8 Tips to Ace Your College Music School Audition (From a College Professor)
The journey to music school actually begins long before the audition. Here are 8 tips to ace your college music school audition, from preparation to performance.
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Violinist Scott Tixier on Studying Jazz Music on a Conservatory Track
Jazz violinist Scott Tixier describes why the phrase “classically trained” doesn't need to be such a defining measure of musical accomplishment.
Life at Juilliard’s New Tianjin Campus, One Year In
One year in, by all accounts, Juilliard’s new satellite campus in Tianjin, China looks like it's going to shift expectations of what a music school can be.
College in the Age of COVID: With No End in Sight, Music Programs Prepare For a New Educational Landscape
By Miranda Wilson | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine No doubt you’re wondering what college will look like for music students this fall. As we go into our seventh month of social distancing, Zoom lessons, and concert…
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5 Tips on Negotiating the College Practice-Space Conundrum
By Miranda Wilson Practice. Ever since our teachers taught us to sing “Doctor! Suzuki! Says never! Be lazy! But practice! And practice! Until you! Go crazy!” to the tune of Twinkle Variation B, we’ve known that it’s compulsory for anyone…
Shanghai Orchestra Academy Taps International Principal Players in Cutting-Edge Curriculum
By Cristina Schreil It’s the second day of spring in Shanghai. China’s thriving financial hub pulses with its usual activity: cargo boats zip along the Huangpu River; shoppers clutter posh commercial thoroughfares; scooters bolt through traffic. Down in the Shanghai…
Eastman Cello Professor Steven Doane on the Lessons for His Incoming Students
By Sarah Freiberg Cellist and pedagogue Steven Doane has received prizes for his teaching from both the New England Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music, where he is currently professor of violoncello. He is known for emphasizing how to…
7 Teachers Offer Insight on a Successful College-Level String-Study Experience
1 The transition from high school to college can be challenging as students get used to being away from home, dorm life, and new teachers. A teenage musician’s life is full of performance deadlines, which can really fuel early development.…
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Learning Style Through Immersion at the Global String Intensive at Berklee College of Music
Text by Sarah Freiberg Photos by Kelly Davidson On a Friday afternoon in late June, I accompanied a friend to hear her son’s performance in a final concert for the Berklee College of Music’s five-day Global String Intensive. I had no…
Musical Merger: Boston Conservatory and Berklee to Join Forces
By Patrick Sullivan Students excited and concerned as two Boston music schools join forces They’ve been next-door neighbors for decades. And now two of the nation’s most venerable music institutions—the Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory—have joined forces,…