Strong music skills -- can they boost chances for admission for a music major...
My son is a serious jazz saxophone player who spent the summer at Berklee on a scholarship, but is now thinking he'd like a liberal arts school with a music major rather than a conservatory setting....
View ArticleThornton USC vs Berklee... help us out... PLEASE!
Son is really torn between the two schools -- USC Thornton and Berklee. Has had lessons at both, really likes the faculty. Money is equal. Likes Boston better than LA; likes the weather in LA over...
View ArticleShould I Major In Songwriting/Music Production?
Hi Everyone! I'm a 16 years old and I'll be entering 11th grade in the fall. I've been homeschooled since kindergarten and I've already taken some college classes online. I started playing piano almost...
View ArticleSummer Music Program Recommendation
Hi All, I am currently working on the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto with a great teacher who subs often with the Philadelphia Orchestra. I've asked my teacher this question before and I feel like he...
View ArticleCastleman Quartet Program
Did anyone ever attend the program there? How difficult was it to get accepted? How good were the players? Thank you so much!!
View ArticleHS Class of 2018 vocal performance majors-where are you applying?
As we get into applications and prescreens, what VP programs are on you or your child's application list? I am not looking for a list of the best programs. I am interested in where students are...
View ArticleSUNY Purchase now test optional
FYI https://www.purchase.edu/live/news/1658-purchase-adopts-test-optional-admissions-policy
View ArticleGoForth Journal
S, HS junior, continues his jazz bass musician path. We have experienced sort of a transition of focus. Efforts in the past have pertained to the capabilities of S himself. Discovering the ways to...
View ArticleShould I consider Music Production / Film Scoring Major? Als0 is it very...
Hi there! I'm 15 and I will become a sophomore this fall, and I'm planning for college. I'm really interested in music, and I learned piano and guitar myself years ago. I play the guitar in my high...
View ArticleCollege Audition repertoire for Coloratura Soprano?
I'm auditioning for colleges everywhere between state schools and conservatories, and I'm curious about any recommendations for coloraturas in specific when it comes to audition repertoire. Of course...
View ArticleHarvard/Berklee vs Tufts/NEC
I'm a rising senior looking for a liberal arts education in conjunction with jazz studies in college. Dual degree programs are great but require applications to each institution. To minimize the number...
View ArticleBerklee video game composition (article)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/04/berklee-students-and-grads-create-noteworthy-niche-music-for-videogames/YbLrVS37GBjYuq4IcKvi9M/story.html?et_rid=1796419995&s_campaign=todaysheadlines...
View ArticleMusic 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:...
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 ArticleGrad school prescreen audio/video or video/audio?
Different people are telling us different things. Wo WILL NOT do grad school prescreens ourselves. Too much at risk. Should we go with a recording studion that will have pro quality sound, so so video...
View ArticleGrad school for VP
Like the prescreening we are getting conflicting info from various coaches and DD's university teacher as t what school to attend. DDs teacher says teacher is most important and has given us a list of...
View ArticleLAC-Strong Music-Strong Academics-Merit aid possibilities
Hi All. I've posted a bit over time in other forums. My D is a high stat student, very good capable cellist. Not interested in a conservatory but will double major in music. She won't compromise on...
View ArticleLooking for music schools with cheap tuition and/or merit scholarships.
Hello college confidential, my post may appear as a bragging one but I am not trying to be arrogant. I come from a very poor family, in a tiny island where education quality is poor and with almost no...
View ArticleColleges that Change Lives - strong music programs?
Just starting on our search and noticed there's a small college fair coming fairly close to us featuring the Colleges that Change Lives. Anyone have thoughts on which of these schools have strong music...
View ArticleHow do I get into music composition?
So all I really ever cared about in life is music, however nobody taught me anything, except for learning drums from a teacher for 1 year. Eventually I got so eager to play, at 17, I started fiddling...
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