<p>Need advice please..My d is trying to make up her mind where to go next year. She likes music, likes to take music classes for fun, etc, but was not good enough to get into the music school. (wants to be a math major anyway) They pretty much told us flat out that she won't be allowed to take any music courses. They are only for music majors. Other schools we talked to welcomed all students into the music classes-- even non music majors. Is anyone else in this boat? Will there be people/places for her to jam- have fun, learn music, etc?</p>
<p>theres probably some music club or organization
and possibly band?
its too late now, (but maybe you could ask about waitlists or transfering in next semester) but I'm gonna be in the arts scholars program where ppl interested in art/music/etc all live together in the dorms and do art related stuff...</p>
<p>What does she play?</p>
<p>Here's some info: <a href="http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/%5B/url%5D">http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/</a>
They allow non-music majors</p>
<p>And joining the marching band doesn't require any prior experience: <a href="http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/bands/marching_band/%5B/url%5D">http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/bands/marching_band/</a></p>
<p>electric bass-- she's in a band. But she just does it for fun........thanks for the link. She's very uncertain about what to do....</p>
<p>i didn't get into the music school either (went for trumpet minor), but i talked to the head of music there or whatever and i'm pretty satisfied with what i can still be involved in. the undergraduate handbook <a href="http://www.music.umd.edu/downloads/UGBook_2006-07.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.music.umd.edu/downloads/UGBook_2006-07.pdf</a>, shows that there are a lot of classes one can take without being a major/minor. Plus there are also a lot of ensembles which dont require a major/minor, just an audition.</p>
<p>ivanacuna--thanks for the info. I called the music school and they did tell me a few general music classes anyone can take. Theory 140, history of music type stuff,....otherwise, you have to get permission from the instructor after the first day of class to see if there is room after all the music majors have signed up...which I can understand as they should have priority.</p>