We have updated info about the Curtis audition for double bass, which is different from other strings and could vary year to year for all I know!
- Nothing is accompanied
- No callbacks
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We had the same at Michigan! It was so welcoming, the professor that auditioned my son was so positive. Itās in my sonās top 2. The other one is Butler University here in Indy. The viola professor there has really been amazing.
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Wow - thatās interesting. Itās weird when some want accompaniment and some donāt. Certain pieces I think work better with accompaniment.
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Musically the pieces might sound better but if they want to see how solid someoneās pitch is it is more telling without, because the piano is continuously giving accurate pitch points.
I always thought the oppposite- most performers arenāt soloists, so they need to be able to stay in tune with everyone else or even if they are technically correct, they could throw off the ensemble if all the others are pitched differently. I thought having the musicians play accompanied showed that they were aware of the soundscape and not just their own head.
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My daughter had her audition for voice at Butler today:). It was a great experience!
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Maybe our kids will both be future Bulldogs! In a surprise twist, he also really enjoyed playing for the professor he auditioned for at Ball State today. This was his safety school academically and we never really heard of Ball State being well known for music performance, but the professor is highly regarded. He already has a $5,500 scholarship for academic merit here and the professor teacher told him heād love to work with him, so it seemed to go very well. He may end up somewhere he didnāt really expect.
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Nice!
Anyone attending Mingus this weekend? Crabby daughter loved it last year, and so did I, but canāt go this year.
Is your daughter competing? I donāt know too much about it since we arenāt anywhere near there.
Yes, and I think usually a couple of bands from Cali and Texas, but mostly Jersey and New York. My daughter is ācompetingā, we try to think of it more of a communal event, networking and stuff (in case she doesnāt win anything, ha!) . Meets a few kids she has gotten to know from around the country at these events.
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Good luck to her! Sounds like she has fun all around!
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Jacobs has started rolling out decisions 
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Daughter got her Jacobs acceptance today! Voice.
Congrats!
Son accepted for Audio Engineering!
Accepted to Music Ed!
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Congratulations!
Congrats!
You got a email or portal update ? How is it notified?
Itās an email notification.
Email.