<p>im considering having a flute minor. what are general qualifications or requirements for that? how should i know whether or not to decide on a flute minor?</p>
<p>What college are you planning on applying to? I think that decision depends on where you are going.</p>
<p>I'm a flute player myself...go flutes! :)</p>
<p>well im actually a freshman at a large state university in ohio. im in flute ensemble and couldnt audition for the concert band or wind ensemble b/c both of their rehearsals interfered with my chem lab :(
im going to try to transfer next year. the colleges that im thinking about right now are washington university in st. louis, george washington university, and university of chicago. (wash u would be my first choice)</p>
<p>ReadingFlutist- Welcome. You didn't specify your major, which I'm going to assume is in a non-music discipline, and the schools you're considering are strong in that area, and the minor is secondary.</p>
<p>In general, many schools (even those reknowned for their music programs) do not offer a minor in instrumental performance, but a broader based general music minor based on a specified number of credit hours within a defined list of courses.</p>
<p>Also, many schools that offer performance based degrees will add additional charges for lesson and studio courses for non majors, reduce the lesson time (typically from an hour to half that), or have the lessons taught by grad students rather than performance faculty. Additionally, ensemble participation may be limited to music majors, or there may be seperate performing groups for non majors.</p>
<p>All that is not said to discourage you by any means, but just to advise you of some of the issues you may want/need to address. On the positive side, there is the potential for scholarship money at some schools even for non majors, and all the policies I mentioned are very school specific and do very widely.</p>
<p>I'm not familiar with the music programs at the three you've mentioned, but I suggest a thorough reading of each school's department web pages would provide the bulk of what you need to know. I would suggest talking directly with someone in the music departments if you need supplemental info or clarification. </p>
<p>Here's a discussion of other schools with strong music programs <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=6280%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=6280</a> . It's possible you may find one there beyond your list that a suits your major as well as your music. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks violadad! I will keep all of that in mind.</p>
<p>reading flutist
Wash U doesnt offer a minor in performance on any insrument,they do offer a general music minor.
Applied lessons are available at an extra cost with their studio teacher who is principal at the St Louis Sympony.
Any q's you have about the music dept there I'll be glad to answer or forward to my D who is in their Musicology PhD program and is a dept TA.
By the way, she loves it there and loves St Louis and thinks very highly of the faculty of the Music Dept.</p>
<p>thanks for the info cathymee!</p>
<p>by the way Flutist, I forgot to tell you she too is a flautist!!!!!</p>