<p>I’m currently a major in music ed/violin at UCLA. The level at UCLA is getting alot higher. Alot of people choose UCLA over conservatories now because the faculty is a lot stronger and its alot cheaper than going to a conservatory.I’m very dissastifed with the music ed program; students do not get to take lessons with professors and do not get to participate in chamber music program. Also, older ed kids can’t even play the violin at all. So I’ve always played the violin all my life, and I got into UCLA by chance and then after first quarter of freshman year I decided to major in music and I want to be a violinist for life. And I got serious in college about music. Now I practice about 6 or 7 hours a day; in high shcool I practiced about 2 hours a day. I know I will apply to a number of schools as a transfer and to use my sophomore jury as my audition at UCLA.
Btw, I’m considering applying to Eastman as a double major in performance/music ed. Does that make a difference in admissions?
Just a few major repertoire highlights i’ve played.
- Lalo Symphonie espagnole
- Bruch concerto in G minor
- Mozart concertos in G, D, and A (currently working on)
- Going to start Dvorak pretty soon
According to one of the faculty at CSULB, i would be approximately in teh top 25-30% category range</p>
<p>to add to that list of schools is CalArts and CIM.
As for financial issues, I’m currently paying out of state for UCLA, so its about teh same price for every school</p>