Piano performance/academic dual degree

[sycamore21]

@bridgenail

@bridgenail

If you are considering a BM at a program that requires an audition, what schools has your teacher recommended? Have you looked at pre-screen/audition requirements? Can you play all required at a high level? There are many school names that could be suggested but without guidance from a teacher or knowledge of requirements, you may not be looking at the right schools. If you looking at a BA with no audition that’s fine … but again would change any list. Have you sought advice yet from your private teacher as most performance majors would already be working on the required pieces for auditions. If you have what do they suggest?

I’ll answer your questions in order.

1. My teacher has recommended Oberlin and Northwestern due to their well-established DD programs as well as strong piano depts. (Plus, she knows a lot of the faculty, due to being well-connected in the piano pedagogy community, a student of both IU and Menahem Pressler.) She’s also very supportive of my reach school, Johns Hopkins, whose Peabody Institute has a very strong piano dept.
2. I have looked at pre-screening/audition requirements for all 3 of these and have a comprehensive 45-minute program that I believe can satisfy any combination of audition repertoire requirements.
3. Yes, I can play at a very high level for my age.
4. I’ve been working on my repertoire for the past few months: a Bach P&F, a complete classical sonata, a Chopin ballade, an Impressionistic etude, and a 20th cent. nocturne. Since I’ll be reusing already polished pieces from past competitions and I have great stamina, I believe the program length won’t be a significant issue.