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Author: bcl1dso
Date: 2010-01-18 18:20
As we get into another season of college auditions (undergrad and grad), let's find out who is auditioning where and each others experiences at each audition?
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Author: Curinfinwe
Date: 2010-01-18 18:22
Hmm. I'm auditioning in Canada, so I do't know who's heard of the schools.
I'm auditioning for Mount Allison University, with Welsey Ferreira, Dalhousie University, with John Rapson, and Acadia University, with Stan Fisher. Anyone heard of them? Mount A's my first choice by far.
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2010-01-18 18:44
Well, my daughter was not 100% satisfied with the school she selected from the three that accepted her last year, so she has reapplied for U of Michigan. She got accepted there last year, but the process took so long and the music school lost so much of her documentation (this seems to be commonplace there) that she had already confirmed with another program with its attendant scholarships. I'll see if I can get her to log on and give her own feelings on the subject, rather than letting me spoeak secondhand for her.
Jeff
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Author: Connor
Date: 2010-01-19 00:38
University of Illinois
University of Texas, Austin
Arizona State University.
Good luck to all!
MM. Clarinet Performance University of Texas at Austin (2012).
BM. Clarinet Performance University of Northern Colorado (2010).
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Author: Sarah M
Date: 2010-01-19 01:20
I'm doing grad auditions in Canada:
University of Toronto to study with Stephen Pierre
McGill University to study with Robert (Bob) Crowley
University of Ottawa to study with Kimball Sykes
.....and to top off those three auditions I'm also auditioning to the Banff School of Fine Arts. So....beginning of February = 4 auditions in 9 days and 3 cities. Any opinion on which to choose if they all accept me (hypothetically that is) ???
Good luck to everyone and may we all get our wishes :D
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Author: jparrette
Date: 2010-01-19 02:45
My son Daniel is auditioning at the following schools -
CURTIS
EASTMAN
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
JUILLIARD
TEMPLE
MANNES
PEABODY
Best of luck to all -
John Parrette
CLARION MUSICAL SERVICES
john@clarionmusical.com
914-805-3388
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-01-19 03:13
Check out my website and read the pages on Symphony Jobs and Auditions. Although they don't apply directly to college auditions they do give some insight as to what to expect when you get out of college and what you might need to consider while in college for your future. Also, the audition preparation hints apply to all types of auditions. Good luck everyone. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: clarionet
Date: 2010-01-19 08:53
I auditioned for
Royal College of Music
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Royal Academy of Music
Trinity College of Music
Have got 3 offers and still choosing.
Any recommendations?
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2010-01-19 10:18
I auditioned for:
Royal College of Music
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Northern College of Music
Trinity College of Music
I got 2 offers and a scholarship offer, but also just won a job so my options are wide open right now. Nice position to be in!
Clarionet, which ones did you get in to? RAM and RCM are the obvious choices here!
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Author: clarionet
Date: 2010-01-19 12:56
Didn't get into the Ram, but the moment I entered the building I had already decided it wasn't the place for me, and by that time I had already an instant offer from Guildhall, which I did like very much....although if I say it now, it sounds like sour grapes!
Tcm has given a very generous scholarship, so you can see why I am taking time to make my mind up.
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Author: HudsonAD
Date: 2010-01-19 13:25
Hello All,
I have Masters Degree auditions scheduled at:
Yale University
Mannes College
The Juilliard School
The Eastman School of Music
Northwestern University
Best of luck to all!
A
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2010-01-19 13:56
Clarionet I felt the same way about RAM, but didn't get an offer so might be the same thing; sour grapes! I made it to final round auditions (this is post-grad) then didn't get a place so I was really disappointed with myself.
Are you going for undergrad? I'm just wondering since I wasn't offered a scholarship to postgrad at Trinity however their web site says they give out scholarships in June each year.
My personal opinion from what I know of the schools is that Guildhall will be the better school, however you might want to consider Trinity due to the scholarship.
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Author: clarionet
Date: 2010-01-19 17:51
I am admiring of all the people who have listed their US auditions here.
I was exhausted after just 4.
Post Edited (2010-01-20 09:48)
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-01-20 18:01
John P, I see you're keeping the clarinet tradition in the family. Well, if he's as good as your father and yourself he will at least have a chance to make it and he has the back round in his family. I wish him my best. I'd look forward to hearing his audition but I'm retiring from Peabody the end of this semester so I won't be on the audition committee. I wasn't ready to retire yet but felt I had to leave. I give my reasons on my website. I am continuing playing with the BSO though. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: jparrette
Date: 2010-01-21 04:03
Hi Ed!
Thanks for the kind words. Daniel is a fair distance ahead of where I was as a high school senior. He played the Mozart Concerto with the West Point Band last year, Pines of Rome with the NY All-State Orchestra in December, and is doing 3 performances of the Debussy Rhapsody with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic in March.
I read the new Peabody policies on your website, and I think that might sway Daniel to not audition there. Very unfortunate! Not having a bass teacher at the school is huge. Does that just leave Steve Barta and Anthony McGill?
I hope all is well with you. My dad sends his best wishes too!
John Parrette
CLARION MUSICAL SERVICES
john@clarionmusical.com
914-805-3388
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2010-01-21 10:53
Morrigan,
What job did you win?
Clarionet,
I would seriously consider the scholarship offer, but also RCM because of the professors (and because I did my post grad degree there :-)
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-01-21 12:44
Whether you're auditioning or not, don't miss the PBS-TV documentary special, "Audition." I watched it last night. "Audition" covers the semi-finals and finals in the Metropolitan Opera National Council's competition for student scholarships. Even though this is reality TV, it's as dramatic as any fiction, with an operatic ending, too. In fact, it's one of the best dramas I've ever seen on TV, and that's an opinion from a pro movie reviewer, btw (currently a staff writer for "Scarlet: The Film Magazine"). Anyone auditioning for anything might learn a lot from this program.
"Audition" will repeat today and tonight. In the Washington, D. C. area, different PBS stations have scheduled the re-runs at different times, so check local listings. No spoilers here, but one bit of advice -- make sure to stay tuned for the credits. Yipes.
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
To hear the audio, click on the "Scorch Plug-In" box above the score.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-01-21 15:04
Yes John, only those two. A big mistake in my opinion. I usually had a studio of 6-8 students and encouraged everyone of them to learn bass clarinet and Eb clarinet as well. Most took advantage of that as did the bass clarinet/clarinetist in your quartet in WP. I had a program set up to give them bass clarinet lessons for one or two semesters at no additional expense to them. As I stated on my website, there were several reasons I decided to leave but not assigning me the students that requested me was the final straw. Sounds like your son should be able to get acceptance and scholarship aid to most, if not all, the schools he's applying for. My advise in that case is to choose the one that he "clicks" best with the teacher of his choice. Make sure he makes arrangements to take a lesson with all those he's interested in studying with. Good luck, ESP
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Author: Mcgillab
Date: 2010-01-22 05:52
Hello everyone. I must jump in here on this discussion. This is Anthony McGill here. I have been a faithful listener of the discussions on this board for sometime. Choosing to remain silent and enjoy the stream even when opinions are made about me. I join now to voice an opinion in response to the messages of Ed Palanker. (Hi Ed) I feel that voicing grievances about a particular school was first of all probably not the intention of this post. Second of all, to voice grievances about the administration of a school is fine under the appropriate context but the way your message is worded it seems to include your former colleagues in this negative haze. I understand your frustration but I think a clarification would be in order. Also I think it unfair to the current students, and any former colleagues with whom you had a relationship with to publicly "diss" excuse my slang, an institution such as Peabody. The current students benefit from having the best students apply to the school no matter what. It has a wonderful faculty as evidenced by your wonderful tenure there but will continue to. To undermine the school is to undermine the current students and I'm sure you don't mean to do that. Yes unfortunate as it is that they may not get instruction officially on the bass, it is often common for students to get lessons outside of such school from people that are exceptional at those instruments. I still have people ask me if I can help with Eb excerpts from my time in Cincinnati. Just a thought. I may or may not teach at the school or any school for that matter for the rest of my life but I think that, at least in the public sphere, it is best not to diminish the reputation of any of our country's finest conservatories. You will be missed as I have told you in the past. And I hope that anyone checking out this post will judge whether or not they want to go to a particular school based on their opinions alone.
Thanks very much for your time,
Anthony
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Author: Clarimeister
Date: 2010-01-22 08:08
Well I got an audition for UCLA on January 30th. I spoke with Dr. Gary Gray whom I would love to study under and he said he had enjoyed my playing, which is a real treat. A very fine clarinetist and awesome person. I will also be auditioning for Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Long Beach as well!!
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2010-03-15 04:16
Eddie, when I was at Peabody, in the late 70's through 1982, I honestly never really liked the politics, way back then. Your choices were Sidney Forest and Iggie Gennusa, X symphony players. Steve Barta was/still is the principal. I was actually annoyed that he wasn't accepted to teach there along with you. Frankly, after studying with you and taking a dozen lessons from Steve it was a crime that you both weren't at Peabody. You both were much better teachers than Gennusa. I can't say anything about Sidney Forest, but his students really liked Sidney's technical demands put on his students. They were well versed and educated in the fundamentals. His students had no problems getting into the Masters programs at pretty much any schools of their choice; often along with a free ride. When I auditioned at Peabody, Sidney heard me, not Gennusa. Sidney had me play all sorts of scales in the more difficult keys. Thats another subject. I'm getting off the topic a bit about Peabody. My point is I think the politics were bad even back in the 70's. Both, Gennusa and Forest were way up there in age, Gennusa was old, not sure about Forest, but he was up there as well. I felt Peabody should have been bringing in Baltimore Symphony musicians, with plans to replace Gennusa and Sidney while they began there plans for retirement.
I think this is a crime what Peabody has done to you. You are simply a fantastic instructor. You are rated as the finest bass clarinetist in the country. I heard you play several times with the BSO and I'm the first to agree with this rating. The Eb clarinet is a bear to play in tune, you have no issues taming this beast when I heard you. The sound quality you go out of your horns, including the Bb and the A clarinets were simply world class. I'm sorry Peabody has done this to you. I guess the politics from the 70's have carried on for many decades. I surely hope you will continue to teach, perhaps at Catholic University. (hint) Your special gift for teaching somehow needs to be continued. You are in an elite class of masters.
If any of these young musicians make it into Peabody I stongly suggest they contact Eddie Palanker and expand their studies. Principal clarinet audition positions come up rearly. Having a knowledge base of the Eb and the bass clarinet increases your chances greatly.
As for the students wanting to audition for major music school, consider Michigan State and Indiana U. Both have really good music programs. There's also Yale. Dave Shifrin is at Yale.
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Author: Clarimeister
Date: 2010-03-15 05:24
I got accepted to Cal State Long Beach with a partial scholarship that will be a "big chunk" according to the head of the woodwinds department. I will find out whether or not I made UCLA or not probably sometime this week. I got accepted to Cal State Fullerton but with no scholarship so I will not be going there. I'm going where the money is, it's only for undergrad so yeah. Will update when i get more details.
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2010-03-15 18:50
Long Beach has a great program that, from what I hear (I graduated in 06) has continued to get better. Even without scholarship, it's a bargain. Can go into detail about pros and cons if you feel like contacting me offline.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: HudsonAD
Date: 2010-03-15 22:24
Accepted at Eastman and Northwestern so far... More to (hopefully) come!
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Author: susannah
Date: 2010-03-18 02:31
Congrats to those who've received results so far!
HudsonAD - I'm guessing it was you I met at Yale.. and MSM.. Nice work on getting into Eastman and Northwestern!
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Author: reedwizard
Date: 2010-03-18 17:21
Sarah,
I attended the Banff Centre for the Arts, it was a wonderful experience. Best wishes that you are accepted.
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Author: HudsonAD
Date: 2010-03-18 21:48
@Susannah:
Maybe so - I auditioned at Juilliard, Yale and Mannes too, so I definitely could've seen you!
Thanks! =)
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Author: fitmjbefree
Date: 2010-03-19 02:13
do they typically accept high students into the cal states or universities? or would it be a better idea to go a junior college first then transfer?
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2010-03-19 05:29
I'd recommend going straight to a CSU rather than a JC if you can manage. While lots of GE courses may transfer, almost none of your music coursework is likely to. At best, JC coursework will give you a better chance of placing higher on the theory placement exam.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: susannah
Date: 2010-03-24 08:39
HudsonAd - did you get into Yale? I swear March seems to be lasting forever! Good luck for your last results.
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Author: tholland
Date: 2010-03-25 19:12
I thought I'd chime in here, although I'm a bit late on this one!
After a 20 year absence from playing or performance of any kind, I had an audition on Feb. 27th at Arizona State University with Dr. Robert Spring and Jana Starling. Undergrad Music Education major.
Yesterday I received an acceptance letter and scholarship offer. I have to tell you I'm pretty amazed that I got in...sort of...its a weird place to be, a college freshman at 39! Ha, this should be fun. Everyone keep your eyes peeled for the old lady marching at football games this fall!!!
Tammy Holland
Returning Lost Clarinetist
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Author: Clarimeister
Date: 2010-03-25 21:46
^I had a masterclass with Jana Starling at Fullerton College last semester. Amazing teacher and clarinetist. you will love it there with both masters at clarinet there.
In my situation, I have decided to accept Cal State Long Beach as my next step. I received a lesson fee waiver and a 600 dollar per year scholarship (hey, it'll pay for books). So I am really excited to go there!!!
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Author: tholland
Date: 2010-03-26 16:06
Yeah my scholarship was $500 per year, so definitely, books or parking!
Good luck to you Clarimeister!
My setup:
Horn: Bb Selmer 10S purchased in 1983 (for now)
Mpc: Bay m-m
Reeds: Xilema Professional Cut D and Artisan D+
Lig: Bonade (not inverted)
Tammy Holland
Returning Lost Clarinetist
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Author: cjshaitan
Date: 2010-03-28 04:55
wow this is all very impressive perhaps some of the accepted students would like to comment on what they plan to do with their lives after studying clarinet
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Author: davidsampson
Date: 2010-03-28 06:51
Accepted at Indiana, still waiting for financial aide information. If I get enough scholarship money to make it affordable, I will go there, otherwise I will go to Alabama.
EDIT: At Indiana I would be doing a BS in Music and Physics, and at Alabama I would be doing a BM in music performance and a BS in Physics. So I will have SOMETHING to do when I graduate, no matter what.
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Author: tholland
Date: 2010-03-29 17:46
I am pursuing a Bachelor Music Education and then probably will go on to Masters in Performance or even Education, although that part is undecided as of right now...I am focusing on getting through the BMED program first!
Tammy Holland
Returning Lost Clarinetist
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