To: vocalist
Subject: Re: Moving to NYC
Date sent: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 18:38:25 CST
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>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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