| To: vocalist Subject: Re: Moving to NYC Date sent: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 18:38:25 CST Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
>From: "jeremy bethea" > I'm graduating in May with a Bachelor of Arts in Music- Voice >Performance. I've talked to my professors and the general consensus seems >to >be that I should take a year off and perform (or at least audition for >everything I can) before initiating a program of graduate study. So, what >I'd like to do is move to New York City. Does anyone have any practical >advice about moving there
Dear Jeremy, New York is a great place to live as well as to visit! I lived there in 1961-1961 as a tbn student at Manhattan School of Music and again in 1991-1994. There are 5 boroughs, Manhattan Island being the most convenient and the most expensive. A tiny, tiny room with closet size kitchen bath will run well over $900/mo. (and up!) Bronx is cheap but can be dangerous. Neighborhood is all. Best places to live are near a subway stop in Brooklyn or Queens, but not too far out from Manhattan. Boro Park in Brooklyn is nice, and near. Rockaway is nice and near the beach, and far. Staten Island (Richmond) may have least expensive rents, but the commute to Manhattan is long (subway, then ferry, then bus). The upside of New York living is the marvelous variety of all kinds of music to be heard, virtually all the time. Manhattan School, Juilliard and Mannes have recitals, opera, concerts and master classes, mostly free, where one may hear the best. Call them for scheduled events. Summer park concerts also feature folks you may want to hear. Forget about taking your car, as it will soon be stolen, or you may drive forever looking for a parking space. Good luck if you go there, and enjoy! Nancy in Louisiana
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