Over and over and over and over we have been told that passing pre-screens depended on potential, not perfection. It made me think of what we heard in sample lessons…it’s not necessarily that they perform to perfection, but potential AND how they are to work with. Do they listen to the corrections and make immediate changes? Are they able to put aside how they’ve “always done it” and try something new without hesitation? Are they communicative, engaged, and knowledgeable enough about the program to ask intelligent questions? I think all this is important.
I can only speak about voice, as that was our journey, but the sample lessons PRIOR to application season, but in the fall so she was still memorable was a huge help, both for her to get to know who might be her first choice of instructor and school (OR not! She ruled out two schools entirely based on how the sample lesson was conducted and what she learned about the school in said lesson) and for being a “known entity” .
This journey really is crazy. We have two auditions next week that we are flying to, and then we sit in the longest wait ever to find out admissions and $$. Wishing you all the very best of luck.