<p>the goal is to be in a small jazz group, ideally one i form with people i meet. so while i’m not looking for a name-brand degree to help bolster my chances of landing a job in music (i don’t know if this is the way it works in music, as it would in, say, law), i would also like a high-quality education.</p>
<p>my current major is english, and i would definitely consider double majoring or all the music courses i could fit into my schedule, but i do not want to change majors. english is just as much of a passion as music is, and i would love to be able to combine the two with lyrical writing. plus, while i didn’t choose english for the practicality of it, i imagine writing skills are more marketable than music proficiency which would help secure my future a bit more while pursuing a career in music.</p>
<p>the university i am at now (i would like to refrain from mentioning a name) has a fairly large music program (it’s a large university), but is not a go-to school. i’m not sure how rigorous the audition process is, but i doubt i would make it through at this moment. there are a number of courses that do not require entrance into the major. actually, the only courses that are not available are performance-related classes and keyboard harmony, etc.</p>