NASM accredited
Is this important when considering a BM degree? What about a BA degree? When I go to the site, I don't see USC or SDSU even though USC was a charter member and SDSU has a school of music and dance.
View ArticleHow to figure out what's affordable
How do you sift through everything to find out about scholarships for transfer students and affordability for a BM degree? Many schools don't say how much scholarship they might give for music...
View ArticleGracefully Explaining an Injury at Audition
I kind of hijacked the "Berklee" thread a couple of days ago and brought up this issue, and I really appreciate all of the advice I was given regarding how to treat my son's (possible) tendonitis....
View ArticleHelp narrowing down the search....
Hi all, and thank you in advance! I would love to get some input on narrowing down the list of colleges my daughter is interested in applying to. Here's a quick snapshot for background: my daughter is...
View ArticleMore questions (sorry): How many schools? And how do they manage all those...
As the list grows, I'm wondering what's a good number of schools to apply to for my very non-traditional, transfer student who is trying to be a cello performance major. Right now, there are about...
View ArticleNew voice studio/teacher update
Hello everyone - I love hearing the news from those parents with students just starting their music majors and some whose kids are through grad school and beyond. I'm right smack in the middle. For new...
View ArticleSchools offering Jazz Studies in Clarinet
My kid wants to pursue Jazz Studies in Clarinet. I'm having a hard time finding schools that offer this since almost no school seems to list Clarinet as a Jazz instrument (searching always brings up...
View ArticleWilliam Paterson U
Has anyone actually been to William Paterson University recently to check out a music program? Thoughts? We are considering the Music Business program, but WPU is an in-state school for us and not the...
View ArticleFrom Texas, looking at SLACs
My junior daughter is interested in continuing music in college. She plays clarinet (looking at 3 years all-state), alto sax in the jazz band, and has ensemble experience on the tenor sax as well. She...
View ArticleCurtis and SAT timing
Hi, My D has focused on ACT all along and was not planning on taking the SAT. We just realized Curtis only accepts SAT (gah!) but test results are needed to reach them by June 1st 2019. So by that...
View ArticleDumb question: Do they need professional headshots?
One application so far asked for a headshot. Can they just use a snapshot? Or does he need the whole holding-the-sax-and-looking-soulfully-into-the-camera thing? What did your kid do?
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Hello, I am looking for a career/college consultant to help my son find the right music school for him. He is a talented trumpet player but not strong academically. I am struggling to help him come up...
View ArticleHelp Needed for a Trumpet Player
Hello, I am looking for a career/college consultant to help my son find the right music school for him. He is a talented trumpet player but not strong academically. I am struggling to help him come up...
View ArticleHarvard NEC/Berklee vs Tufts NEC
I am a rising senior looking to study liberal arts and music for my college education. As for music, although I have been playing classical piano for most of my life, my interests are more towards film...
View ArticleGap year for music student
Hello, I am very interested in hearing opinions/advice regarding taking a Gap year before Music College. I have a son who is just not ready to take this step. Are there any parents out there who has a...
View ArticleIs Self-Doubt Part of the Process?
Need some advice from veteran music major parents and those going through the process with us now. My D attended an excellent music camp this summer. While it was a truly wonderful experience, it has...
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 ArticleVERY late start for music education major. Looking for advice for my son.
He is a high school senior. He plays flute. He’s good but not conservatory good. He’s academically talented with a good SAT, phenomenal GPA and top 10% of his class. He considered music education...
View ArticleGPA/SAT for USC Thornton
Hi, my name is Ben, I am a Chinese high school senior, singer songwriter. After visiting all the colleges that I am interested in the US, my favorite one would be the USC Thornton popular music...
View ArticleGPA/SAT for USC Thornton
Hi, my name is Ben, I am a Chinese high school senior, singer songwriter. After visiting all the colleges that I am interested in the US, my favorite one would be the USC Thornton popular music...
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