Save the Date! New Student Orientation will be held Friday, January 18, 2008. No required activities will take place on Monday, January 21, 2008 due to Martin Luther King Day, and Tuesday, January 22 is the official start of spring classes.
Attendance at Orientation is MANDATORY for all new students. Please contact Heather McCowen IN WRITING at if you have a conflict with orientation
***PARKING IS VERY LIMITED, Please see parking instructions at the end of this page***
The following are some of the activities that take place at New Student Orientation:
Welcome breakfast All course advising and registration Auditions for:
Chamber Music (both instrumental and vocal) Click Here for Link to Audition Excerpts
Orchestra Seating Click Here for Link to Orchestral Excerpts
Proficiency exams for Master of Music students*
Music Theory (aural and written)
Music History Proficiency Exam Study Guide (PDF)
*Piano proficiency is also required, but testing will take place after orientation.
Placement exams for Undergraduate Diploma students
Music Theory
Solfège
LongySchool of Music Overview
Practice room sign-outs, student IDs, on-campus student employment, campus security, financial aid advising, health insurance, student services introduction, etc.
Orientation is MANDATORY. Please contact Heather McCowen IN WRITING at if you have a conflict with orientation.
*PLEASE NOTE* It is the student's responsibility to find the music for the orchestral excerpts. The LongySchool of Music does NOT provide any music for these excerpts. We expect students to be able to track this down themselves.
Parking Near LongySchool of Music
The Longy School of Music does not provide parking for students or for visitors.
All day on-street parking is virtually impossible to find in or around Harvard Square. In many areas, on-street parking is prohibited without a resident permit.
Listed below are five public parking facilities within walking distance of the Longy School of Music and one parking facility located at the Alewife T station. If you are planning to drive to the Longy School of Music, Be sure to leave yourself plenty of time.
Church Street Lot - $20/day
The Church Street lot is the parking area closest to the Longy School of Music. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, Eliot Street, and Mount Auburn Street. The next traffic light will put you in the center of Harvard Square, facing a newsstand called "Nini's Corner." Take a sharp left at "Nini's Corner," then bear right immediately onto Brattle Street. Take the first right onto Church Street, and the parking lot is halfway up the street on your left.
Harvard Square Parking Garage - $21/day
This parking garage is located four blocks from the Longy School of Music. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, then turn left at the first light onto Eliot Street. The parking garage is immediately on your right.
University Place Garage $20/day
This parking garage is located three blocks from the Longy School of Music. From John F. Kennedy Street, go straight through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, then turn left at the first light onto Eliot Street. Go straight through the next light onto Bennet Street. Bennett Street dead ends onto University Road. Turn left onto University Road, and the parking garage is immediately on your left.
Charles Hotel Parking - $20/day
This parking garage is located across the street from the University Place Garage and below the Charles Hotel. Follow the previous instructions to the University Place Garage. When you are on Bennett Street, look for the Charles Hotel parking garage on your left.
Alewife T Station $4/day
Parking is available at Alewife T Station at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 16, and midway between Massachusetts Avenue and Fresh Pond Circle. Alewife T Station is located on the Red Line and any train will take you to Harvard T station (the third stop from Alewife and approximately a five minute ride). Longy is located approximately 10 minutes walking distance from the Harvard T Stop. As you exit the underground T station, cross the street until you are standing in front of the Harvard Coop Bookstore. As you face the Coop's front door turn right and follow JFK street around until it turns into Garden Street (at the old Burial Ground). Continue up Garden street, past the Sheraton Commander. The Longy School of Music's Main building is located at 27 Garden Street.
