Seeking advice on meetings with percussion faculty

bridgenail
Mon, 07 May 2018 15:14:54 +0000

My D’s best friend went to Lawrence for a BA. She was able to take voice lessons from faculty and was in ensembles. She was talented but did not want a performance degree. She chose Lawrence partly due to the strong presence of the music school on the campus. Note that you must be talented to get lessons with faculty. It could also depend on instrument and faculty availability too. So you will need to check. I know of kids denied acceptance to the conservatory who had high academics and strong music skills (but not great). The conservatory is a tough admit (so lessons with faculty can’t be assumed). As for the school in general, it does have a good academic reputation. I agree with the comment above, however, that you DO want to show genuine interest if you want to consider it a safety. And an interest in music should definitely help.

Lawrence has a very friendly admissions dept and the school is small so you could just contact general admission to get started with any questions on lessons…and get on their radar as seriously interested.