<p>Singersmom, do the instrumentalists at Rice take more credit hours than the VP majors? D is a CIM and she, like your D, has to take the academic load plus voice, theory, opera workshop,music history,languages, coachings,dance,etc. She entered with 18 credits and will also graduate with more credits than her friends. It seems to be different there though because the course distribution has the voice students busier than the instrumentalists,at least when it comes to having to study and have things ready for classes. Maybe it’s all in perception! But, there you go, jasmin, we’ve just given you two excellent examples of schools where academics sit side-by-side with music.</p>