Our HS senior has been accepted at Bard College. S/he did not apply to the Bard Conservatory because the Conservatory is exclusively for classical study, and they wish to study other musical forms and composition. When we visited, we saw that the Bard Music Department and the Bard Conservatory of Music are distinct separate entities, even though they share some faculty and facilities. Our concern however, is that the Conservatory (classical) program gets more resources/attention than the Music Department. Can anyone speak to this difference? The Conservatory seems to have it own fundraising for example. Does the Bard Conservatory pull rank over it's sibling Music Department?
Our kid faces a very difficult position because they have also been accepted to Oberlin Music Conservatory TIMARA program, with scholarship. Any thoughts, advice, insights much appreciated.
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Oberlin Conservatory vs. Bard Music Department (not Music Conservatory)
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Music Festival Master List
Hey guys, Feel free to add to this list -- For future reference:
Aspen Music Festival
Location: Aspen, CO
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, composition, conducting
Website: Tanglewood Institute
Bowdoin International Music Festival
Location: Bowdoin, ME
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: Brevard Music Center
Britt Institute: String Quartet Academy
Location: Jacksonville, OR
Open to: String players
Website: Crested Butte Music Festival
Domaine Forget Academy
Location: Quebec
Open to: All instruments, guitar, all voice types, dance
Website: http://www.easternmusicfestival.org/festival.php
Hartwick College Summer Music Festival
Location: Oneonta, NY
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano
Website: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Home
Interlochen Center
Location: Interlochen, MI
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano
Website: Internationales Orchesterinstitut Attergau
Jeunesse Musicales World Orchestra
Location: (Touring)
Open to: All instruments
Website: Kneisel Hall
Lucerne Festival Academy
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Open to: All instruments, conducting
Website: Marlboro Music School and Festival
Manchester Music Festival
Location: Manchester, VT
Open to: All instruments, piano
Website: Mendocino Music Festival
Music Academy of the West
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano, conducting
Website: www.noimusic.org
National Repertory Orchestra
Location: Breckinridge, CO
Open to: All instruments
Website: NSO/Kennedy Center Institute
New York Summer Music Festival
Location: Oneonta, NY
Open to: All instruments, all voice types, piano; Ages 10-25
Website: Norfolk
Orford d’Arts Centre
Location: Canton d’Orford, Quebec
Open to: All instruments
Website: Opera North
Pacific Music Festival
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Open to: All instruments, string quartets
Website: Ravinia
Round Top
Location: Round Top, TX
Open to: All instruments
Website: Sarasota
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Location: Lubeck, Germany
Open to: All instruments
Website: SHMF
Tafemusik Baroque Summer Institute
Location: Canada
Open to: All instruments, all vocalists, conductors
Website: Tanglewood Center
UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra
Location: Switzerland
Open to: All instruments
Website: Verbier Festival
Yellow Barn Music School
Location: Putney, VT
Open to: All instruments, piano, composition
Website: Yellow Barn Music School & Festival
Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Location: (Touring)
Open to: All instruments
Website:
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Viola Performance major decision help!
Hi, I am a senior violist from southern CA. I applied as a BM in performance. My top choices that I have been accepted to are USC (Brian Chen), Rice (Ivo Van der Werff), UCLA (CarlaMaria Rodrigues), and CIM (Robert Vernon).
I just returned from the accepted student days at Rice, and I am more confused than ever. I found out that they will not allow me to double major or even minor there. I heard that USC is very accommodating to double majors. I did not apply to Case Western in addition to CIM, so it would be only viola performance.
I thought that if I attended an esteemed music school like Rice, which has a very strong orchestra program, that I would have a good chance of winning a position in an orchestra after my BM, and a very strong chance if I went on to get a MM. After speaking with reliable sources at Rice, I have found out that it is actually very unlikely to get an orchestra job with a BM, and even with a MM it is not a great chance. One professor told me their child received both a BM and an MM in performance, and is doing local gigs and is in debt! I am really starting to think that I should play it safe and get a double major. I am now thinking of going to USC and double majoring, even though it is not my first choice. I am not familiar with Robert Vernon or CIM at all, so it is scary to consider something that I know little about. Has anyone attended any of these colleges or heard what music performance majors do when they graduate?
I am wondering how many people can successfully support themselves after getting a BM. How doable is it to get a double degree from USC (I am strong academically)? Could I still be a strong enough musician to do professional work if I double majored?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am very confused and only have 2 weeks to make a decision!
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Music Perfomance Major- Work After Graduation?/ School selection advice
Hi, I am a senior violist from southern CA. I applied as a BM in performance. My top choices that I have been accepted to are USC (Brian Chen), Rice (Ivo Van der Werff), UCLA (CarlaMaria Rodrigues), and CIM (Robert Vernon).
I just returned from the accepted student days at Rice, and I am more confused than ever. I found out that they will not allow me to double major or even minor there. I heard that USC is very accommodating to double majors. I did not apply to Case Western in addition to CIM, so it would be only viola performance.
I thought that if I attended an esteemed music school like Rice, which has a very strong orchestra program, that I would have a good chance of winning a position in an orchestra after my BM, and a very strong chance if I went on to get a MM. After speaking with reliable sources at Rice, I have found out that it is actually very unlikely to get an orchestra job with a BM, and even with a MM it is not a great chance. One professor told me their child received both a BM and an MM in performance, and is doing local gigs and is in debt! I am really starting to think that I should play it safe and get a double major. I am now thinking of going to USC and double majoring, even though it is not my first choice. I am not familiar with Robert Vernon or CIM at all, so it is scary to consider something that I know little about. Has anyone attended any of these colleges or heard what music performance majors do when they graduate?
I am wondering how many people can successfully support themselves after getting a BM. How doable is it to get a double degree from USC (I am strong academically)? Could I still be a strong enough musician to do professional work if I double majored?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am very confused and only have 2 weeks to make a decision!
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Piano performance, Ithaca, Potsdam or Fredonia??
My daughter has been accepted to Ithaca, Potsdam and Fredonia. Still waiting to hear from Boston University. She will be studying piano performance. Originally thought she would do double major of piano performance and music ed but has changed her mind because thinks it may be too hard and really her love is for performing not teaching. Can anyone give me some insight as to which school is better for performance? I know Potsdam and Fredonia are well regarded for their music ed program, what about performance? Ithaca, which she loves, is significantly more expensive than Crane and Fredonia, as those are state schools for us. However, if Ithaca is a significantly better school for performance major, the money may be worth it? Any insight or thoughts are appreciated. Thank you!
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Recorded Audition
My daughter is applying late to Tanglewood Pre-College Vocal Program. I don't anticipate she will get in. I did not know they started in January as most programs in CA just started opening programs. I want her to try anyway for the experience of auditioning as she will need to make prescreening videos for college this fall. I was wondering if anyone had any tips? I know the repertoire requirements but I kind of need basic info. Should she introduce herself first, then the composer and finally the song? Where should she stand and does it matter. It will be recorded at her voice teacher's home. If there are any other tips, I would appreciate it. We are neophytes to the recorded video auditions. Thank you.
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Westminster Choir College
Could someone tell me what's wrong with Westminster. I keep hearing how terrible it is, but I never actually hear why. I mean, there's a facebook group and everything!
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Composition - Do schools really look for raw talent or focus on "experienced" kids?
Before I begin, I should say that I am not sure of the correct terminology, but trying to understand if schools (not conservatories) are really willing to look at students who have limited (meaning not much time), but raw talent or are there so many applications (with so few spots) that the departments really only choose from kids with years of experience and extensive resumes. So do the kids who have been composing for years with summer programs, multiple teachers, performed works, etc. generally take the spots. Several schools said they are looking for raw talent, but I wonder if that is true.
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Is there Really Any Merit Aid (Independent of Financial Aid) for Music Students
When visiting music colleges (that is colleges within universities, not conservatories), they all touted merit aid for students in the music college. Many said they were based on scores/GPA and some on audition. Doing some research on college confidential, it seems that almost all the merit aid is given to students who qualify for financial aid and the aid is divided (in some fashion) between merit and financial aid (so the school reaches the total financial aid granted). In other words, it sounds like there really isn't any stand-alone merit aid given to students who don't already qualify for financial aid. Is that correct? Which colleges actually give merit aid independent of financial aid needs?
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USC THORNTON VS. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Hello! I am a jazz studies and environmental science double major! I am super serious about guitar and am picking between Columbia and USC. Does anyone here have any insight into either of these schools' jazz programs?
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University Of Michigan Average - Undergraduate Music Merit
Can anyone tell me how much on average University of Michigan awards in undergraduate Music Merit Scholarships? We are anxiously waiting back to hear from Michigan as we already received some financial aid but Michigan is still too expensive for us. Would love to know the range of what people got on average last year.
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University of Michigan 2021 SMTD Admission
Hi, I am an RD applicant for Umich Vocal Program undergraduate program. Please feel free to post anything about your application progress and admission decisions for SMTD.
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Classical Singer Competition-Chicago 2017
The CS Convention in Chicago comes up in about a month. Anyone going for the Classical or Musical Theatre HS 2nd Round? S18 is going for both. He wants to major in music-vocal performance in college, and we are hoping this competition gives him (and his parents) an idea of where he stands and what level of program he should apply to for college. Plus, it just sounds like great fun!
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Musical Awards Problem ??
I'm not sure if this goes here, hopefully it does lol. For a lot of colleges, I've noticed they ask for musical awards and accomplishments on resumes. I've only participated in one competition (didn't place) and my teacher/school doesn't do the awards thing. I basically have no way of getting awards except through competitions, but my parents don't really want to get into the "competition circuit" and anyways we can't usually afford the high application fees. Since I haven't received any types of musical awards in high school, could that hurt me when applying for colleges ? Thanks in advance
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UNC Greensboro Music Composition
Does anyone have any experience with UNC Greensboro's music composition program? Do students move on to distinguished graduate programs after finishing their undergraduate studies there? Thank you!
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Opinion of AP Music Theory in High School
Hi all -- My son is currently in 10th grade and is an advanced musician. He is thinking of taking AP Music Theory next year. Question to all of you experienced music students and parents: Is AP Music Theory worthwhile? Is it demanding? Is it expected that an aspiring music major would have taken it? Thank you for your thoughts.
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How much should I be spending on a viola?
I am feeling a little flustered here. It sounds like I need to be spending $10,000+. I guess we can squeeze it out, but it will be a hardship for us. Basically, it will have to come out of the money we saved for her college, so she better get good scholarships if we do this.
My husband keeps asking why we need to spend this much money for her instrument, before she ever even gets in. Our daughter keeps telling us she won't have a chance at getting in, if she does not have a "conservatory grade" instrument.
Help!
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Berklee 5 week summer 2017 participants
An older Berklee thread had been revived with some parents of kids attending the 5 week performance program this coming summer so I thought I would start a new thread for kids attending and parents of kids attending the 5 week. Or anyone considering attending. There has been a lot of discussion from people who either have attended and can answer questions as well as those like me that have a D who attended a shorter program last summer and plans to attend the 5 week this summer.
Jump on the thread if you are part of the upcoming Berklee 5 week group, student or parent. My D is a singer/songwriter and jazz vocalist. She plays guitar, piano and uke. She did the Berklee Stage Performance workshop last summer. She is a junior in HS and plans to audition for admission at the end of the 5 week.
For any parents of registered attendees that are interested in starting a FB parent group send me a pm and let me know and I'll see if Berklee will set one up. The kids have a closed FB group they have been invited to. It might be fun to have a meet up in Boston at the beginning of the 5 week, the end or both. :-)
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Piano Pedagogy Doctoral Programs
This is going to be kind of a shot in the dark, but does anyone have the ability to answer any of the following questions about doctoral piano pedagogy programs? After much deliberation, I've decided this is going to be the best route for me after I finish my Professional Artist Certificate (what my school calls its Artist Diploma).
First of all, my undergrad was piano performance with a pedagogy emphasis and my master's is in instrumental music education. Next year I'm doing my PAC and I'm going to have work experience, either in a community music school or a public school. Most piano pedagogy programs either don't specify or they say on their websites that you need "a master's degree or equivalent" in piano pedagogy for admission. I suppose I can find this out by emailing each program, but does anyone know if my background would disqualify me from any doctoral programs since my master's isn't in the specific field? The only info I have is that I emailed the professor at the University of Wisconsin and she didn't say anything about it, which I took to mean for her program it was an acceptable equivalent.
Secondly, can anybody speak to the differences in value between the PhD and DMA routes? Most programs are DMA and I'm leaning in that direction because I want to continue to work on my playing and while I value research, it's not my favorite thing in the world. Basically, I'm wondering if the PhD increases likelihood of landing a professorship or if there's anything it allows me to do that a DMA wouldn't. As far as I see it, the DMA doesn't give you any more qualifications than the PhD other than continued artistic development, which is just plain more interesting to me than an extensive dissertation.
Thirdly, I've spend a lot of time researching this and I've been surprised how few doctoral programs there are in piano pedagogy. This is the list of programs I've been able to compile; does anyone know of any that I'm missing? (I've also found from this search process that it seems like a few schools used to have doctoral pedagogy programs and don't anymore.)
PhD: Louisiana State University; University of Oklahoma; University of Nebraska
DMA: Catholic University of America; Northwestern University; Texas Christian University; Texas Tech University; University of Iowa; University of Miami; University of Michigan; University of Oklahoma; University of Oregon; University of South Carolina; University of Texas; University of Toronto; University of Wisconsin
Additionally, there is a DMA in music education at Eastman. From the website, it looks like you can create a graduate minor in pedagogy and having met and talked extensively with the department chair, I think it could basically be used as a piano pedagogy doctorate.
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Changing major from communications to music?
Alright, here's my situation.
For a couple years I had planned to go to college as a music education major (flute). At the beginning of this (senior) year, I had basically an identity crisis to put it simply. I freaked out, for many reasons, including job search post grad, intensity of music school, etc etc, and basically wimped out. I applied to all my schools as a media production/film major, and I'm committed to Ithaca College in the Park School.
Now looking back, I'm starting to regret this a lot. Like extreme regret and guilt. I've done a lot of thinking in the last couple weeks and ultimately decided that I made the wrong decision- and I want to change my major to music ed as soon as possible. I know going to Ithaca it would be extremely hard to transfer to the music school, so I'm also considering the possibility of having to transfer to another school second semester/sophomore year to pursue this. (I'd rather not, but if it comes down to it, I will)
I've started up private lessons again after a brief hiatus (when I thought I wasn't going to be a music major lol), and I'm trying to do as much as I can to make up for lost time. Please don't tell me that I should've auditioned for places just in case, or that I dug myself into a hole or whatever, because trust me I am fully aware.
Basically what I'm looking for here is some advice from any music majors, especially music majors who transferred/changed their major from something else. Any advice really will help a ton. Thanks.
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