Music Education

[Mizar]

Im thininking about going to college to major in music. I would not only like to major in playing but also in music history.
Has any one here done this. And if so can you give me an Idea of what im geting myself into.

Thanks

 

[Adam Rosenbloom]

By the time you receive this reply you will have most likely decided on your plans but for what little it's worth - after high school there are basically two tracks in U.S. colleges: the conservatory track or the university track, some school doing a good job of providing good academics and good music. Hopefully, if you decided that you wanted to be a performer you would have chosen a performance school (like, say, Indiana, Peabody, Eastman). If you wanted to go more into academia you would have been been better off choosing a place like (Harvard or Columbia, although I think Eastman has good musicology too). If you wanted to go into teaching, your best bet is probably Columbia Teachers College. Well, good luck. - Adam

 

[Gongchime]

If you want to do pop music there is only one choice and that's Berklee.

Gongchime