Major: Music Education/ piano. Help with schools?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've been going to the college prep program for 2 weeks now, and I've been thinking a lot about colleges. I really need to get down where I'm going so I can start prepping for the auditions (ah!). I haven't visited any colleges I want to go to yet, but I plan doing that in August. I want to go into Music Education and I'll be auditioning on piano.
Here are the schools I've been thinking about:
-Peabody at JHU
-Steinhardt School at NYU
-Ithaca
-Hartt School at Hartford
-Schulich School of Music at McGill
-a SUNY (Purchase, Fredonia, Potsdam? Not sure which has a Music Ed program)
-potentially Eastman School of Music?</p>

<p>So, a couple of questions:
1. By listing them, which do you think is the highest rated to the lowest rated? (in other words, best to worst? I know each school is good in its own way, but looking at them overall.)
2. Any other suggestions for me to look into for Music Education?
3. How many schools do you think I should limit myself to? 5 or 6 I was thinking.
4. For the pianists out there: For the required repertoire, how long did it take you to learn the pieces? Or did you mostly use pieces that you already know?</p>

<p>Thanks so much for reading- and please reply, I could REALLY use some suggestions! I'll be the first one in my family going to college for music, my other 3 siblings went for computer engineering, neurology/biology, and art, haha. Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Crane School of Music @ Potsdam, very good reputation! </p>

<p>Eastman School of Music @ University of Rochester, very competitive!</p>

<p>What can your family afford? Are in in-state for Potsdam?</p>

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<p>frequently discussed in: [Music</a> Major - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/]Music”>Music Major - College Confidential Forums)</p>

<p>FYI—your best bet for Music Education is your in state school. OOS and private will be pricey since most talent money goes to performance majors.</p>

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<p>If it’s all really, really selective schools, more than 5 or 6 is what it should be.</p>

<p>Put this in the music major forum as ^ suggested. You’ll get far better and more answers there.</p>

<p>The rest that I know I answered in your pm’s…read those!</p>

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<p>@slumom, Yes, I live in New York, so I definitely want to apply to SUNY schools.
@musicamusica, Thank you for the info!
@iluvpiano, Thanks again for your help. I plan on balancing my schools so that I have some reach schools and some safety schools.</p>

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<p>By the way, how do I post this in the music major forum? Heh heh I’m new on this site :)</p>

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<p>Just make a new thread in that forum. Copy and paste the info you typed in your first post here but on a new thread there. You can call it the same name if you want.</p>

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<p>Gotcha- thanks!</p>