I am applying for going to Chethams from Sept '09

I have a 1 in 1000000 chance of actually getting in, but I'm so exited!
oboe first study and piano second study

I am sure all forumites will wish you well with that Liz.

Good luck with it. You never know what will happen and the audition will be a good experience. You'd always wonder about it if you didn't try.

Good Luck and Remember......

1 in 1000000 is bigger than 1 in 1000000

I don't even know what is Chethams.

Is it a Department Store? Sounds like one.

I assume it's a music school. Does it have a good reputation?

Just don't get nervous at the interview.

The oboe's that stick thing you hold in your hands. The piano's the one you sit at. Don't mix them up or you'll look silly!

Steve (Been watching too many Carry on films!)

PS Good luck!

Come and join the Eccles ABRSM Forums oboe massive (of which I am the newest, oldest and worst).

Good luck with Chets.

Really!! You've never heard of Chethams School of Music? You are joking? Either that or you're an alien from some far flung planet.

Good luck Liz! We are just down the road if you need any support.

I'll be interested to hear how you get on as it's something that might suit emsoboe for 6th form.

good luck!

of course is a music school. this is the student ABRSM forum, do you think we would be talking about department store here?????

Chethams is really good, just a little walk from the Cathedral itself, some of my friends from my year studied there.



i nearly fainted when i saw it.

anyways, lizbun, very best of luck. just don't think about the audition too much, prepare yourself and play the best, show them what you can do.

Good luck
When's the audition and what are you playing?

Oh drat. my secret's out!



Steve

Good luck with it Liz, I think you would be really suited there.

Sara

lol. It's NOT a department store

thanks for the 'good luck's everyone. What instruments would your daughter go for if she auditions notmusimum?




I don't know when yet. The form is going to be sent soon but I'm sure it's not too late for the '09 entries.
I'm going to play (depending when) either
1. Telemann sonata Bb 4th mvt & Saint saens 1st mvt
2. Telemann sonata Bb 2nd mvt & Poulenc sonata 1st mvt
3. A combination of those.

for oboe and the Bach deutto no.3 for Piano.

She won't auditon as it stands at the moment until 6th form. I think she will probably go for Oboe and or Recorder. She will need to keep working on her Piano skills to support whatever instrument she decides on.

My oboe teacher teaches at Chets, and she is wondeful...

Good luck!

Good luck!!

Best of luck lizbun!

good luck for you lizbun
1 in 1000000

Wow! Good luck! My friend's piano teacher's daughter went there some years ago, after attending my school. I think it was the most prestigious thing ever done by anyone from said establishment!

Wishing you lots of luck, hope it all goes well for you. It's a wonderful opportunity.

Hello

Before I think about auditioning, I want to know how likely I would be to get into Chethams.

I play three instruments; Piano, Violin and Alto Saxophone.

I've been playing piano for around eight years, although I had around two years where my teacher was ill and I made little progress. In July I took grade six and passed with a merit, which was less than I was expecting.

I started saxophone around four years ago in which time I have progressed quickly; I am taking my grade six this term following two distinctions in grade 4 (139 marks) and five (132 marks). I play for the Wolverhampton Youth Wind Orchestra too.

I have been playing the violin for around five years and am also taking grade six this term. In grade five I achieved the highest strings mark in wolverhampton for grade five and won the Ralph Bassett Prize for my achievement. I play for Wolverhampton Music School's Concert Orchestra. I started the year as a second violin but was moved up to the firsts section after two weeks.

I also sing for the choir of St. Peter's collegiate church, Wolverhampton. I have my Bishop's award with Distinction, and I also got a distinction for my Deans exam. I am a cantoris treble, and one of the senior members. We practise once a week and have a service most sundays, and I sometimes do solos such as Dyson in F.

I am passionate about music and I definetley want a career in it when I leave school. I practise for around forty minutes a day on each instrument. I would love to be able to do more but I have to fit in schoolwork which is a trial. I go to a single ### selective state grammar school where we get a lot of work. I play in senior band and senior strings, sing for the choir and I often play piano in assemblies and I have accompanied the junior strings group in the concert. I have also contributed solos towards concerts and services at school.

I love playing romantic and twentieth century piano music, preferably slower more expressive pieces. I have recently discovered a composer named Yiruma whose music I adore, and will be performing at the Dudley Music Festival in march. I also love music by Chopin and Wagener, and have recently developed a love for Beethoven.

On my violin I like playing two types of music. I love dramatic pieces by composers such as Bohm. I am playing his Sarabande in G minor for my grade six exam and it is one of the nicest things I have ever played. I also love Baroque style pieces and I adore one of the grade six pieces, by Telemann on the grade six list this year.

On the saxophone I love playing dramatic and modern style pieces. I am lucky that I adore two of the pieces on the grade six list this year; Altango and Gypsy Songs. I also do jazz saxophone and I love the freedom that improvisation gives me.

I haven't really discussed the prospect of auditioning for chethams with my parents yet. They know that I am passionate about my music but I don't think that they know how serious I am about it. I also know that there is no way they would be able to afford to pay the fees. I know that there is something like a 1 in 1000000 chance of getting in, so I don't want to put myself through the stress of it all unless there was any chance of being successful.

Wow. What a long comment.

You will never know unless you try. It might be a good idea to apply for an advice audition first, when they will give you a good idea of your prospects if you apply for a place. You really need to talk to your parents about this, but remember you will probably be eligible for government help with the fees. Why not send for a prospectus & show it to them, or look at the website together?

You clearly show passion & commitment to your music, which is one of the things they are looking for. They will also be looking for exceptional potential as a performer & a really good ear & aptitude for music. Pupils at Chetham's usually concentrate hard on one instrument for several hours a day & do another for their second study, rather than spreading themselves over several & this may be something you have to think about. Which year would you be thinking of going into?

Good luck if you decide to apply (also to Lizbun!) & remember that, although it's obviously a high standard to get in, they don't have anywhere near a million applicants every year, so your chances are not that slim. I know they take quite a lot of students into the 6th form each year, if that's what you're thinking of.

I contacted Chets recently about something and I found the staff very helpful, it was nothing to do with admisison and they could have chosen not to get involved. I would give them a ring and ask what sort of level they expect sixth formers to be. I know for the school they look at potential as much as exams gained.

They also have a Forum which might be a good place to find more information directly from current students.

I'm in year nine now so I suppose year ten.
and I really have no idea which instrument I would choose. Probably violin or saxophone, because I'm not that exceptional at piano and I know a lot of other people are.

If you want to go in year 10 then you will have to contact them straight away. I know someone who is auditioning this time, for the school as a year7, and the bulk of them were done before Christmas. This person wasn't able to attend his original audition, their new slot is mid February.

Good luck!

Yes if you're thinking about September you need to think about getting your application in soon.
The only way to find out if you have what it takes is to apply or ask for an advice audition. Even if you're not successful for y10 you could find out what to work at and reapply for sixth form.

I got mu audition date as 19th March

Good luck

Good luck Will be thinking of you!

My dad contacted Wells a few weeks ago for a prospectus but I didn't really apply for it. They phoned up and said that they wanted to audition

I've got the Wells audition on the 7th (in a week ) and Chets on the 19th

I'm going to play the Telemann Bb 4th mvt and Saint saens 1st mvt for Wells but I might swap a piece to Grovlez sarabande and allegro for Chets.

Good luck everyone...Hope you do well

Best of luck! Try to relax and really enjoy your playing. Hope it goes fabulously well.

Good luck for your auditions Liz, I hope they go well!

Try to enjoy the day and the experience.
Good luck!

Firstly, good luck And secondly, I recommend the 2nd choice, Telemann and Poulenc! I hope it goes well!!

Make sure you enjoy the event, and visiting Well's. Its a lovely city, the Cathedral is beautiful, and the little local museum by the Cathedral is suprisingly interesting if you get time...

But then, I find little local museums facinating, so...

I got a place in Wells as a specialist music pupil
IF I get a place in Chets I don't know which to go to (probably won't get in but...)

well done for getting in, that's very good news.

good luck with Chets as well.

Many congratulations lizbun!

Lovely news, lizbun! The lad who won Newbury Young Musician last summer is studying trombone at Wells and seems to be enjoying it. I think it's a great school, by all accounts.

Good luck with the Chetham's interview!

Congratulations
And it will take some of the pressure off the Chet's interview now that you know you have somewhere to go whatever happens.

Congratulations

Well done.

Fantastic news, lizbun, and all the best for Chets.

Excellent news. Very well done.

Congratulations Lizbun.

Wells and Chets. No contest it would be Wells, but only because its such a beautiful place compared with Manchester and I know both.

Good luck for tomorrow.

Congrats Lizbun. Wells is really near me- lovely part of world!!!


Good luck for tomorrow.

Don't listen to them Lizbun. Have a good look at Chets and a stroll round Manchester (very sunny today, amazingly). Then go to Wells.

Good luck.

Whoops- I somehow put the same message on here twice!!!!