Making an Audition Video for Your Music School Application
The standards of competitive music schools continue to rise with every application season. Selection juries have higher expectations for potential students than ever before. Submitting a comprehensive and impressive application is an absolute must for musicians and singers of all backgrounds when seeking admission to top colleges and conservatories. One…
Music Schools: Offering Recording Services for Your Students
If you are in charge of a music school , you are likely to have bright and talented students worthy of special recognition. However, many students and parents are relatively uninformed when it comes to recording their music for promotional and audition purposes. To set yourself apart from other classical…
How to Prepare for an Audition CD in 9 Easy Steps
Applying to a music school, festival, or conservatory is a nerve-wracking process. To ensure acceptance to your dream school, be certain to prepare a professional, high quality audition recording. The competition is fierce. No doubt you will need to pull out all the stops to win over the jury. Preparing…
How Can I Compete With Other Applicants Going on Live Auditions?
Nothing compares with the eloquence and power of a phenomenal live performance. When applying to music schools, the best auditions are done in person. Live auditions will showcase your talent in the most effective way possible. Unfortunately, live auditions aren’t feasible for everyone. There are travel costs, scheduling conflicts, and…
In Response to Juilliard Pre-College’s Pre-C Post “Recording Tips”
In November 2011, Juilliard’s Pre-College Division provided their students with some recording tips (“Pre-C Post”, Vol. 1 Issue 2). First, I cannot agree more with the following statement: “An audition committee is not going to try to imagine how good you are—they need to hear it.” This is a crucial…
Need to Record an Audition CD? Hire the Right Professionals to Beat the Competition!
Many students preparing for an audition to music schools might be tempted to make an audition recording using a consumer-grade flash or computer recorder. There’s no doubt that recent technological advances have changed the landscape of the recording industry. The music business has come a long way from reel-to-reel tape…
What’s On-Location Recording?
When most people think of a recording studio, they picture a huge room with producers and a host of confusing equipment. Yet, today’s recording studios can look much different. In fact, you can create a professional recording in the comfort of your own living room. A mobile recording studio uses…
Welcome to Recording on Location by Musical Horizon, LLC!
Musical Horizon, LLC is an on location recording studio that specializes in the art of classical music recording. Our mobile recording and editing service has brought our studio to locations throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Max Sverdlove, a classically trained violinist, founded Musical Horizon® Mobile Recording and Editing…
