I’m looking to transfer. I need a music school that does not require gen ed courses. My teachers are boring and I am not interested.
I don’t know of any schools that don’t require at least some classes outside of music. Gen eds are specific requirements and some schools may offer a little more free choice.
Generally for a BM you will have 1/3-1/3 of your classes in liberal arts. A freestanding conservatory may gear some of those to musicians. But there aren’t any schools that I know of where you can take 100% music classes.
If all your Gen Ed teachers are boring, it’s probably about you, not them.
The reality is that you’ll have to take some Gen Ed classes if you want a college degree.
If you’re planning to make it big in the music business, I would imagine you’ll need to know, at a minimum:
- How to write. Planning to write some of your own music? Basic English Comp, followed by some writing classes, will satisfy some of those Gen Ed credits.
- How to manage your finances. We read all the time about people with big fortunes who were scammed by their business manager. Take some math classes, some business classes, to protect your future.
- Some history-- it will enrich the music you write if you can tie it into something beyond today. You may be able to find a music history class out there that will count as a history class.
- Some social science. I know you want to write what you want to write. But if you plan to make a living at music, your music will have to appeal to others as well. Some Psych or sociology classes might help you learn what makes others tick.
Bottom line: if you want the degree, you’ll need the Gen Ed. So make wise choices, things that will enhance your future. And the more you know about a variety of things, the more you’ll be able to bring into your music. So take a meteorology or an oceanography class, you might find it interesting and someday find that reference you’re looking for.
I can accept the possibility of teachers being boring 
However, I also wonder about the slight possibility you might have undiagnosed ADHD. That often makes course work unbearable if you aren’t vitally interested in it.
bjkmom implies you are a composer. Composers really need a broad education, in or out of school, because art, literature, history, current events, poetry, social tragedies etc. etc. may influence or inspire works.
Lol, well not all of them. I’m interested sometimes during class but my English teacher is so dry. When test time/assignments are due I have no idea what he’s talking about.
I thought about the possibility of being ADHD but have no idea what I would do to get that checked. I’m a singer & I’m doing good in all my music classes except the music theory. It’s nothing that high school music theory prepared me for. I would love to produce music.
OK, great. Have you looked at business classes to fulfill some of those Gen Ed requirements?
Have you thought about taking gen eds at your local CC and transferring them back to your home school, if that is allowed.
The gen ed courses at conservatories (and art schools) are infamously bad, and often they won’t accept outside credits. I agree with @Compmom that a broad education is desirable for a composer, but I would go further and say that a liberal arts education is desirable for any artist, including all musicians. Fortunately, you have your whole life to read and study. Be an autodidact and read broadly; be curious. You might have to hold your nose, tuck your chin, and power through the boring/dry courses that enable your degree, but don’t let the dullness interfere with your real learning.
You can ask your doctor to do a questionnaire for ADHD if you are truly interested in pursuing that. Any psychiatrist will evaluate too. There is no real test for it. Otherwise try to choose your classes carefully.
My D is finding wonderful Liberal Arts classes at New England Conservatory as did I back in the late 80’s so they are not all bad at the conservatory level. But they ARE required - and actually a welcome relief.
But in my opinion, that is a bad reason to choose a conservatory education. I agree with all the posts here - it is a necessary part of any education. Best of luck to you!
Why pursue a college degree if you are not interested?
Freshman year can be tough and adjusting to music in an academic sense rather than just performing is hard as well. Talk to your assistant dean (or whomever you work with to make a schedule) to see if there are ways to wrap things that interest you into your requirements (languages, graphic design, art, dance…). You all say theory is a real issue, but it could just be a particular teacher who is uninspiring. Ask around to find out what teachers other students like and try to schedule in sections taught by them. Also, look ahead - You probably will have fear and fewer Gen Ed classes as you advance musically. Good luck.
Eastman has no gen ed requirement.