Visiting but NOT Taking a Lesson

SJTH
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:20:08 +0000

While I think the prospect of taking a lesson from faculty prior to applying is fantastic, my son didn’t have sample lessons at ANY school to which he applied, as he only visited most schools during auditions, and chose not to complicate the process (his words not mine) by adding the stress of a lesson too. I personally think a best case scenario would be–and it sounds like you have this luxury–visit school and see if you’re interested in them, THEN narrow the choices and take a lesson if you can, either at audition time or another visit. Plus, his playing can improve immensely in a year, so a lesson now would probably not show him at his best.