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COVER STORY
The perfect pitch Page 1
With all the competition amongst the pre-med, pre-
law and pre-business students of LS & A it's easy to
overlook the struggles experienced elsewhere at the
University-particularly in the music school. This
week's cover story takes an in-depth look at the
problems that music students must confront daily
and how they cope with these situations to hit the per-
fect pitch. Cover photo by Brian Masck.
DISCS
Not too slick Page 3
Midnight Oil throws some political punches but
their music lacks the depth of more established
groups. Read this week's review and find out whether
or not you should give these guys and their new LP
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 a chance.
FILM
Bergman's finale Page 4-9
Ingmar Bergman claims to have made his last film
and the result is a three-hour film full of images and
illusions, Bergman-style. This week we take a look at
Bergman's Fanny & Alexander to see if it's keeping
with his style.
MUSIC
Musical mania Pages8-9
This week Ann Arbor has a lot to offer by way of
music, what with Cris Williamson at the Michigan
Friday night and the new talent in town, the Per-
suasions at the U-Club Sunday. Weekend also
previews the Lords of the New Church concert in
Detroit for those of you who are inclined to -go
elsewhere for your musical entertainment.
THE LIST
Happenings Pages 5-7
Your guide to fun times for the coming week in Ann
Arbor. Film capsules, music previews, theater notes
and bar dates-all listed in a handy-dandy, day-by-
day schedule.
THEATER
The nose knows Page 9
Everyone is familiar with the story of Cyrano de
Bergerac and how the woman he loves finds out all
too late about his affections. The Professional
Theater Program presents their adaptation of Ed-
mond Rostand's popular comedy based on the adven-
tures of the poet, philosopher, soldier Cyrano and his
nearly vain attempts to win the heart of Roxanne.
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Practice: The same four walls
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at least, so we compete for those few
positions against each other."
The seating in the orchestras and
bands is based on talent and
achievement and determined by the
respective conductors. Sometimes the
conductors move the members from
seat to seat for different performances,
especially if they are close in ability.
But for the most part, the students
have "to earn their place. There is n^'
artificial strata," says Boylan.
He contends that the school manages
the competition with "humanity and
dignity" and that it is "not cut throat,
but honest and with integrity."
optimistically, "Many musicians will
make a job for themselves. Somehow."
The long hours a music student puts
in day after day sometimes results in
nothing but frustration. "Sometimes I
feel like throwing my french horn and
screaming," says Walters.
But these students know they must
play on. They know that out in the real
world of professional music, the only
thing that matters is how well you play.
"No one cares what your grades were
in college when you have an audition,"
says Hess. "It's your musical ex-
perience, not your degrees."
.Yet even those who are lucky enough
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For students entering the School of
Music, it's a continuation of a discipline
that began years ago, in elementary
school for most. These students come
to college knowing exactly what they
want to learn. They don't wait until
their junior years-or sometimes
later-to declare a major. As one
student put it, "Everyone knows why
they're here."
"It made a big difference. I came to
school knowing what I was majoring in,
knowing what I would study," says
Wyman. "That's what gives everyone
that look of intensity."
That "look of intensity" is omni-
present. It is etched on the faces of
these musicians as they walk from
class to class. Even when taking a five-
minute coffee or candy break in the
school's lounge, their conversations
center around music, drifting from past
concerts, to upcoming rehearsals, to
music theory assignments and musical
scores.,
Boylan attributes much of this to the
students' love of music which he says is
beyond the comprehension of someone
outside the school.
"They take a great work, a
Beethoven or a Mozart, and then
assimilate it to perform something
great," he explains. "The fecundity of
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'No one cares what your grades were in
college when you have an audition. It's your
musical experience, not your degrees.'
-Paul Hess
Music school graduate student
While a music student's schedule
may seem like fun and games to
non-music majors who spend endless
hours at the UGLI hoping to gain an ex-
tra edge in the job market once they
graduate, these students have no such'
illusions. They are familiar with the
realities of a career in music-that
there are many more musicians than
there are symphonies, orchestras, and
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"The statistics are bad for music
majors," says Wyman. But, she adds
to land jobs, know there isn't any
guarantee for much financial reward.
For these students, however,
something more is at work than a stake
in their futures. When they entered
college, they made a conscious decision
to enroll in a school where the major
fields of study are performance, theory,
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"I could have done anything I wanted
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