<p>As the saying goes, this frosts my gizzard. A school should be able to provide collaborative artists for incoming applicants, if this is part of the process. Singers should NOT have to pay pianists to accompany them for auditions, and pianists should not have to pay singers and violinists to participate in their audition. GRRRRR. Resident students should be thrilled for another opportunity to perform under pressure and perfect their own skills. None of them are professionals, or they would be elsewhere. GRRRRRR.</p>