<p>So I was planning to go to a school that is not majorly related to music but I decided just this year (junior year -high school) that I really am passionate about music and that I want to go to a school like Berklee to learn deeply about music. If I do get to go to Berklee, I would love to major in Contemporary Writing and Production. I searched thru online but I couldn't find any schools that support contemporary production.. or commercial-related music. Is there any schools like berklee? and please don't say Juliard. we all know that juliard is all about classical music..</p>
<p>Look into Belmont University in Tennessee. Also, the music industry program at the college of St Rose in Albany, NY might be a possibility. You could check out the Hartt School in Hartford, CT and their music production and technology program. I’m sure some of the other posters on this forum will have some ideas, too.</p>
<p>Juliard= Juilliard </p>
<p>What do you hope to do in music? Do you play an instrument, do you compose? That will help us…</p>
<p>I hope to produce music that can be used in films / media. I played piano for 10 years and I do compose. For now, I am composing classical/new age/ hip hop music and I just upload it on youtube. ( I actually make money out of it …) I really want to learn how to “properly” compose diverse fields of music in college and I just thought berklee’s contemporary writing and production major is the perfect major for me. However, since you never know … I just wanted to get some other colleges on my list to consider(: I am not going to major in performance or anything… just production/composition. if that helps… Thank you!!</p>
<p>I believe UMass Lowell has a music production major that is supposed to be quite good. </p>
<p>Ok, thank you all!</p>
<p>UMass Lowell’s program is called Sound Recording Technology and is quite good.</p>
<p>CIM has a 4 year undergrad degree in audio recording.There’s a lot of hand’s on work in studios as well as am internship. It’s rather more intense than many schools though because you will take the same music theory sequence as performance majors and you’d have to audition, demonstrating technical and musical accomplishment either in voice or on an instrument and a pre-screen is required in order to pass through to the actual audition.</p>
<p>@0raylee0 If you have tippy top grades and a strong portfolio, University of Michigan’s school of music PAT degree might be a great option. PAT stands for “performing arts technology” but the program is really more a combo of music technology, some performance, production style engineering, electronic composition, and includes multimedia/interactive programming classes suitable for scoring and foley work (and more…).</p>
<p>There, you can specialize in one of four streams that run from engineering to an emphasis on electronic composition or an emphasis on live interactive performance (Bsc, Bfa and Bmus degrees available depending on your stream/sequence). It’s a small, competitive program, accepting 4-6 students each year.</p>
<p>For a portfolio, they ask for a written score, a recording or audition on principal instrument, a stereo production of your own music (multitrack, multi-instrumental) and mix, an electronic instrumentation of a Bach fugue, plus additional samples of your productions and/or multimedia productions. They’re also interested in hearing about your programming prowess and other technological experience, and of course, you music background…</p>
<p>The degree is highly sequenced but pretty flexible…eg you can take (and in some cases, have to) film classes, etc. So you can tailor it a bit to your interests…many if not all of the composition profs have scored for film etc.</p>
<p>Given that you’re selling some of your work, you might be a great candidate. While many candidates come from a strong classical background (eg kids who are self-taught/don’t read music aren’t a fit) most of the work I’m hearing coming out from the students tends to be contemporary and in some cases “commercial” but a range of styles are supported as long as there is a foundation for theory etc. Your background in piano is a good fit and you’d likely be exempted from the mandatory piano classes (required given the demands of composition/production).</p>
<p>You’d also benefit from the very strong composition department and the other fine arts activities on campus, eg many theatrical productions and film production to get involved with.</p>
<p>For more info, check out this link and best wishes on your journey!
<a href=“http://music.umich.edu/departments/pat/programs.htm”>http://music.umich.edu/departments/pat/programs.htm</a></p>
<p>Also, here are the portfolio requirement…they seem to have made them more difficult to find since re-doing the site 
<a href=“http://music.umich.edu/departments/pat/auditions_ug.htm”>http://music.umich.edu/departments/pat/auditions_ug.htm</a></p>
<p>Columbia College Chicago maybe?</p>
<p>My D just graduated with Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee. She loved the major, and is also a vocalist and plays piano and guitar. The playing singing helps a lot with that major as you have fewer musicians to recruit for projects that are part of your classes.</p>
<p>Thank you so much. I’m actually looking into USC now because I want to stay in CA. </p>
<p><a href=“Help! Music Composition - Questions about Portfolio, Resume, Repertoire - Music Major - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/1581154-help-music-composition-questions-about-portfolio-resume-repertoire-p1.html</a></p>
<p>I’m just like the user Xylophilia. I post my stuff on YouTube and compose with computer and my keyboard. it’s hard to find schools that offers commercial related music in CA I guess… My GPA is fine but my SAT is low.
my GPA is 4.5ish but SAT is 1900. Planning to retake it on October and bring it up to at least 2000. I will also be applying to UCSB because they have the CCS music composition major which isn’t all about classical … I hope I get in :o</p>
<p>Check out CSU Long Beach: <a href=“BCCM-CSULB | A Letter From The Area Director”>http://www.csulb.edu/depts/music/comp_theo/comp_theo.html</a></p>
<p>(I remember recommending it to Xylophilia as well.)</p>
<p>You could also look into some private colleges, such as Lewis and Clark <a href=“Music - Lewis & Clark”>http://college.lclark.edu/departments/music/</a></p>
<p>Thank you so much! (: </p>
<p>Other schools with contemporary music/composition/producer programs that my son applied for were: NYU Clive Davis, Drexel University and MTSU. He decided on Berklee, but really liked every single program.</p>