The child has spoken…Mas wants to go to a musical High School in 2 years. This would be her 5th year playing the flute and she wants to study music full time.
Hmmm…that leaves paps and me thinking, does she really want to do it? We also told her that if she were to go to a music school, it will be Chamber Music…classical and not the Singapore/American/Whatever country Idol and not a punk rock music school either. We know that she is going for guitar lessons this fall and we told her that she surely is not going to play rock guitar if she were to go to that school as she will be auditioned on her best talent. She says 'Okay, I'll go!'.
Next comes the cost. Over here, the school will be called the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It’s a wholely private school where the students range from high school kids to post graduates. They will also be academically educated with music being the main major. Sounds good? Lets look at the tuition fees….
US$26k per year which breaks down to about $2.2k per month. A lot? YES…but according to the website, 80% of the students are either on scholarship/aided or on loan to go through the courses. Hmmm…we also have the 'jewish granny' scholarships if we tried hard eh?
First things first, Mas will not be going to high school until the year 2008. By then she would then have made the decision of going to the Conservatory or not. Whichever choice she might choose, we're here to fully support her decision. I remember 3 years back when she was in soccer, her soccer coach told me that from Mas' movements and agility, she is musically inclined and should go to the Conservatory. How did he know that? Our optametrist said the same thing too. Maybe someday she will be the flute version of Vanessa Mae or even an artist. Some girl she is…
The boy? He has other dreams. He is more inclined in sports and academic. He is the more 'matter of fact' kind of person who would fit being either a sports star, an accountant or a scientist. He loves being challenged, that’s his cup of soup…or so he says.
The baby? Too early to tell. With the jewish blood that she will be carrying, hopefully she will start a family business in 20 years.
Hmmm…that leaves paps and me thinking, does she really want to do it? We also told her that if she were to go to a music school, it will be Chamber Music…classical and not the Singapore/American/Whatever country Idol and not a punk rock music school either. We know that she is going for guitar lessons this fall and we told her that she surely is not going to play rock guitar if she were to go to that school as she will be auditioned on her best talent. She says 'Okay, I'll go!'.
Next comes the cost. Over here, the school will be called the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It’s a wholely private school where the students range from high school kids to post graduates. They will also be academically educated with music being the main major. Sounds good? Lets look at the tuition fees….
US$26k per year which breaks down to about $2.2k per month. A lot? YES…but according to the website, 80% of the students are either on scholarship/aided or on loan to go through the courses. Hmmm…we also have the 'jewish granny' scholarships if we tried hard eh?
First things first, Mas will not be going to high school until the year 2008. By then she would then have made the decision of going to the Conservatory or not. Whichever choice she might choose, we're here to fully support her decision. I remember 3 years back when she was in soccer, her soccer coach told me that from Mas' movements and agility, she is musically inclined and should go to the Conservatory. How did he know that? Our optametrist said the same thing too. Maybe someday she will be the flute version of Vanessa Mae or even an artist. Some girl she is…
The boy? He has other dreams. He is more inclined in sports and academic. He is the more 'matter of fact' kind of person who would fit being either a sports star, an accountant or a scientist. He loves being challenged, that’s his cup of soup…or so he says.
The baby? Too early to tell. With the jewish blood that she will be carrying, hopefully she will start a family business in 20 years.
6 comments:
u know what, it is a great idea that mas takes up classical guitar, cuz rock..esp metal , the construction is a lot like classical. with classical training and rock inclinations, she'd have mad skills!!! i can't wait to see her rock the world!!
twin, mas is still playing the flute. we are thinking of sending her to a guitar class as she wants so much to play the guitar. to us, we will send her to anything that she is interested in. so we'll see which instrument she will be inclined to.
whatever she fancies lah, but my point is, classical training is a great thing! but rockers are normally self-taught and born genius, whc i think mas is in terms of music.apa2 pun she will do well lah.
my freddy is so much like mas...but he's into guitar and rock, rather than classical!
Ohhhhh I'd be so envious if Mas gets to go to a music conservatory - it was exactly what I wanted back when I was a teenager. Except that, back then, the only schools were Yamaha, and Music Elective Course for O Level which I didn't take coz I was a late bloomer by a year.. Any specialized school is expensive, whether they are sports school, fine arts, music, etc... but you're right, if you have the talent, you don't have to worry about the school fees. :)
Yea, I agree with Nazrah - classical is a better choice above pop and jazz - difficult and expensive, but really good all-round training. Classical piano and violin have value in the long run [and will be easier to switch to pop and jazz in the future, i/o the other way around]. Guitar will be fun. But it's up to her to pick her instrument of choice and style of training [though I can tell you, most kids will hate classical coz it is boring and tough]. Eitherway, I'm sure she'll do well if she puts her heart and soul into it. :) Which I can tell, she already has.
Great to know you're being a supportive mom :)
It's still a long way to go. Do you think she will change her mind later on? All the best to her.
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