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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP who could have gone to Juilliard, here.

I'm not going to go through my qualifications in detail, but I had significant childhood accomplishments. I had the choice between top-notch conservatories and universities and chose the university path.

I was already good enough as a teenager to play professionally, and did. I've been able to continue to do so, and have during years when I've held jobs that haven't required a ton of hours. (Many major cities have multiple professional orchestras that are part-time, and there's always pick-up orchestra work too.)

By the way, your sister that went to Juilliard pre-college did not "go to Juilliard". No one in the professional world countenances that phrasing for pre-college students. The standard for the pre-college program is nowhere near the standard for the conservatory, and anyone who says they "went to Juilliard" when they were just at the pre-college program is seriously misrepresenting themselves.[/quote]

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Fine. She went to Juilliard pre-college program. Happy?

She was encouraged by Homer Mensch and others in the double bass community (Jeremy McCoy in particular, who became her main teacher after Homer died) to apply to Juilliard and other conservatories. She chose to apply to universities instead because she wanted a college degree and didn't want to play professionally. [/quote]

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