Duke Ellington for Piano

[Anonymous]

Hi. Anyone have experience auditioning for Duke Ellington for instrumental music, specifically piano? Also interested in any recent experiences from those who have been accepted and attended.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi. Anyone have experience auditioning for Duke Ellington for instrumental music, specifically piano? Also interested in any recent experiences from those who have been accepted and attended.

Thanks!

There is one audition around February, sheet music is allowed. All the piano students are very high performing, there is a concert at DE next week and you can see some of them perform.

3-4 piano students are admitted in each freshman year, and perhaps 12 audition. The other instruments admit about the same, but I don't know for sure.

Your child should be playing ABRSM 8 or above, for piano.

My child got in and is very happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi. Anyone have experience auditioning for Duke Ellington for instrumental music, specifically piano? Also interested in any recent experiences from those who have been accepted and attended.

Thanks!

There is one audition around February, sheet music is allowed. All the piano students are very high performing, there is a concert at DE next week and you can see some of them perform.

3-4 piano students are admitted in each freshman year, and perhaps 12 audition. The other instruments admit about the same, but I don't know for sure.

Your child should be playing ABRSM 8 or above, for piano.

My child got in and is very happy.

Thank you!! This is very helpful. Would you say that a majority of the instrumental students have a pre-professional mindset/goals? I do not think this is DC’s path; trying to gauge student body culture, etc.

[Anonymous]

I really could not say. But for sure not all of them are thinking of going to music school but they are still very into their music. I would like to know how many instrumental students are at the level where they could audition for the big music schools by senior year.

Have a look on the Kennedy center web site, one of the DE piano students played there in a Christmas special recently. You will get the idea for piano at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi. Anyone have experience auditioning for Duke Ellington for instrumental music, specifically piano? Also interested in any recent experiences from those who have been accepted and attended.

Thanks!

There is one audition around February, sheet music is allowed. All the piano students are very high performing, there is a concert at DE next week and you can see some of them perform.

3-4 piano students are admitted in each freshman year, and perhaps 12 audition. The other instruments admit about the same, but I don't know for sure.

Your child should be playing ABRSM 8 or above, for piano.

My child got in and is very happy.

Thank you!! This is very helpful. Would you say that a majority of the instrumental students have a pre-professional mindset/goals? I do not think this is DC’s path; trying to gauge student body culture, etc.

There is a winter concert this week at DE which has all the instruments playing. Check the website.

[Anonymous]

We also have a student looking at DESA for piano next year. Speak to Dr Haewon Min who is the head of piano. They take 2-3 pianists every year so its competitive. We went to a student piano concert in December. They were playing Chopin and Schubert at grade 8 and 9 levels. The piano students are passionate about their music but not necessarily planning on music school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi. Anyone have experience auditioning for Duke Ellington for instrumental music, specifically piano? Also interested in any recent experiences from those who have been accepted and attended.

Thanks!

There is one audition around February, sheet music is allowed. All the piano students are very high performing, there is a concert at DE next week and you can see some of them perform.

3-4 piano students are admitted in each freshman year, and perhaps 12 audition. The other instruments admit about the same, but I don't know for sure.

Your child should be playing ABRSM 8 or above, for piano.

My child got in and is very happy.

Thank you!! This is very helpful. Would you say that a majority of the instrumental students have a pre-professional mindset/goals? I do not think this is DC’s path; trying to gauge student body culture, etc.

https://www.ellingtonschool.org/events/instrumental-music-department-winter-concert/

There is a winter concert this week at DE which has all the instruments playing. Check the website.