<p>Hi. (This is my first post!)<br>
My daughter is 16 years old and has been studying dance intensively since she was a young girl. She moved to NYC at 15 to study ballet and modern dance full-time at a residential program. She is also an accomplished tap dancer, who has had professional opportunities in teaching and performing, and belongs to a NYC tap company.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, since she has begun to study ballet and modern full-time, she has begun to experience recurrent injuries. For over a year now, she has had to modify her movements in ballet and modern dance class- but not in tap dance. Tap dance does not hurt her. Her goals of attending a NYC college for a BFA in dance are seeming less and less likely as her injuries persist. (Believe me we've seen many top doctors, physical therapists, acupuncturists, massage professionals- she just is just never injury-free.)</p>
<p>Okay, here's the question part: My daughter was also quite a good drummer before she left to live in NYC for dance so she reads music and plays an instrument (but she has only taken a few lessons since then), and she has expressed an interest in studying music in college instead of getting a BFA in dance. She feels that having a complete understanding of music would benefit her greatly in her tap teaching and dancing career, which she fully anticipates. However, she is not a highly accomplished musician and she would not be able to compete with very highly accomplished drummers in an audition, or at least it wouldn't be easy for her. She is willing to take private drum lessons for the next however long so she can make an attempt to audition, but we wanted to know are there any NYC colleges that offer a BA in music without an audition? Are they decent programs? Can anyone list a specific program?</p>
<p>Also, are there NYC schools where she could get a BFA that are easier to get into by audition than others? If so, what are they? Are there any BFAs without auditions in NYC? How about programs where you can start out in BA and audition partway through college and switch to at the BFA? Anywhere within an hour commute to the city would be fine. The closer to the city the better.</p>
<p>I appreciate your help. I know a lot about dance colleges, but this is totally new to me.</p>