Extracurriculars and/in Dartmouth

Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>I've applied to Dartmouth ED and have a question (a whole load of quesions, actually) for all of you musicians up there, or non musicians, whichever :].</p>

<p>How good is the music program for non-music majors? Is it well respected? Is there a focus on music, or is it solely atheletics that get emphasis? How's the marching (scatter) band? Are they good, or are they just really, really, weird like Columbia's website says they are? (I love Dartmouth, the school, but I adore Columbia's marching band, they're so funny.)
How's the wind symphony? Is it really competitive? Anything else that I forgot to ask?</p>

<p>Thanks, anybody, really take a shot at answering any of these, I really want to know. Now that I've applied ED I'm getting second thoughts and thinking, "Oh, god, I need music, I can't survive in a school where only sports get emphasis, and not musicians....." Appease the fear?</p>

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<p>i'm not familiar with it's music, but you probably shouldn't completely believe it to be weird b/c columbia says it is ;-).</p>

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<p>A number of very good string players from our regional youth symphony have gone to D and played in their orchestra.</p>

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<p>Wind Symphony is an average committment for an extra curricular and gives a performance once a trimester. There are auditions, but if you are proficient, there seems a good chance of acceptance. Likely the majority of performers are non-majors. the composition of ensemble will change from trimester to trimester as there will always be some students on leave term or returning from leave term</p>

<p>Dartmouth</a> Wind Symphony</p>

<p>The marching band is quirky funny, not formal in the least ; wide -range of talent level</p>

<p>The</a> Dartmouth College Marching Band!
Dartmouth</a> College Marching Band</p>

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<p>The DCMB is definitely not formal. I went to a game where one guy was playing a keg.</p>

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<p>I really want to know the social aspect of being in music; Yale has such a focus on drama;does D-mouth have a focus on atheletics or music? Is being in music make u a social pariah? LOL.</p>

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<p>You will probably find that your fellow students have interests in and are involved in many things - none of which confers social acceptance nor makes you a pariah. There are many music and dance ensemble groups. The acapella choir groups are very popular. Joining a group of students with interests similar to yours at the onset is a good way to start to meet people, but be open to trying out new interests - lots of students become very active in multiple organizations. Students at Dartmouth are generally a pretty friendly, supportive bunch. The arts are certainly alive and well.</p>

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<p>I'm just joking with the pariah bit, but isn't Dartmouth more of an atheletic as opposed to arts driven school? Does everybody play a sport?</p>