MintPatrick
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Eastridge Music Academy is the boarding academy for the 15-19 year olds that are - of course - incredibly musically talented. With a wide range of playable instruments, you might be surprised at the types of students attend this school, from the hardcore rockers to the elegant classical students. Of course, we also ensure that Maths, English and Science are also covered, but the main subject is Music, which is known to be mainly practical. Each student also shares a dorm room with one other student of the same gender, and the changing of dorms for any length of time is strictly forbidden. Built back in the 1900's, the school has been converted to four floors and also boasts at least 6 large musical classrooms, and 10 fully equipped practice rooms, along with 5 sound-proof recording studios. There is also a large 550-seat auditorium with excellent acoustics. The ground floor has the library, canteen, reception area, one of the common rooms, and the ground section of the auditorium. The next floor has the upper floor of the auditorium, and all of the music rooms, practice rooms and recording studios. The 3rd floor has the rest of the classrooms and labs for Maths, English and Science and a second common room. The top floor is where all of the dorms rooms are located.
However, perhaps the highlight of the academy has to be the end-of-term concerts.
Each concert is two hours long and invites the family members of the students and members of the general public to attend - provided, of course, a ticket for each attendee is purchased beforehand. These concerts generally sell-out, and the front-row seats are often occupied by talent agents and record labels, hoping to find their next big musician. This makes these concerts very desirable for students, especially as not every student can take a active part in every concert. Week-long auditions are held for all students, and only 20 students are selected - meaning that competition can get pretty tough, especially for those students that are hoping to get themselves noticed!
Since the auditions for the next end-of-term concert are coming up in just a week's time, students are already starting to get competitive. Practice rooms are getting booked out in advance, and a lot of students are on edge. Well, they should be, especially as the rumours that a large record label company would be attending this concert have all been confirmed true. I guess, if you want a place in the concert, you had better come up with something to really impress the tutors!
However, perhaps the highlight of the academy has to be the end-of-term concerts.
Each concert is two hours long and invites the family members of the students and members of the general public to attend - provided, of course, a ticket for each attendee is purchased beforehand. These concerts generally sell-out, and the front-row seats are often occupied by talent agents and record labels, hoping to find their next big musician. This makes these concerts very desirable for students, especially as not every student can take a active part in every concert. Week-long auditions are held for all students, and only 20 students are selected - meaning that competition can get pretty tough, especially for those students that are hoping to get themselves noticed!
Since the auditions for the next end-of-term concert are coming up in just a week's time, students are already starting to get competitive. Practice rooms are getting booked out in advance, and a lot of students are on edge. Well, they should be, especially as the rumours that a large record label company would be attending this concert have all been confirmed true. I guess, if you want a place in the concert, you had better come up with something to really impress the tutors!