<p>Two last for S. He received an additional $6750 Freshman tuition scholarship from Keene State yesterday and $3000 additional academic scholarship from Mansfield last week. I will post his decision on the other thread. I really think it pays to wait it out…</p>
<p>Thanks BassDad!</p>
<p>but son was accepted and is going to Boston University School of Music College of Fine Arts for Music composition.</p>
<p>He was also accepted at Hartt school of Music and University of New Hampshire!</p>
<p>Just wanted to add to my son’s acceptance listing for UCLA that we found out today he received a full tuition scholarship!</p>
<p>And I am still having a hard time on here distinguishing what people post between academic scholarships and music/talent scholarships…I was originally under the impression that everything on this thread was music/talent based, but apparently many of the scholarships noted are academic or a combination</p>
<p>To clarify, what I originally requested is the total of music/talent scholarships and academic scholarships, not including any need-based aid, for a single year. I don’t always get what I request and may not even be able to tell whether or not I have, so I end up writing down whatever people tell me. My intent is that this information would be used as an example of what is possible, not as a prediction of what to expect.</p>
<p>Congratulations to MusicMomNY and son, chalkboard2010 and son, and alohogail and son.</p>
<p>chalkboard2010, does your son have a primary instrument or voice?</p>
<p>is piano…and he’s going for a B.M. in composition…</p>
<p>He got $5000 music scholarship,and the rest of the money he received was grant money… </p>
<p>I did not read the whole thread…</p>
<p>Hi, My son is a Jazz Double Bass player and he is trying to pick a conservatory. He was accepted at NEC, MSM, NYU, Eastman, Oberlin and Berklee. He is a social intellectual type kid. He is confident as a person but not confident as a musician. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>StacJip, from what I have heard through my brother’s search process, Oberlin has a warm and supportive feel in the jazz program. The school itself is full of social intellectuals.</p>
<p>Operaluvr,
Unfortunately my son is not so sure he wants to be in the middle of nowhere, because one of the things he really enjoys is “gigging” and he likes the idea of being able to do lots of gigs in a city.</p>
<p>Given what you’ve said, I would think your son might want to look closely at the New York City schools. While I don’t know about the actual jazz program, MSM seems like a very social school. NYU, is spread out all over the city, but the jazz dept. might be a tightly knit group of people. Good luck with the decision!</p>
<p>Congratulations to StacJip and son. I will assume the NYU acceptance is to Steinhardt unless told otherwise. You may wish to check with the teachers in question. Some are more supportive of outside gigging than others, particularly where first year students are concerned.</p>
<p>StacJip: If your son is not confident as a musician, getting gigs in the city may not be as easy as it seems. The kids who get gigs are are the ones who put themselves out there and will play on a moment’s notice. Being in Boston or NYC will cause him to either sink or swim in this regard. Short of him wanting to play gigs in the city though, Oberlin sounds like the best fit. Cleveland is available if need be.</p>
<p>StacJip - Congrats on a great list of schools for your son. Getting jazz gigs in NYC is extremely difficult. I know of a bass player at Purchase who laughed at me when I asked him he gigs. He said there were about 100 people in front of him waiting for that opportunity. </p>
<p>I don’t know anyone at Berklee right now. There are some parents on this forum who have talked about their musicians gigging. I know a bassist/guitarist who was at Berklee probably 10 years ago, and it seems at that time, outside gigging was supported, even encouraged. </p>
<p>I can’t speak to the other schools on your list. However, I know that some schools absolutely frown on outside gigging. My son spoke to a jazz guitar professor at one university with an excellent jazz guitar program, and he stated that he doesn’t approve of his students playing out. At another university, outside gigging was part of the cirriculum - every Tuesday night! It might depend on whose studio you are in. As Bassdad suggested, you might want to inquire if that is important to your son.</p>
<p>StacJip, congratulations to your son! And VMT, as a fellow McGill parent-to-be it may interest you to know I hear that jazz students at McGill gig in local clubs, often with their professors. Our kids play classical now, but who knows?</p>
<p>The music scene in Montreal is fantastic!</p>
<p>Congratulations to snrz2012lolz, who reports acceptances to Northwestern and UIUC in vocal Performance, with a possible second major in business, as noted on another thread.</p>
<p>violmomnj - McGill is the school I was referring to that has the weekly jazz ensemble at one of the local jazz bars. We spoke to a jazz student who said they are accompanied by a professor who critiques them at the end of the night, so it really is a part of the coursework. Son started out thinking he would apply for jazz guitar but took a right turn last year and ended up pursuing classical composition. I hope he somehow manages to keep playing jazz.</p>
<p>Son is in Montreal right now getting the tour of the dorms.</p>
<p>My son did not apply to McGill…too far north. Although that does not explain how Eastman got on our list. I know somebody who is graduating from Mcgill’s conservatory this year who is doing very well. It is good to know that gig’s in NYC can be difficult. We live in MA, so our son knows Boston and has a lot of connections already. I think he is zeroing in on NEC, but we are making him visit Oberlin and the NYC schools just so he is 100% sure that is what he wants. Anyone have experience with NEC?</p>
<p>While it’s not on your list, U of South Carolina actually has a “gig office” where they book univeristy bands and musicians based on calls from the community…NYC or Boston it 'aint, but I thought that was a pretty cool thing. My point being, some schools certainly encourage outside gigs…wondering if anyone else is going to a school with a similar department?</p>