<p>Does anyone know how difficult it is to double major in music performance and music education? This is an option I am considering, so anyone who has done it, or has experience or knowledge of it please give me your opinion. Also, would it be too late to do this now? I applied just as a performance major, but now I am considering the possibility of the aforementioned double major. Do you think it would be a hassle for the college to get me into the double major performance/education now?</p>
<p>P.S. how hard would it be to double major in business and music?</p>
<p>There are many schools that have combined double major in performance/ed often a 5 year program. Admission is for the double major, and the credit load is fairly high, on average 18 per semester. To name three off the top of my head, Hartt, Lamont (University of Denver), Oberlin. Ithaca and Bard possibly, maybe Eastman. There are more. Search the double degree/major threads on this forum. A lot of questions will be answered.</p>
<p>Many students do this. It will take a year longer, unless you come into your college career with many AP credits. First year curriculums are almost identical, but differences in applied credit and required core courses may apply. Have early and frequent conversations with advisors in the appropriate departments. If you have been accepted in performance and your grades are good from high school, it is unlikely they would not let you pursue this option. It would be a more difficult pursuit if you were not already deemed acceptable as a performance major. Good luck!</p>
<p>D is doing this at Lawrence. As mentioned in earlier posts, it takes 5 years and depending on the combination, may take overload scheduling for most of those years. To do a performance major along with the associated music ed curriculum is somewhat easier -- e.g., vocal performance and choral music ed. D is doing vocal performance and instrumental music ed (violin) and it is pretty taxing - she overloaded each term to date. She seems intent on it so we're just trying to be supportive. She recently shifted violin to her secondary instrument which has helped in terms of the performance expectations. She was originally in the violin and vocal perfomance track having been accepted in both performance areas and that was getting to be almost impossible with the practice requirements for violin. She will need to do some summer coursework (likely in languages) to complete both majors and student teaching in 5 years. So far, so good -- will see where things stand at the end of next year when she formally applies for entrance to the music ed program but at this point, all is well and she is loving it.</p>