<p>I was considering applying to this school, but I need to go somewhere that has a good music program. Would this school be a good choice or should I try to apply elsewhere?</p>
<p>DePauw has a very good school of music with a lot of faculty members drawn from the Indianapolis Symphony and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. To find out if it is the right school for you, you should try to visit and get a sample lesson from the appropriate teacher or teachers there. As an intended music major, you need to apply to several schools because admission will primarily be based on your audition and you never can tell what might happen at any one audition.</p>
<p>Are you a singer or an instrumentalist? If the latter, what instrument? Are you interested in a performance degree, a music ed degree or something else? Classical or jazz? There are folks here on CC with a lot of knowledge in specific areas who might be able to give you more information if we know a few more details about you.</p>
<p>I am both a singer and an instumentalist(piano). I used to play the trumpet, but stopped because I didn't want to take up class blocks with band. Hopefully, I can pick it back up. I was doing rather well. Oh yeah, I always wanted to play the organ, especially the type of organs you hear at some churches when the spirit starts movin' and people start really praisin' God.</p>
<p>It would be unusual for someone to be able to work up audition pieces in more than one area that would be good enough to meet the standards at a major music program like DePauw's. I would suggest that you evaluate which of the three areas (voice, piano, trumpet) you are strongest in relative to other students your age and work hard in that area. That does not mean you have to stop completely in the other two, but you will need to give one top priority. Check out the audition requirements on websites at several music schools. If you want a list of a lot of schools with music programs, see <a href="http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member%20Lists%5B/url%5D">http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member%20Lists</a></p>
<p>Do you have any idea of what you want to do with your music? If you are most interested in music for worship, there are colleges that have special programs for that. Have you thought about whether you want a performance degree (about 75% music, 25% everything else) or a BA degree (50% or maybe even a little less music and lots of liberal arts courses)? Are you interested in a conservatory program, a university (and of what size), or a liberal arts college? Do you want to be able to double major in another subject or do you want to do music 24/7? These are all important decisions you need to make before deciding on a short list of places at which you are going to apply. The most important single consideration is finding the right teacher.</p>
<p>I want to go to a small liberal arts school where I can double major in vocal performance and piano performance and minor in a language like italian or latin. I know it might take me awhile , but I think I can pull it off.</p>
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<p>Here are some LAC's with good to excellent music programs plus an Italian and/or Classic languages department:</p>
<p>Bard College
The College of New Jersey
College of Wooster
DePauw University
Furman University
Ithaca College
Lawrence University
Loyola University (New Orleans)
Nazareth College of Rochester
Oberlin College
St. Olaf College
University of Puget Sound</p>
<p>They range in size from 1400 (Lawrence) to 6500 (TCNJ). You will need to look into whether they support the double major plus minor program that you want. These schools range from competitive to extremely competitive in terms of auditions for entrance to their music schools.</p>
<p>Do you know anything about Centre College</p>
<p>No, only what I see on their web site.</p>