny story about the Curtis final roundā¦it was two days after his initial round, which was in the morning. We scheduled him on the last flight out but they scheduled finals around 5-7PM and he ended up missing his flight. Luckily his airline ticket was flexible, but he had to spend another night there. Expensive lesson learned ā your callback or final round audition might be at night!
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This is so good to know!
Same here! I was here at this site 4 years ago with nervous anticipation. Now that my son is applying for grad school itās still nerve wrecking, but not as bad. I was struggling to remember the site, but am glad I found it :-).
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How was his grad school list affected by his undergrad audition experiences? Or was it just based upon what heās done since?
The undergrad audition experience didnāt really affect his grad school list. He auditions more confidently now, but like most musicians Iām sure, still has to work at not comparing himself to other. For example, saying, āWell if this colleague didnāt get it, I shouldnāt even apply.ā Iām just putting on a good face to keep him motivated and encouraged when deep down Iām just nervous as he is, lol.
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Curtis for MM Voice was finally released, and itās nice to have the full audition landscape in front of us. Toi toi toi to everyone as the auditions get underway!
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Still waiting on Curtis for Violaā¦!
Congrats!! Toi x 3 for sure!!
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Peabody at Johns Hopkins just announced they will begin meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need WITHOUT loans beginning Fall 2024 (undergrad domestic)!!!
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Just heard back from Juilliard, MM Violin Performance. Made it past the pre-screening!! Praise the Lord!
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I would like to respectfully dispel the notion that there is āway less competitionā for men in VP. To gain admission, as a male or female, you must be talented, hard working, and at the level your peers are. Perhaps your vocal development is happening later, as it does with men, but it is not āeasierā to get in to a high level conservatory or music school because you are male.
If you compete in the various competitions (Schmidt, for example, or later, Laffont), you are competing with females. And they arenāt going to award a prize to a token or two males. They are going to hand out prizes for the best performances.
Male singers do not have an edge just because there are fewer of them. I hope your son is enjoying his first year and I am sure heās working very hard!
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True. My kid might not be the most talented singer out there but I know they saw his potential.
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Peabody audition invite arrived 
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Quick question: my D got notice that she passed prescreen for Peabody (a , but has not received the actual scheduling invite yet. Are you referring to the scheduling invite?
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Yes Dd got both her notification of having an audition plus all the schedule details today
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I have a question about Juilliard, my son was hoping to fly out the night of his audition day as heās juggling a few other things but I wondered about ācall backsā. He did not encounter this in his undergrad auditions, is it unique to violin maybe, or just Juilliard? Would he be safe to fly out that night?
They should let you know in advance if there is anything else you need to do while there. For violin, Juilliard was a scheduled audition time. He played his 10 minutes and that was it for the day. He did have to be there the night before to rehearse with the accompanist, though. I think this is true for most instruments at Juilliard, but you can definitely send a message to the admissions team to verify.
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Thank you! He is going a day early for rehearsals and to scope everything out. Flying out that night saves another hotel bill too, not the cheapest places to stay around there!
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Just to clarify, the above posts regarding ācallbacksā were referring to Curtis auditions, not Juilliard.
It was a few years ago, but my sonās Juilliard audition was also at a specific and scheduled time. Also with the primary challenge of organizing and rehearsing with an accompanist.
Edited to add:
The year my son was auditioning, his Curtis audition was on a Saturday with Juilliard on Sunday. His Juilliard time slot was around 9:30am. Because he made Curtis finals (callback) he did not leave Philly until around 7, by train. Late arrival to NYC and then a scrambling early morning rehearsal with his accompanist at 7am.
He handled it so well, but what a challenging two days! I wish we had known ahead of time how tight that turnaround would be. Perhaps he would have asked to change to an afternoon time at Juilliard. But all hindsight now!
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