<p>I've been playing classical piano for around ten years now, and I'd rather not just drop it when I get to college. I definitely don't want to be majoring in music, though.</p>
<p>Generally, do colleges allow non-music majors to take applied music/performance classes, or do they reserve seats for kids in the major? </p>
<p>Are there any other options like private lessons or whatever? Or are there individual practice rooms open to students who aren't majoring in music?</p>
<p>It's not a huge deal but I'm a little curious. Thanks (:</p>
<p>I guess it really depends on your school. I’m not a music major but I’ve been playing the violin for the last 15 years and I take private lessons at my college. In fact, the school encourages everyone to take lessons, even subsidizing the cost for people on financial aid (my lessons are entirely pair for).</p>
<p>It really does depend on the school. That was actually a big factor on which schools I applied to. I wanted to make sure that I could take affordable violin lessons even as a non-major. At my school, there are subsidized lessons for credit available to majors and non-majors (taught by a professor) who are of high playing ability, and non-credit non-subsidized lessons available to just about anyone else, taught by talented graduate students. The majority of schools I applied to had something similar to this, although some definitely made it clear that music majors had priority for credit lessons and lessons with professors. Check out the music department websites of the schools your applying to to learn about their specific lesson policies.
If piano is something that is important to you, definitely don’t give it up! Even if you end up not taking lessons, being part of an organization or starting your own chamber group can be an extremely fun and rewarding way of keeping music in your life.</p>
<p>You should probably call up the schools you’re interested and ask, but I’ve been under the impression that most schools do allow non-music majors to take music related classes.</p>