reccomendation Form Discovery Conductor

DISCOVERY CONDUCTOR PROJECT APPLICATION

We need to hear from adults in your life who know your skills and experience and can vouch for your suitability for the Discovery Conductor Project. One must be from your school music teacher, another from your private lesson instructor or other music coach (if applicable) and a third from another adult who knows you well and can speak to your character and drive to succeed. This could be a coach, teacher (other than music), clergy person, mentor, or close family friend. (Please no relatives.)

First name

Last name

Address

Phone

Birthday

School Currently Attending

Grade

Primary instrument

Years Played

School music teacher

School music teacher email

Do you study privately

If so, number of years/months of private lessons

If applicable: Private lesson instructor

Private lesson instructor email

Parent/guardian #1 name (First/Last)

Parent/guardian #1 email

Parent/guardian #1 Phone Number

Parent/guardian #2 name

Parent/guardian #2 Phone Number

Parent/guardian #2 email

Tell us a little about your musical background. What instrument(s) do you play? How long have you played each of them? Have you studied privately on any of them? If so, for how long?

Any plans to study music after high school? If so, what do you want to major in or focus on? How might your participation in the Discovery Conductor Project help you reach your goals?

Tell us about your previous conducting experience, if any. What group(s) have you conducted? What music did you do? Any conducting lessons or other study you may have done?

Why do you want to participate in the Burbank Philharmonic’s Discovery Conductor Project? What do you hope to gain from it and what will you do with the skills you learn from this experience?

Being an orchestra music director involves much more than just conducting the music. There are organizational and management tasks, marketing, fundraising, finances and budgets. What experience, if any, do you have in any of these areas that you could b

Below, please list your three references with contact info.