Peabody vs. New England Conservatory vs. USC Thornton vs. IU Jacob for Voice
Hi all, hope everyone is safe and healthy. My D got accepted to Peabody, NEC, USC Thornton, and IU Jacob for the classic voice major. We would like to consult your experiences for those school in terms...
View ArticleJuilliard Acceptance/Teacher Assignment
Okay....so I received an acceptance letter for my Bachelor of Music program for piano performance earlier today. I'm accepted, but have no idea who my teacher will be (the acceptance letter literally...
View ArticleEastman Waitlist
My son was waitlisted by Eastman. Any suggestions for if there is anything he can do to be moved to accepted? Are students moved off the waitlist to accepted still offered scholarships? This whole...
View ArticleManhattan school of Music – MSM class of 2024
The waiting is killing me. Has anyone heard about their Admissions decision from Manhattan school of music?
View ArticleIndiana University vs Emory University: Voice Major
In a perfect world, in a world where both were the same price, I would obviously choose IU. It's more prestigious. The education and performance opportunities would be leagues better. However, this is...
View ArticleTime to think about summer!
We're making a list and checking it twice.... not for Santa.... How is it possible that she *just* started college and now it's time to get ready for summer institute auditions! Thankfully I think my D...
View ArticleZoom Trial Lessons?
Hi everyone! Congratulations to everyone on the amazing acceptances so far. I've heard back from all my schools and now it's time to decide...unfortunately for music majors, the professors play a huge...
View ArticleBest Approach to Declining an Offer
The acceptances are in, and we're breathing a sigh of relief. The hard part is over, right? Ha! Now it's time to sort through the offers, weigh the pros and cons, figure out the financials. So much for...
View ArticleBoston Conservatory at Berklee or New England Conservatory?
My son is trying to decide between BoCo and NEC. Our original thought in January was to go back and visit schools he was admitted to. Obviously that can't happen now. He is going for music performance....
View ArticleBored musician resources: Enjoy world famous symphonies, choruses, ballets, etc
I'm a PTA president at a performing arts school, so I am getting a ton of "what to do with your kids while on lockdown" kind of emails from organizations and parents. This Thrillist page contains many...
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Anyone else feeling depressed?
Im trying to be strong for my D....but I keep thinking of the loss. I keep reminding myself that there is greater loss that people are experiencing , but it doesn't negate the loss my D has...
View ArticleMusic Business Programs
My son was accepted to Syracuse Bandier and NYU Steinhardt Music Business Programs for Fall 2020. Does anyone have any comments pros and cons for the two programs. Not being able to visit makes the...
View ArticleThoughts on Music Education Schools
Son is a sophomore who is interested in Music Ed for band. His instrument is horn. He is academically very strong and is a strong performer as well but he does not think that he wants to go the...
View ArticleOlga Kaler at CIM
Hello I was accepted to cim with Olga Kaler as my teacher. I dont know very much about her or CIM, if anyone could give me some help and info that would be so helpful, its a stressful matter.
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 ArticleWaitlist Experience?
I am a current undergrad violinist and got waitlisted at NEC. This is my top choice, and I let my first choice teacher know that I am ready to commit if I can get off the waitlist. The teacher...
View ArticleUCLA Waitlist
Does anyone know the chances of getting off the UCLA waitlist (violin major)? Also, is anyone that got accepted rejecting the offer? :P
View ArticleMannes piano faculty?
Hi all, So my D is newly admitted to Mannes and has been doing researches on Mannes piano faculty but not sure who to study with. Anyone has an idea about any of the piano faculty at Mannes, are they...
View ArticleShould I minor in music?
I'm currently a junior in high school, browsing through college majors and I was wondering if I should take a music minor. I was thinking about majoring in either Software Engineering or Mechanical...
View ArticleIs anyone considering deferring their kid's conservatory for a year due to...
Is anyone thinking of deferring their music school acceptances a year? We hadn't even considered doing this, but this weekend my son said that he didn't feel it would be financially worth it to go to...
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