<p>I really want to be a Music Major. I want to double major in anthropology and music and do a lot of research on the impact of the arts on society and such. Anyways, I joined choir a few years ago because I knew I wanted to pursue music and I needed to get back into music (I played piano for 3 years before, but there no opportunities for me to play piano again). So I joined choir, took music theory, took voice lessons, and really got involved with it. I'm going to be a senior next year and I'm going to have to prepare for applying and auditioning and what not. I realized that where I stand being a vocal performance major is a little out of the question. I do have a well developed voice for my age, I have a big range and a big voice, but I still have some intonation issues and I still have some things to work on and there are many singers who have been doing this for way longer than I have and better off and have more chances then I do. I love singing and I'm still going to take lessons and keep working at it, but I really want to do Music Composition, but that's even more far out of the question. I've written two pieces, one for piano and one for cello, voice, and piano but they're not really college material. I don't have the skills yet and I honestly don't know if I'll be able to write anything between now and the application deadlines that will really get me in. I want to pursue music but I feel as if I just have no chances. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>there are a few music majors in my family. a lot of musicians in my family, generally. let me tell you that majoring in music composition is really a bad idea. here’s why: when you’re freelancing no one’s going to look at your degree. they’ll look at your body of work. if you think taking composition classes will help you compose better then go for it, but from an economic standpoint it’s a bad idea. although many of the arts are not necessarily great things to major in from a purely career standpoint. </p>
<p>my cousin ended up majoring in music and then going on to graduate studies in music education. he teaches at the college level now, and taught at the high school level before going to grad school. honestly if you don’t want to teach music then majoring in it may not be the best idea. </p>
<p>in my personal opinion, minor in music and major in a ‘back up plan.’ or even double major. music is such an oversaturated market. if you want to start writing music, start doing it NOW. if you want to perform, start doing it NOW. however, this is just my advice and my opinion. take it with a grain of salt. actually, take it with even less than a grain of salt. do whatever makes you happy and whatever you think is right. a lot of great musicians have majored in music, and a lot of great musicians have majored in things totally unrelated to music.</p>
<p>i totally agree that the intersection of music and culture is really interesting. i’m a big fan of critical theory myself. however i don’t think a music major would necessarily be helpful in that regard. sociology and anthropology definitely would, though.</p>
<p>A music minor</p>
<p>My dad was a music comp major. The best way to get better at composing music is to listen to music. Listen to the type of music you’re interested in composing, and if possible, take a music history to learn a bit about the different styles of music you could compose. “Composition” is a really broad subject. Good luck!</p>