Music Education in PA

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<p>Hi! I'm new to this forum, so if this is not in the right place to post I'm sorry. Anyway, I am a sophomore in high school, and I'd really like to be a choral director whenever I'm older. I had a few questions about going to school for music education</p>

<p>*I would like to stay in PA in case of family emergencies and stuff, possibly NY. My main 2 choices are Slippery Rock University and Clarion University, but I am willing to look into others.
*What do auditions usually require? My audition skills aren't the best, so I am still hoping I could get in.
*If experience is something you need to know then you can take time to read this, if not, skip it:
-Chorus 5th grade-present
-Select choir Girl's ensemble is chorus in 9th-10th grade
-Select choir in Junior High (7th-8th grade)
-Voice lessons 8th grade-present
-Select touring church choir 9th grade-present
-Musicals including: Bye Bye Birdie, Gypsy, Annie, possibly South Pacific
-Piano 9th grade-present, may not be able to continue
*I may be auditioning for a performing arts school for 11th-12th grade, but I'm not fully sure (I'm not very confident because my choir teacher tortures everybody)
*I have jaw cartilage problems (stupid orthodontic stuff) and I may need surgery, and I'm hoping it won't affect me forever, so if anybody happens to know about this they could let me know.</p>

<p>Those are my questions, so feel free to answer. Thanks!</p>

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<p>My DD is a freshman at Slippery Rock and really loves it. She is a dance major so she had an audition but I am guessing it is very different from the music department. She is living in the LLC - the Humanities Dorm this year. They have a dance, art and music studio in the dorm so you are free to practice there any time. They also have carpeting and a built in microwave and refrigerator. The cost for in-state is to me very reasonable. And even though we are out of state the cost is still better than going to an in-state school. She loves her professors, feels all of them this first semester take an interest in their students. Sorry I can’t be more help for the Music major piece but wanted to take time to reply. Feel free to ask me any other questions.</p>

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<p>there is a entire forum group on CC for music majors. Search for it - it can be very helpful.</p>