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April 18, 2007 at 1:29 PM

Peter;
What you say is true; it's the next four years of *my* life and not my teacher's. However, he knows my style and how I function almost as well as I do. He knows what teachers would work for me. The reason he didn't reccomend many of the teachers at CIM is not because I wouldn't do well with them but because, being great performers, they are never around and I'd end up getting only a few lessons with them. While this would be great for grad school, undergrads really need someone to have at least a lesson a week with them. I totally trust Mr. Neal's judgement. And of course, *I'm* the one who, inevitably, gets to pick the teachers. He's just the one who reccomends people he thinks I'd do well under and makes connexions for me. My teacher is actually from Yale and doesn't reccomend the Ivy Leagues since you have to focus so much more on academics. I'll definately visit the schools he's suggested and that I think I'd like over the summer and I'm sure I'll find a teacher and school that will work for me.

Kerah;
But I *did* get into Brevard...it was Encore I flunked out of...Actually, now that I'm older, I shouldn't have the bug-infested cabins at Brevard! Snooty-kid-wise, I'm sure you get that no matter where you go. But I got a good hunk of financial aid, and music-wise, I really loved the orchestra and conductor. My main concern with it this year was that I wouldn't have enough time for solo work. I'll get music theory here too, as well as good private lessons. As a bonus, I'll probably get to work with Nurse Rhonda again...I did work study with her at the infirmary last year and learned *SOOOO* much about keeping fit and healthy as a musician. Not to mention I got super good at scrubbing out garbage cans, doing inventory, and asissting blood-drenched individuals. Believe it or not, I learned just as much there as I did in the classroom!

I lost my zip-drive (the one with hours of assignments on) and had to redo a massive history assignment last night. I can't wait until enxt year, when our history assignments are all multiple-choice American government questions...you would not BELIEVE how many people at Seton drop out when they hit junior-year American History. It's a living nightmare. Quick! Give the significance of Sanford B. Dole and the dates that go with him!

There was an AWESOME Law and Order on last night. Anyone who didn't see it missed out on a lot. So many plot twists, I thought the TV set was going to explode. They didn't even find the missing kid until two minutes before the end of the show. That totally made my day. :)

From Amy F.
Posted on April 18, 2007 at 4:45 PM

None of the teachers at CIM actually don't give weekly lessons. Out of all the schools I've heard of, actually, CIM probably has the most teachers who are around the entire year.

From Pieter Viljoen
Posted on April 18, 2007 at 8:19 PM

Yea I was just about to say, most of the teachers at CIM (as far as I know) are Pedagogues or orchestra members, so they're around for teaching. It's not like at some schools like USC or Juilliard where you might only get a lesson once every 2-3 weeks.

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