Oh, The Things You Might DO – 1,000 Careers

If you start by looking for colleges, you’re putting the cart ahead of the horse. The first thing you should start to think about, is: What do I want to do/be when I leave school(s)? Most of us, no matter how much education we get, end up falling into careers of the people around us, […]
Want in at a Conservatory or College Music Program? Take A Lesson

There is a mission-critical thing that students and parents considering a music track at either colleges or conservatories MUST do if you want to gain admission: Take a lesson with a professor at the school(s) of choice a year or more BEFORE you apply and audition when you are ready to do that. Read on […]
Priority Admissions Deadlines – ALL STUDENTS & PARENTS PLEASE READ

Every year the Florida public universities get inundated with applications. So they have a special deal: PRIORITY ADMISSIONS. PRIORITY ADMISSIONS DEADLINE: FSU: OCT. 19th. Other Florida Public Universities is NOV. 1st. This is NOT early decision, or early action. There is nothing binding about getting your application in. It just allows them to process a […]
A Template for Requesting a Lesson

Chances are better than average that you WILL NOT get into most good music schools on an audition alone. We’ve had too many students who have been surprised by that “secret” of the game of getting into a top conservatory or university program. Here’s what you do to get yourself on the radar of some of […]
Teachability Trumps Raw Talent

What you learn in music is very important. How well you learn may make the difference between you having a career, or moving on to other things. Teachability is one of the core things that distinguish music students with promise.
Berklee & Boston Conservatory of Music

Type: Conservatory Size: Large† (4,402 Undergraduate); Style: Factory with good networking Affiliations: 19 International Partner Schools and a campus in Valencia, Spain. Student Body: Undergraduate/Graduate Testing: No SAT/ACT Requirement Admissions: 19% Accepted out of approx 5500 who apply Students of Color: 29.9% Freshman Retention Rate: 86.1% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 40.8% Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low,Moderate Boston Logan (Major Hub) […]
Summer Programs: Interlochen

Consider Interlochen, one of the world’s top arts camps, as a stepping stone into both conservatory-college and a career in your art.
Made in New York Jazz Showcase Celebrates Instrumentalists and Vocalists

Being seen and heard is everything in music. You need an audience to perform. One of the interesting showcase opportunities is the Made in New York Jazz Competition. Open to everyone around the world, any age, solo instrumental or vocal, you produce a video and they put it out to a global audience to gauge […]
Making Senior Year All-State Music Count

If you got into an All-State band, orchestra, or choir for your senior year, congrats! It’s a big deal, and it can help you anywhere you apply, music major or no. The problem for students in some states is that the state music educator’s association notifies you that you got in AFTER the state colleges’ early […]
Hidden Gem Music Schools (Article)

An interesting article that we found on a music college blog from a company that sells its consulting services to parents/students. We will be checking into the schools. Several of them are religious, which may fit or not fit every student. Boston University meets all of their criterion save that it can be fickle about continuing funding […]