<p>Hey all... I'm a high school junior looking to possibly double major in chemistry and something in music, and I was wondering if anyone out there knew off the top of their head the good school and conservatory combos along the lines of Tufts/NEC and Columbia/Juliard (??)... I know the drawbacks of a double major, especially a lab science, but let's pretend that doesn't matter in the early stages of college searching :)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot</p>
<p>University of Rochester and Eastman would fit the bill pretty nicely. UR is great in the sciences and Eastman is Eastman.</p>
<p>Rice U and its Shepherd School of Music, both with excellent reps</p>
<p>Northwestern U and its School of Music</p>
<p>LAC's:</p>
<p>Lawrence U and its Conservatory (Lawrence has a noteworthy science program and is very flexible regarding music/non-music combined programs)</p>
<p>Oberlin and its Consrvatory</p>
<p>USC has the Thorton School of Music. USC encourages students interested in double majors in diverse areas with the Renaissance Scholars Program USC</a> Renaissance Scholars</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins & Peabody Conservatory</p>
<p>Cleveland Institute of Music / Case Western. Also, Indiana University has an exceptional music program and should be included in this group.</p>
<p>There are many threads on this subject in the music major section of CC.
Are you a jazz or classical performer? That would certainly make a difference as most of the programs mentioned are primarily for classical musicians (though some, like Oberlin, offer both in their double degree programs).</p>
<p>As mamenyu said, this horse has been beaten many times before in the music major forum. <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/451352-dual-degree-programs.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/451352-dual-degree-programs.html</a> has a discussion as well as links within to similar threads. </p>
<p>Additionally, there are many jazz specific threads with school recommendations and observations as well.</p>
<p>I'm primarily interested in Jazz, so there would definitely need to be a strong jazz program... violadad, could you possibly name any of the jazz threads you know of?? I looked for a while before posting this but I didn't see anything... sorry for repeating</p>
<p>Its difficult to be specific without knowing specialty, instrument or voice, your level of expertise, accomplishment, years of study, or what it is you want to achieve: a second major in performance, or chance to continue play recreationally. </p>
<p>Many of the programs you mention are extremely competitive, are auditioned based, very selective, or may have logistical issues involved.</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/154774-best-university-jazz-programs.html?highlight=jazz%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/154774-best-university-jazz-programs.html?highlight=jazz</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/414238-university-choices-jazz-trombone-player.html?highlight=jazz%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/414238-university-choices-jazz-trombone-player.html?highlight=jazz</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/373796-schools-strong-jazz-programs-well-pre-med.html?highlight=jazz%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/373796-schools-strong-jazz-programs-well-pre-med.html?highlight=jazz</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/351730-columbia-jazz-program-questions.html?highlight=jazz%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/351730-columbia-jazz-program-questions.html?highlight=jazz</a></p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/346212-northwestern-eliminates-jazz-studies-major.html?highlight=jazz%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/346212-northwestern-eliminates-jazz-studies-major.html?highlight=jazz</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/340535-difficulty-getting-into-jazz-music-conservatory.html?highlight=jazz%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/340535-difficulty-getting-into-jazz-music-conservatory.html?highlight=jazz</a></p>
<p>These are representative, but not all inclusive. Go to the music major forum, click on the search this forum function, advanced search, search by thread title and type jazz. Youll get all on that forum.</p>
<p>There are many posters with specific insights and experience with programs and schools. You may want to pose specific music questions in the music forum.</p>