A night at a masterclass.

September 26, 2008 at 3:54 PM

Tonight's the night! Tonight my daughter is playing in a masterclass by a group that is artist-in-residence at one of the schools she is looking at. The violinist she'll be playing for tonight would be her violin prof. if she chooses that school.

She still has several schools as possibilities on her list... the one she has at the top of the list is a private school that would need to offer serious $$$ scholarships if it is to remain in the running. Luckily, her grades and ACT scores are high...that should help.

Tonight feels weighty because it will be our first 'real' interaction with a college professor, and thus will give us our first accurate assessment of her readiness from someone currently in the field. We know many musicians, who all assure her that she is more than ready, but it will be good to have a concrete assessment from a violin professor. Plus, her current teacher will be there, to help us evaluate...this will be really helpful as she continues to learn her audition pieces.

And yet, being a masterclass, it's also less weighty than an audition would be. A risk-free dry run, so to speak, a test-drive designed to furnish information for future decision-making.

I'm hoping that it feels very positive to her at the end of the day.

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