<p>I looked over the undergrad handbook the other day and noticed that music is one of the least concentrated majors (even less than classics). And I heard that students who are passionate in less popular majors such as classics and anthropology do better in admissions... is music considered like that as well? (though practically every applicant seems to do music of some kind)</p>
<p>Hehe - maybe....</p>
<p>uhh...dont apply listing a certain major just because you think it will help you get in. music like you said is very popular in harvard applicants and if you dont seem to be a music prodigy of some sorts...and you list music as a concentration harvard will smell something fishy. just put down undecided or truly put down something you want to study because it does not affect your chances that much. if its an obscure major but your resume clearly supports your involvement in that then by all means put it down it may help. but otherwise dont try to cheat the adcoms...cuz they have seen it all.</p>
<p>I spend 20+ hrs on music each week.. so I won't look fishy at all... I'm surprised how there was even more students majoring classics.</p>
<p>Do you seriously want to study music at Harvard or are you planning to use it just to get in? I'm a music concentrator at Harvard; if you have more questions about the program, feel free to PM me. (This is not an invitation for everyone to spam my box...I don't read uninvited messages, esp. during reading/finals week) The music concentration is not a performance program, but a theory/musicological heavy program.</p>
<p>What, if any, are the performance - especially in instrumental jazz - and composition opportunities?</p>
<p>There's the option to do performance at the New England Conservatory. NEC has a great jazz program. <a href="http://music.fas.harvard.edu/mmperformance.html%5B/url%5D">http://music.fas.harvard.edu/mmperformance.html</a></p>