I'm up doing some research into a list of 11 schools (below) that I was considering applying to for graduate study in tuba performance. It seems that several of the schools have audition deadlines that fall before midterm break, which is when I had kind of planned to try making some visits. Others seem to have really high bars set for entrance. After a not-so-great practice session, I am really starting to have some doubts about whether or not I should try out for some or even any of these schools. My grades have not been the best, so it doesn't seem likely that I would earn an assistanceship, and there's no way I could afford any of these schools without one.
Practice tonight was only somewhat productive. It is amazing how much more comfortable steel mouthpieces are than plain old silverplated. I didn't notice that I hadn't been getting the red ring around my lips from playing for the past month until I got it again tonight. Oh well, at least I can play without hyperventilating now. Some of the VW concerto got better, but that's about it. I wish the building were open for at least another hour...
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No one ever said that it was going to be an easy thing to acomplish. It is a really high goal that you have set for yourself. I know I wouldn't do it. Schools are always going to cost to much. You look at the highest educated people they for the most part come from some money. It takes a lot of guts to go for more. Besides the idea of paying a lot of money for school is that you will make more money when you get out. Keep looking forward. If it's what you want to do by God do it. Otherwise you will always wonder what if.
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