Oberlin Con vs Lawrence Con
My child has been accepted to both Lawrence and Oberlin as a music performance major. My feeling is that Oberlin has a stronger reputation but Lawrence might be a better fit socially. My child is not...
View ArticleQuestion about area around Boston Conservatory
Any know honestly how safe area right around Boston Conservatory is? Kid currently lives in Boston in another area near another school. Trying to decide if he should try and live close to BOCO. I used...
View Articlegood music ed schools with a choral focus in NY, New England and mid altalntic
Interested in majoring in music ed with a vocal/choral focus. It is important to me to have a really good choir. looking at ithaca, udel, hartt, anyone have thoughts on towson, maryland and shenandoah,...
View ArticleNew England Conservatory - Wait List and Scholarships
Just wondering if anyone has been offered a spot off the waitlist for fall 2019 (undergrad)...if so were there any scholarship/funding offers? Thanks
View ArticleMusic Colleges Admission
My son is interested in pursuing music. Currently in Grade 11 pursuing IB music. admission into music colleges seems a very different task than what we did for our daughter. Is it worth having a...
View ArticleBerklee - Electronic Production and Design
My daughter has played the lever harp for 10 years but does not want to major in music, rather she wants to pursue sound design. Berklee's appears to require an audition regardless of intended major...
View ArticleClarinet Major: Help charting a (realistic) course
My 9th grade son has just recently expressed that he's interested in being a music major. My oldest is a senior who's still making his final (non-music related) college decision; I thought I had awhile...
View ArticleHelp Deciding between Brown and UNT
Hi, I've been accepted into both North Texas and Brown and I'm having an incredibly hard time trying to decide between them. I know that UNT has a much more widely respected and well-known music...
View ArticleTransferring into music....
So I was accepted to Carnegie Mellon and UMD for computer science, but I did not apply for music.. But I've been singing all my life and done stuff like all-state, all-county, ap music theory etc. I...
View ArticleInterlochen summer camp HS uniforms
Originally posted this in wrong forum but not quite sure how to delete it. Sorry. Guidance please on uniforms- can I purchase the navy blue shorts, socks, basic sweatpants/shirts and polar fleece...
View ArticleDouble Degree: Top Academics/Solid Music Program
Hello, My son is interested in a double degree program with a BM and a BA/S, possibly in biochemistry. He has recently switched piano teachers, and the new teacher thinks a top conservatory is probably...
View ArticleReality check: What's it actually like at ____ now that your kid is enrolled ?
I'm starting this thread specifically to hear from some of the veterans on the board whose kids who completed this process and are already enrolled in (or have recently graduated from) the schools the...
View ArticleThe importance of supporting live music
I was inspired to post this having just come back from a “dive bar” in the middle of Brooklyn where I heard one of the most inspired young jazz saxophonists I could ever imagine. My son told me I had...
View ArticleMajor to best complement Music Technology minor?
I have a goal of entering the music production career field. UTSA offers a minor in Music Technology, which exactly resembles my goal, but I'm wondering what I should major in- Computer Engineering or...
View ArticleQuestions for CURRENT Peabody parents/students: How is Baltimore?
Here is my question: How safe is Peabody? Do people feel trapped on campus because leaving campus is unsafe? Basically, how have the current troubles in Baltimore affected campus life? Background: I...
View ArticleMannes School of Music vs. Manhattan School of Music (Viola)
Okay, so I got two acceptance letters from MSM and Mannes! I know a little more about Manhattan School of Music's reputation than I do about Mannes so I hoping someone could help. I know MSM has a...
View ArticleThe Tours, The Journey and the Decisions moving forward
Hi all! This forum has been such a source of amazing information for me for my D. Having a S who is now a college junior in engineering, walking down the music school and audition path has been...
View ArticleBS/MD for MD combined?
Hey! I’m really interested in applying to BS/MD programs. However, if I wanted to do an MD/MPh or MD/JD (or whatever), does a BS/MD restrict my ability to do that? Also, for a traditional route MD/PhD...
View ArticleMusic Composition Application Tips and Question
I’m about to start my compositions for the colleges I want to get into, USC, Berklee, UCLA, and others. My main question is, how long should the compositions be? Also, does anyone have any tips for...
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