<p>You not only count as an old-timer, Shauna dollink, you get listed as a founding mother! Glad to hear you’re doing so well. We’ve missed you.</p>
<p>Congratulations Shauna! I hope you have a ball doing “Urban Cowboy”. </p>
<p>You definitely count as an old-timer, though one of the prettiest and youngest ones :)</p>
<p>My daughter has promised to post something herself very soon. But she is very very happy at Uarts.</p>
<p>Shauna…you don’t know me…but I sure feel like I know you! You are the main reason I read all of the old threads and got hooked here initially. In many ways, I felt like you were our cyber-daughter! It is wonderful to hear that things are obviously going well for you! Know that all of us are so happy for you and proud of you! Thanks for all that you did to get this board going in its early days. We have missed hearing from you!</p>
<p>Shauna- Here is more fan mail from a stranger. Thanks for all the work you did to get this board on it’s feet, and congrats to you on your success! Thanks for stopping by and saying hi!</p>
<p>i shared my uarts experiences on the uarts thread :-)</p>
<p>I’ll hopefully get around to posting my CAP 21 experiences soon…I finished it in a post, but then my computer decided to crash on me before I could post it.</p>
<p>So, hopefully I’ll have it done again soon.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>musicalmom,</p>
<p>I know you just began to post, but would you please consider starting a sub-thread for “Wright University”? I believe this is a school that has been largely overlooked and deserves more attention. Then perhaps Collegemom can move it to the top. Thanks!!</p>
<p>SUE</p>
<p>Sue, </p>
<p>I am going to leave MusicalMom’s “share” on this thread since it fits this topic, but I am going to copy her posts about Wright State to their own thread about Wright State (I’ll start it). I can’t guarantee that it will stay “at the top” but if anyone wishes to search this school, we will have a thread on it.</p>
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<p>I moved the posts to their own thread but I had hoped to be able to COPY them there and that was not possible. Therefore, I am going to paste the two posts below, so that they are here as well, as intended. </p>
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<p>Yesterday, 12:56 PM #87<br>
musicalmom
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<h2>WSU move in </h2>
<p>It’s been 2 weeks since we moved my D into Wright State University (Dayton Ohio) and I am just now getting around to posting our experience.</p>
<p>Before I proceed… to the messages about zicam - we think it works really well also - my D likes the oral spray better than the nose swabs because the nose swabs seem to iritate the lining of her nose some. My other D does fine with the nose swabs. My husband tried the oral tablets that melt in your mouth and he didn’t like them because they took a long time to melt and tasted like chalk to him. There are other forms of zicam but that is our experience with the ones we’ve tried.</p>
<p>Back to the move in. One very nice thing about the move in at Wright State was that the MT kids (other theatre and dance kids too I believe) got to move in a day earlier than the rest of the freshman because they had placement tests on move in day. So she moved in on Aug 31st, it was unrushed, not very busy and a very pleasant move in day. There were some other ‘special’ groups that also got to move in early so we were not alone, but there was not the crowded traffic or unloading zone that I’m sure is typical of the ‘freshman’ day. Some of the MT students chose to room with other MT students and some chose not to. My D chose to room with a nonMTer, and this student was able to move in early because my D had permission to move in early, so they were able to set the room up together and get to know each other etc. So the school was accomodating.</p>
<p>The next day (Sept 1), D had placement tests in acting, singing, dance (ballet and jazz), and music theory/piano. We were busy getting an extra key made for her car. We had traveled out on the 30th, so it was our 3rd and last day there. Between placement tests, we hastily gave her the keys, told her where her car was parked, and said a quick good bye. This was a good thing in the sense that I didn’t have time to get too emotional because her singing placement was next (she doesn’t cry AND sing well at the same time -lol). </p>
<p>Since then she has been very busy, happy, ‘loves’ her classes and the teachers and the students. The MT kids seem to be a close knit group especially the freshman at this point who have a ‘nonperformance’ quarter — but only a quarter. They will be auditioning sometime this quarter for next quarter. (They are on a quarter system there with the 4th quarter being summer, so most students do 3 quarters per year).</p>
<p>I’ll be happy to share more experiences or answer questions if I can about WSU. We have been very impressed with their program, scholarships, and what we’ve learned about the training.</p>
<p>Luckily I have another D at home because it is hard to let that first one go… but I think she has found a wonderful ‘fit’ in her school as I hope all the other cc freshman have as well.</p>
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<p>Yesterday, 06:04 PM #89<br>
keepingcalm
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<p>Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ohio
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<h2>Wsu </h2>
<p>Musicalmom
I am glad to see some information about Wright State. It will be one of the local places we look at for our D, although she is just beginning to think about what she thinks she wants and doesn’t want. She worked with a few students from WSU this summer woh were wonderful people and very kind to her, as well as being wonderful performers. I hope you will continue to provide some information as D has many friends who are now looking.
One thing I wondered about WSU is about the diversity of the program? I know they did Ragtime last year (or maybe the year before).</p>
<p>Here are my impressions of CAP 21 now that the first full week of studio has passed.</p>
<p>Schedule for the week of a Freshman consists of 2 academic classes, Writing the Essay and Intro to Theater Studies/Intro to Theater Production (one per semester). I am in Intro to Theater Studies, which is Drama Theory, History, Play Analysis and the like. My friends in Intro to Theater Production have to do a crew assignment, and for the most part they seem to enjoy the class. You take both Writing the Essay and your Intro to Theater Sudies/Production Class twice a week, once on Monday, once on Wednesday. There’s the usual homework, (write at least one essay per week, reading), but then there is also the special homework. For example, this weekend we had to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for an exhibit that we have a lecture on. Last weekend, we had to go see a show not on Broadway for Intro to Theater Studies. It’s really nice to see that the teachers blend the different types of homework and make the homework centered around the arts.</p>
<p>Then there is studio, every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Every day you have two dance classes in the morning, (Ballet, Jazz, or Tap), and there are 4 levels of each. Your Jazz and Ballet level are the same, but you can be in a different level of Tap. For example, there is a kid in Jazz and Ballet 2, but Tap 3. These levels are determined by placements taken during the first week of classes. </p>
<p>Sometime before lunch on Tuesday, either after dance, or between classes, you have Music Theory. You have a placement test the first week of classes, and only 3 people tested out of the class. If you have taken the AP Music Theory Course (like I did) you should be fine testing out, but remember how to sight sing. </p>
<p>Then there is a lunch break, sometimes you have an hour, sometimes an hour and a half. Regardless of the length of the break, I can make it to my favorite dining hall for lunch without feeling rushed. So, the lunch break could be spent grabbing something at a deli near by, or you can make it to a dining hall. </p>
<p>Then in the afternoon, you have 2 or 3 classes. Two times a week you have Vocal Technique. This is my favorite class, and I love my teacher. You work on learning songs the CAP 21 way (which, frankly, is much better than anyway I’ve tried). You work on proper alignment of body, and proper vocal technique. They use Alexander Technique to help this whole process. What I like is how our teacher explains everything using physiology and technical terms. I feel like I am already learning so much. All our teachers have taught people of great notoriety, so that is always nice.</p>
<p>Then two times a week, you have Voice and Speech. This is an interesting class that focuses on learning to speak and talk properly. The class itself is interesting, but we haven’t really started working extremely hard on body and sound work yet, but I’m sure we will later. I was told we do IPA (international phonetic alphabet) next semester, so that is a taste of things to come. </p>
<p>Every studio, you have Acting for 2 hours. I really love my acting teacher, he makes us start with things very physically, which is great. This class will be basically an acting class, scene work, characters, but for right now, it is a lot about making your body the best instrument for acting it can be. </p>
<p>That’s it for classes. Your acting/vocal tech/voice and speech teachers are determined by another audition during placement week. It seems that from this 6 minute interview that the teachers really nailed it. Everyone I know loves their teachers, and feel that they really speak to what they wanted and will help them the way they need to be helped. So, I feel that the teachers are really personalized. </p>
<p>There is the thought that CAP is a large program, and it is. But, the CAP philosophy seems to be that this way, you can learn more from more people besides your teachers. I wholeheartedly agree. I feel like everyone here seems to be different in style and strengths, so it is nice to learn from different people and see what they do. We also focus on watching others a lot so that we can learn from them and apply their mistakes and corrections to our own work. </p>
<p>Besides classes, there is the whole educational aspect of the city. You can learn so much from just being in the city and walking around. The people here are great, I’ve made many friends in and out of my program, and even out of Tisch. The dorm situation is great, and my dorm is huge. The dorms are also in great locations (Washington Square Park, Union Square), so you never have to travel far for entertainment/something to do. And the food in the dining halls is also amazing. Sushi, Chik-Fil-A, Quiznos, the list goes on.</p>
<p>I believe that is all that I can think of right now. Hopefully this helps all of you in your search. Feel free to pm me with any questions.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Chris - I’ve heard that CAP 21 enrolled a larger number of students this year - how many kids are in your various studio classes?</p>
<p>Chris, who did you get for acting and for vocal technique, unless you do not wish to post it. My daughter loved her teachers last year and so far this year too. She also has the same acting teacher this year. Glad to hear you are enjoying it so far.</p>
<p>I don’t know the number in Chris’s class and hope he’ll let you know. </p>
<p>In this year’s second year class, there are 70 students in the program itself but with about 17 kids in each section and class.</p>
<p>Freshman vocal technique class for first semester, breaks the sections in half so that about 9 students are in that class.</p>
<p>Overall, I believe there are 64 kids. </p>
<p>In my acting and voice and speech, there are 16 (same 16 kids in both class). In my Vocal Tech, there are 8 (the Voice and Speech and Acting are divided in half to create a vocal tech class) and in dance there are 16.</p>
<p>Soozie: I talked to your D actually on my way back from CAP one day, I got Bill and Larry, and I believe she said she had them last year. They are incredible, and I’m definatley enjoying them thus far.</p>
<p>Hey Chrisnoo! I learned more about CAP21 from your post than I have from my own daughter (who’s a sophmore this year), lol! My d also had Bill for vocal tech with Soozie VT’s daughter; she LOVED him! Thanks for sharing!</p>
<p>Chris, that is the usual size of classes at CAP. Only last year’s class was bigger than normal. Usually there are about 16 kids in a class/section, except Vocal Tech first semester has about half that, as the section breaks into two.</p>
<p>Yes, my D had Bill for Vocal Tech and Larry for Acting last year and loved them both. I am glad to hear you are finding them to be wonderful as well. She has Larry again this year for Acting and was so psyched when she found out her section. I’m glad you have run into my D and she definitely remembers you. She didn’t mention that run in but said she saw you after the N’Harms performance when she was handing out flyers for auditions. </p>
<p>Thanks for sharing about your experiences so far. I love reading about every student’s experiences here at the many different terrific programs where they have landed. The more programs we get a first hand account about, the better.</p>
<p>I’m delighted to report that my freshman D at James Madison has just been cast in her first show down there. They’re doing The Wild Party–actually both versions, but the Lippa was already cast from the spring, I believe. This is the LaChiusa version, and she’s cast as Nadine, who apparently has the only upbeat song in a sea of gloom! I don’t know this show.
Nevertheless, this is going a long way toward lifting some spirits there.<br>
Again, it’s kind of too early to report too much about the program in general. She has met with the new director and likes her very much. Still hoping for changes in the overall curriculum to include voice lessons for MT students. </p>
<p>Also, the spring show there is Millie, much to my daughter’s delight. She is an excellent tapper and loves the show. Hopefully she’ll be able to squeeze into the cast as a freshman!</p>
<p>Momsinger, that’s great news! Wow, they are doing two Wild Parties there in one year, lol. I’m more familiar with the Lippa version. However, this past summer, my D was in a cabaret and performed a song from the LaChiusa version. I wonder if it is the same song. It was Lights of Broadway. It’s upbeat. Congratulations to your D and to the many others whom have either posted here or mentioned off the forums whose kids have been cast as freshmen (and of course congrats to all older students too). </p>
<p>I am glad you are posting as it helps to hear from the “inside” about schools and we haven’t had hardly anyone post from James Madison before. I do not personally know anyone attending that program, though it is one I have suggested to many students who may want a BA in MT program, of which there are not that many. So, keep sharing!</p>
<p>The show I am in premiers tonight for a closed audience of around 400. We have worked very hard and have come such a LONG way you could not even imagine. 4 part harmonies are now my friend after mastering 20 songs containing them ;). It was no easy task though. If anyone lives around the region, come check it out.</p>
<p>Wed-Fri 7:30 Wheelright Auditorium on Coastal’s Campus
Sun- 3:00 and 7:30</p>
<p>Break a leg Theater Jock! I have seen Forever Plaid and it is a very entertaining show. Each guy in it has a LOT to do. Have a wonderful run and congrats on being cast already at college!</p>