Will not be accepted into New England Conservatory

binx
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:31:04 +0000

northcomposer, if at all possible, I think you should try to get a lesson with an NEC teacher. (Warning - NEC is the only place my S had to pay for a trial lesson). It would be helpful in several ways - to get an opinion about the level of your work, to get feedback as to whether or not you might fit in with what and how they teach, and to see if you click with the teacher.

It’s a great idea to get lessons if possible at all your schools, but since you want to go to NEC, and have this red flag waving at you, this one seems more important than most.

(My S was not a composition major, but had a strong interest in composition. At his auditions, several of the teachers talked with him about his composing. In the end, one teacher who taught at two different schools he was applying to, strongly encouraged him to attend one over the other, and explained it was because he thought S would be happier with the composition department there, even though it wasn’t his major. Turned out to be great advice.)