<p>Does anyone know someone who goes (or who recently went) to Belmont? My S wants to study music business, and I undertand that Belmont is basically the top school for that. I have no idea if S will be able to get in when the time comes, so I am just information-gathering at this point.</p>
<p>Thanks for any input.</p>
<p>Plenty of Belmont specific and music business info in the music major forum. Follow the links in the thread here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/808202-music-business-major.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/808202-music-business-major.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks violadad.</p>
<p>As a Nashville area resident, I can tell you that Belmont is in the middle of the music business with a location right at the end of Music Row. Mike Curb has donated a lot of money to help Belmont’s Music Business program. </p>
<p>Belmont traditionally has been Southern Baptist; they’ve cut ties, but it’s still a fairly conservative school (my DD who had no interest in the music majors there, tuned out when the tour guide started talking about the Bible Study opportunities in the dorms.) Another school I hear talked about quite a bit in this area for Music Business is Middle Tennessee State University. I was really surprised to hear that students came from all over the country for their Music Business program; it always seemed to me to be a basic, middle of the road state non-flagship school. Apparently, it is a magnet for both the music business program as well as some aeronautics program. If you’re planning on visiting to see Belmont, you might as well stop there too (only about 45 minutes away.)</p>
<p>RobD, great info, thanks. My S’s eyes would glaze over too if he heard about Bible study opps, so may be a school with less of a religious bent would be better (we are Unitarian!)</p>
<p>Will look into Middle Tenn, thanks.</p>
<p>There’s a big Unitarian church here in Nashville, and it could have just been that particular tour guide. It does have a very well recognized Music Business program [Mike</a> Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business - Belmont University](<a href=“http://www.belmont.edu/mb/]Mike”>http://www.belmont.edu/mb/) so I’d say it’s worth looking into. Here’s the info for MTSU: [Music</a> Business – Department of Recording Industry – MTSU](<a href=“http://recordingindustry.mtsu.edu/music_business.html]Music”>http://recordingindustry.mtsu.edu/music_business.html)</p>
<p>I hear what you’re saying, but I can’t imagine coming from out of state to attend Middle (as they call it here). Besides, the campus is ugly, which is really saying something considering most of middle TN is gorgeous.</p>
<p>Relative transferred to Belmont for Music Business program. It is well respected. He enjoyed playing the guitar and thought the program sounded interesting. The first day of classes realized that for his classmates, music was not a hobby, but a passion! Some had already produced CDs, managed bands, etc. He felt he was in over his head and eventually returned to a regular business major at original school closer to home. Also, FYI Syracuse Univ. has very recently started a music business program.</p>
<p>MOWC: I can’t either; I was really surprised when I heard a neighbor telling me that there were kids from all over the country in that program. We’re less than an hour away and it spent about 30 seconds on my kids list before she moved onto other pastures 
But again, she’s not a music business major.</p>
<p>D1 is a freshman at Belmont, not a music biz major. She is not religious at all. She says the religious aspects of the University are not front & center. She has loads of friends, and not once has the subject of church, or religion come up. If you are looking for that life, you can find it at any school. if you are not looking for it, it’s easy to avoid at Belmont. She is not involved in the Greek program. She does have an on-campus job and has a fairly rigorus academic schedule, so she’s real busy with her school work. </p>
<p>All that being said, she LOVES Belmont. Way more than she thought she would. She loves the fact that people play music everywhere. She uses the work-out facilities almost every day, and is maintianing a healthy diet, which was important for her. Her FA award was very generous, a mix of merit & need-based FA, and the FA office has been very helpful to all of us. Her dorm is a little crowded (triple room) but bathrooms are clean, and laundry is easy to do. She plans on trying out for the summer orientation leader program after the first of the year. </p>
<p>She was accepted to 3 other schools, with FA ranging from almost none (McGill) to full merit ride (Dickinson). She really agonized with the choice, but in the end, she is SO glad she chose Belmont.</p>
<p>I’d be happy to relate any other info if you have specific questions.</p>
<p>My daughter is currently at Middle Tennessee for the Music Business program. It is considered one of the best. In high school she wasn’t the least bit interested in MTSU because that was “where all of the slackers go” since it was a state school. After a year in Nashville at a different college she transfered to MTSU because all of the contacts that she was establishing in the music business had gone there. At this point (first semester there) it appears to be a pretty tough program, there is a “core” of classes that you must take to get officially accepted into the program. These classes seem to be what they use to “weed out” the kids who are looking to get into the business because it sounds cool.</p>
<p>One of my son’s friends transferred to Belmont for Music Business and loves it. She has really gotten right into the middle of the music business and tells him about all the celebrities she’s working with…he is so jealous! It has really worked out for her.</p>
<p>Hi! My son originally wanted to attend Belmont ( we live in Ohio) but gave up the idea when his Dad was diagnosed with cancer. Now that son has spent a semester at a small liberal arts college an hour from home and his Dad is in remission he is bound and determined to transfer to Belmont. He is passionate about having a career in the music business and has friends there. After spending a semester on a campus that treats music like an extracurricular and he can’t find anyone to form a band with or jam with ,or who even values music as he does, he has decided that he cannot stay where he is(even though he likes the school) because he doesn’t see himself as majoring in anything like English, biology, or even music performance that is classically oriented. He needs to be where there are creative people in a place with a variety of options musically. He has applied for second semester as he cannot get there fast enough. The people we know who are there absolutely love it and are thriving. I just hope that his dreams come true and that he gets accepted right away in the Songwriting program at Belmont!</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone, for your very helpful input. Belmont sounds awesome, but I can see my S going the way of Mini Van’s relative. I watched some of the videos of students on BU’s web site, and the students are definitely passionate and accomplished. I don’t think S is passionate (and certainly hasn’t managed a band or produced any CDs). Maybe a business major (eg, marketing), with a music minor would be better for him. Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>belmont is not a good place for casual musicians because talent is everywhere and many people who have given their entire beings over to music are out and about town. I am not saying Belmont itself is Julliard. I am referring to the fact that Nashville is teeming with top instrumentalists and studio musicians who are uber accomplished to say nothing of the classical musicians residing in Nashville. (check out the tour of the new Schermerhorne on youtube for the Nashville Symphony…world class facility.) If you have a son or daughter interested in music recording, the programs at Middle and Belmont are quite good. If you have a son or daughter looking for private lessons on ANY instrument from masterful players, look no further. The Blair School of Music at Vandy is also pretty fine with great venues and performances going on all the time. For “Middle” or Belmont…location counts more than other factors in terms of good advantages and exposure to mentors.</p>
<p>My son’s current first choice is Belmont (Music Business major); however, we have visited Middle Tennessee and were impressed with that program as well. We are GA residents and MTSU (Recording Industry/Music Business) is involved with the Common Market program(I think that’s the name of it) where they offer instate tuition if your home state public colleges do not offer that program. Soooo, we are thinking about the possiblity of beginning at Middle Tenn and then potentially transferring to Belmont after a year or two. This sounds like it would cut costs a bit… Any thoughts on this? Has anyone done this? Any other Music Industry/Business programs in the SE we should be investigating?</p>
<p>2011musicmajorma, some additional info <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/957443-music-business-industry-management-technology-production.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/957443-music-business-industry-management-technology-production.html</a> beyond the links I posted earlier in this thread.</p>
<p>Between the lists and external links, there is pretty much the full scope of colleges offering this type of program. The AES link has a list of schools by geographic region.</p>
<p>One of the main concerns about music students transferring is the fact that music theory coursework typically WILL NOT transfer, regardless of the institution that granted the initial credit. Certain ensemble/performance and on occasion applied instrumental instruction may not transfer completely.</p>
<p>The theory aspects can be overcome by testing out of the requirement at the new institution, but the realities of how each school maps theory curriculum are so varied that it is not always possible. Many music students will retake the complete theory sequence at the new school either to fulfill the new degree requirements or just to make sure that all concepts and requirements are in line with the transfer school’s program.</p>
<p>Now having said that, it depends on the specific path and degree requirements. The programs are so varied, and the concentrations can be very broad in scope, or very specific in nature. There are vast differences between the requirements of the BA, BM, and BS variants both within and between institutions.</p>
<p>Saving money at a lower cost school often makes sense, but the trick with a very specialized major requires you compare apples to apples and do extensive research initially. Transferring as a music major (even in a non-performance field) typically ends up requiring additional time and coursework, so in most cases is not necessarily cost effective.</p>
<p>I think it’s important for the student to know what kind of music industry business/management he wants. My D is at another Nashville school, studying something completely unrelated to music (although she has taken several courses in the business of music). The industry is all about connections, and she has made connections by getting an internship at a music management firm. She is interning at a small label this semester. </p>
<p>She thought she would be at a disadvantage because Belmont & MTSU students are the ones who usually get the internships. She interviewed well and was a huge help to the firm for which she interned. Her work has exposed her to many people in the industry. She is not interested in recording, performance, production, songwriting for herself … many of the students at Belmont are very much involved in those areas. They are doing really cool stuff, but it’s not what D wants to do. I think the student needs to figure out WHAT he/she wants to do, then find a program that fits that. It might be Belmont, or MTSU … or any of a number of other schools with music management programs (you can find them by searching on the internet) … or even going his/her own way, as my D has done.</p>
<p>Thanks violadad and kelsmom…S is unsure about the specific area of Music Business in which he wants to focus. I wish he could map it out a bit more!!! Realize industry connections aspect is going to be a huge component. Thats part of the reason to stay close to Nashville. In a perfect world, he would just play his guitar in a band or be a studio musician and that would be his heaven. He is taking AP Music Theory as a high school senior right now and loves it. Wonder if that will transfer, if he does well on the test…
So, I guess, I need to look specifically at each schools coursework (core classes) and see how they potentially transfer, etc…</p>
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<p>My friend’s son picked Appalachian State which apparently has a top rated program</p>
<p>[Music</a> Industries at ASU :: Hayes School of Music :: Appalachian State University](<a href=“http://www.music.appstate.edu/music-industries-asu]Music”>http://www.music.appstate.edu/music-industries-asu)</p>