<p>I noticed on thier website that they don't have a specific major for music, you can only minor in it. Isn't this a little odd among elite schools, or am I missing something?</p>
<p>by the way, i don't actually want to be a music major, but just in case I want to double major or my career plans change, I'd always like to have that option.</p>
<p>Georgetown's fine arts definitely need some improvement. There are plenty of opportunities though. The new fine arts building should be completed in time for use next academic year and there are plenty of extra-curricular groups on campus so you can find whatever it is that you're looking for. There are usually a few classes every semester, but not too many...hence no major.</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I love gtown and I think there are things about it that are better than a lot of elite schools, but my main problem with it is that it's a one-trick pony--it seems to be elite only for government and business, and always struck me as lacking in the sciences and the arts. Compare that to schools like HYPS, columbia, brown, duke, northwestern, or whatever that have a lot of academic diversity. That's always kinda bothered me.</p>
<p>I read an article in the Georgetown Voice about how the new performing arts center won't be used by the music department--theater and dance only.</p>
<p>One-trick pony. =)).. That's funny.</p>
<p>Anyway, I don't have a perception for the one-trick poniness. I'm not a fan of music * playing, * just music * listening *</p>
<p>I don't think that Georgetown is only elite for its business and government. Next year I'm going to be a Human Science major in the School of Nursing and Health Studies and they kept telling us at GAAP how wonderful the programs in NHS were and how a very large percentage of graduates get recruited to do something in a health related field. Also, the nursing part of NHS is one of the top in the country because of the amount of clinical time they are exposed to which is significantly more than most other elite schools with the exception of Boston College. Anyway, I just wanted to let people know that the sciences at Georgetown are not ignored or in anyway not as amazing as everything else they offer.</p>
<p>hey jmarsh2006 do u play an instrument?</p>
<p>i also think that there need to be improvements in the area of fine arts. I'm in the orchestra and it definitely was an amazing experience. I think that the main problem is concerned with facilities. Yes the new Performing Arts Center will open this fall, however the music programs(orchestra, choir, etc) won't be able to use it(b/c the acoustics for theater are different from music). There should be another Center to for those in music programs instead of putting everything in gaston hall(which isn't bad). </p>
<p>On the sciences, the facilities at Georgetown are definitely lacking in regards to the sciences. We definitely need more modern and updated labs from what i've heard(and I'll be able to verify next semester when i take chem, yeah...)</p>
<p>However, I do note the uniqueness and quality of the School of Nursing and Health Studies. I actually am hoping to do interschool transfer in for this fall(waiting to hear from them) from the College. I'll be an international health major. The international health program is the oldest undergrad program in the country(used to be the only one until recently). It's really an amazing program, esp with the study abroad options. Human Science is also a unique program. NHS definitely is growing, and I hope its prestige increases as more people realize what it has to offer. Maybe if i'm in the mood i'll make a why NHS is great thread,lol, like i did for MSB.</p>
<p>jasonhoya--you're in the orchestra? What do you play?</p>
<p>I'm going to join the concert band next year. I play the flute and I love it and I really wanted to continue in college so I'm really excited. I was wondering how much of a time commitment orchestra was and how many flute players there are because I'm thinking I might want to join that too, I'm just not sure if I'm good enough/ how good I need to be to be in it. I noticed that the auditions for Concert Band don't even ask for a chromatic scale, which really surprised me, what's needed for orchestra auditions?</p>
<p>i play the viola(i've played since 4th grade when they made us pick instruments,lol). It was REALLY good, even though I didn't like the hours(8-10pm Tues and Thurs, same time as the GERMS class, among other things). It's not TOO difficult to get in, just audition(play for around 5 mins, one slow, one fast passage).</p>
<p>there were 2-3 flutes this year. I really don't think it's that hard to get into the orchestra, as long as you're not TOO bad,lol. Just bring some music, one slow passage and one fast passage. It doesn't have to be difficult either(I played Brandenburg Concerto no. 3).</p>
<p>are you in GERMS too? because I'm an EMT, I was certified last summer and I really want to do that too. It sounds like sooo much fun!</p>
<p>I don't think I'm that bad. This year I was part of the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, which is affiliated with the Portland Orchestra only for high school students and I had to try out and stuff for it. I've been playing since 5th grade when they told us to pick an instrument! I'll probably just use my solo piece that I'm working on now for my solo concert that my teacher has every year.</p>
<p>jasonhoya--a fellow violist! nice. I also play violin, and I take lessons right now at the Manhattan School of Music pre-college.</p>
<p>I have tons of questions about being a musician at gtown: are there a lot of practice rooms available? do you find that you even have a lot of time to practice? does the orchestra have a good conductor? does gtown have a lot of good musicians?</p>
<p>katie, no i'm not in GERMS,but i'm hoping to get EMT certification this summer, b/c the class is ALWAYS at the same time as orchestra. GERMS is really cool b/c they have three ambulances, while at other schools(i know Penn does) they use bikes, and aren't really as involved as GERMS(they basically provide support until the "real" EMTs come).</p>
<p>classwarrior, it was funny this year b/c three of the 6 violists(there were actually 8 but the last two dropped out) are from my floor, and we're all freshman(though one was an exchange student from Japan).</p>
<p>-There really aren't that many practice rooms. There are practice rooms in New South and in the Southwest Quad, and I'm not sure about others beyond that, though i'm sure they exist. The best way to practice is in your room i guess. In addition to rehearsals, we also have sessions with guest conductors that work with various sections, sectionals, and individual evaluation(we only had one, and it wasn't that bad). The conductor this year was amazing, and he really knew what he was doing, and picked great music. This is his first year here, and I really enjoyed working w/ him. I'd say that most of the people in the orchestra are good, though some are more...intense than others. I like to play the viola and love the orchestra environment and performing, but I'm not TOO intense. i DO have other activities/job, etc. Sometimes we get into discussions about whether the bow direction should be "up down, down down, or up up down up"...LOL. they last around 5 mins+. however, the orchestral experience at georgetown definitely is great, even though there isn't wide access to practice rooms.</p>