When James arrived toВ his audition site, he was shaking. There was a ballet, modern, solo, repertoire and an interview section.ДЄlex was relieved when he made it to the last section of the audition becauseВ there was a plethora of amazing dances that got cut after each section. There were five sections to theДЄudition and after each section there was a cut. Following the waiting period, Alex and a group of other auditionees walked intoВ the audition room with a panel of 10 Juilliard dance instructors. He walked into the buildingВ where his audition was being held in and got handed a number, he then was escorted into a He grabbed his french horn, a practice mute and his sheet music.ДЄlexВ felt like his audition day was one of the scariest days of his life. On the day of his french horn audition, James woke up early to gather everything that heВ needed for his audition.

James and AlexВ both received call backs from Juilliard after submitting their pre-screenings. Then if you pass theВ pre-screening level, Juilliard will reach out to schedule your live audition date. You have to submit a pre-screening, which is basically a recording of your talent, viewed by the admissions department. TheВ audition process for Juilliard is lengthy. The Juilliard School is known as one of the most prestigious schools in the world, it has an acceptance rate of 6 percent and people from all over the world come to New York City to study at one of the finest performing arts school.ДЄlex and James were anticipating this day since they started the college process. The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory located at Lincoln Center in New York City, Juilliard offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, drama (acting and playwriting), and music (classical, jazz, historical performance, and vocal arts). When they found out that were finally accepted to one of the greatest conservatories in the world, they were elated. James has been playing the french horn since he was 8 years old and Alex has been dancing since he was 6. James Picarello and Alex Haskins are graduating seniors at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (FSSA) and they have both been accepted into the Juilliard School. Alex Haskins (left) and James Picarello (right) were both accepted into Juilliard.

Juilliard audition repertoire