Is it very hard to learn violin in two year and try to get to the Julliard School?

Question

And second: Do you know any music summer programs for students who learn for first year a musical instrument in the UK?

Answer 1

It is as hard as flying to the moon.

Attend the Lake District Summer Music
AUGUST 4-17 2007
in Kendal, Cumbria, UK

http://www.ldsm.org.uk

Call them up at 0845 6 44 21 44

Answer 2

Even if you're a genius in music, I don't think you can learn the violin well enough to get into Julliard in two years. Maybe the Julliard prep program, which is a very good program. In the UK, the Menuhin school is a very good program, but you should study privately for at least five years to do either of these things, and then be exceptionally talented and hard working.

Answer 3

Ohhh yes. Juilliard is very prestigious, they'll only let in the very best - people who've been playing since they were 4 or 5. If you play another instrument well then you're in with more of a chance. If not even if you practiced 4 or 5 hours a day you don't really have enough time to develop your technique and musical understanding. Another thing that sets everything against you is playing a relatively common instrument like the violin, there are lots of other people who do (admittedly not as many who play the piano or sing however) You'd stand a better chance learning a rarer instrument, bassoon, double bass or especially the harp.

Juilliard run a pre-screening for violinists - i.e. you have to pass that before they'll even agree to interview you. You have to play (this year at least) Paganini, a slow and fast movement from a concerto (19th or 20th century), a movement from a Bach partita or sonata, two contrasting movements of Bach from memory, a virtuoso piece such as Paganini "Moto perpetuo" or Davidoff "At the fountain" and finally a work composed after 1945. You'd probably then be expected to BETTER that in your audition. This is not easy for anyone, let alone someone who's been playing for 2 years.

If you have absolutely set your heart on going to a music college, then you should set your sights a little lower - I applied for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (in the UK) and didn't get in, so instead went to my second choice of Bath Spa University. The music course there is rewarding, and there is SO much less preassure and cliqueness than at WCMD. I'm not sure what colleges there are in the US that would cater for you, but you could find out quite easily I'm sure.

If you wanted to learn for a year in the UK beforehand then you'd have to speak with your major college and see what they can do for you. Many universities do exchange programs - though in the UK it's far easier to do exchanges with Europe than the US. However if you went to a large college (like Leeds or Southampton) then it should be reasonably easy.

Answer 4

Learning violin in one year? Not so hard, with a good teacher, some natural ability, a LOT of work and careful practice. A year will give you a good start. Getting into Julliard? Highly unlikely. Getting into another good college as a music major? Certainly possible.

Answer 5

If youre a very fast learner you might, but most people that even get into Julliard started instruments at a very young age. A better place is Del Mar music college. Its as good Julliard but easier to get in. Good luck!

Answer 6

Hahaha! that would be the day! I've been playing the violin for 9 years, but then again, music isn't my main focus.. My uncle teaches at yale and juliand, so i hear about it.. You need to have your scales down, and be able to play some decently advanced pieces... I was planning on it, but music isn't as important right now for me....Also, you should know how to play other instruments as well, like piano at least.. But anyhow, its possible to get in, if you show great potential then you probably are ok with just one instrument, I wish you best fortune if you're planning for it. Cheers!

Answer 7

Yes, depending on how much you practice, but anyways you have students who apply to this school who have 5-10+ experience with a musical instrument. I was going to Julliard for Drama and Actting, but got accepted to Yale University and went there instead, but if you want to go dont give up.practice practice, you might get lucky if you have the desire for it.

Answer 8

julliard is a very prestigious university for students who have studied performing arts for many many years. if you find yourself to be very very very gifted with the violin, you can apply for the pre-college programs and learn with quality instructors.
a boy from my high school who was very gifted was rejected from julliard. he was concertmaster of our state high-school orchestra all three years he auditioned, and once he went in without practicing his music until the day of the audition. he also participated in the eastern seaboard orchestra and attained third chair, beating many people who went to the julliard pre-college program. he was still rejected.
i'm sure you have a chance, but unless you are very talented/land yourself a big performance/are the luckiest person in the world, you have quite a slim one.
good luck

Answer 9

It is very hard to get into Juliard PERIOD. Just about any musician would love to go to Juliard. Most can't because they are incredibly selective. I can almost guarantee you that if you start taking lessons and work for two years, there is NO WAY you would make it. I have played saxophone for 10 years and am about finished with a degree in it, and I wouldn't even make the first cut. To get into to Juliard, you have to be DAMN good on your selected instrument, AND be VERY knowledgeable about music history, theory, sightsinging/eartrainig, and probably double on at least one other instrument. Then you have to apply (which costs $100, non refundable) AND be better than just about everybody else who applied that semester. You would be up against people that have been playing for many years, and are very, very good.

Answer 10

yea... it's really hard to go to Juilliard, almost impossible after only two years, unless you're some kind of genious. i go to the pre-college program they have there (i'm 12) and major in violin. i started when i was nine, and i'd already been playing for five years at that time.