Coronavirus and Music Schools: What's happening?
Eastman just announced they are closing and putting all classes online for the rest of the semester, Kids are currently on spring break: "Spring Break for Eastman and AS&E (Undergraduate and...
View ArticleClass of 2025 Undergrad/Class of 2023 Grad: The Tours, the Auditions, the...
Since most 2020 seniors have now made their official decisions, is it finally time to start a Journey thread for the rising Senior Class of 2021? My son is finalizing his lists and practicing a lot...
View ArticleBest Schools for Singer Songwriter & Aspiring Producer?
I was so happy to come across this forum - thanks to all of you for generously sharing your insights and helpful suggestions. My son (a rising senior at a private HS) wants to study music in college,...
View ArticlePercussion advice
My S22 is starting to think about schools. He is highly focused on music, to the detriment of his academics, unfortunately. I am hopeful he will graduate with 3.0 uw in core classes. Right now, he has...
View ArticleVirtual music school college fair
I just wanted to share a link to a virtual college fair I recently became aware of. This may be a helpful resource for those that are unable to travel during COVID. I know I will be encouraging my S22...
View ArticleTo retake SAT or not for music major
11th grade DS is planning on majoring in clarinet (probably performance, but that's still up in the air). He took the SAT in 10th grade without a ton of prep (a few minutes of khan a couple times a...
View ArticleMusic Major, Finding the Right Fit with COVID-19
Hello everyone, I would really appreciate it if anyone would be willing to read this and give me any feedback or advice. I'm currently looking at Yale, Notre, Dame, Princeton, Indiana University...
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Help me add a couple more schools to the list? Clarinet major
Excuse my posting spree, but you guys were so helpful with my SAT question ...11th grade DS wants to get a BM in clarinet performance (probably. education hasn't been ruled out). We're trying to put...
View ArticleExperimental/avant-garde composition music schools
Hi everyone, I am a high school junior and I am looking for composition programs that are on the experimental side (or a program that has a variety of styles including the more experimental style). I...
View ArticleLess traditional jazz program?
My Junior son plays the bari sax and has fairly wide-ranging tastes....mainly jazz, but he's into writing and playing some more out-there kind of stuff and enjoys free jazz and experimenting with...
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View ArticleLooking to Become a Music Theory Professor.
I'm a transfer student with over 40 General Education credits at my local community college. I'm looking to become a professor of music theory / composition at a 4 year college, so I'll be getting a...
View ArticleCornet vs Trumpet? Student vs Pro?
It appears that almost no one plays cornet, just trumpet. I can't hear the difference. What's the deal? What is different about the pro models, which cost substantially more? Are there new mouthpiece...
View ArticleMusicians and Parents - Introduce yourself!
I don't know if this will work, but sometimes when I'm reading a post, I'm wishing I could remember more about the poster - parent or student? Performance? Music Ed? What instrument? I thought it might...
View ArticleOpera/Musical theatre graduate student
Rejected from all Cal States, so maybe it's time to forget about music. My undergrad is in theatre, but I really don't want to do another acting program.
View ArticleQuestions from a potential composition parent
My son is applying to multiple schools of music and conservatories as a music composition major. I am a music illiterate parent and trying to see the big picture. Can you help me understand the...
View ArticleYoungArts competition, and Presidential Scholar competition
I never knew about this. I suspect others didn't, either, so I'm posting it here, for those to come. Many music students also have high academic achievement, because the drive and focus required for...
View ArticleStuck between Frost (UM) and Berklee?
I recently got accepted to both of my top schools, Frost at UMiami and the Berklee College of Music. Now I'm stuck making the difficult choice between the two. I feel like Berklee has a far better...
View ArticleChance Me - Songwriting at University of Colorado-Denver
Hi everyone! I'm looking for some insight about whether I am a good fit for the singer/songwriter major at CU-Denver. I have already been through one college application process, and I want to try to...
View ArticleMusic Merit Awards: Class of 2024
After conferring with a number of parents, we are going to give this a try. The purpose is 1. to help families set expectations more realistically in terms of what is possible from each school, and 2....
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