<p>I'll give a brief background: I'm a junior in HS, play sax, recently got serious about music, actually like sax less now and really want to play vibraphone. I want to study jazz but also double major in business. I just started vibes adn I'm not good enough to get into a jazz program on either instrument next year. </p>
<p>Is it possible to transfer schools your junior year?</p>
<p>Would something like this be possible: Let's say I got to SUNY Binghamton because it's cheap and is a good school and go as a business major. If I am still serious about jazz would it be possible to let's say transfer my sophmore or junior year to NYU and continue my major in business and pick up a double major in jazz? And, if this worked, is it possible to leave music programs early, if I started a second major late, I don't think I can afford 5 or 6 years for undergrad, so could I get my business degree and leave the music program whenever?</p>
<p>Yes, it’s certainly possible to transfer & enter a U as a junior. My D started CC in what would have been her SR year of HS & then applied to transfer after her 1st semester there! She’s now happily enrolled in her dream U, studying a major that she loves, which she got admitted to after her 3rd try. You may wish to try your major in business & perhaps a minor in music/jazz, switching to a double-major if it seems “do-able.” You can speak with the counselor at SUNY Binghamton for more info. Good luck!</p>
<p>Wouldn’t it be easier to apply to a college that has both majors? You could apply as a business major and then audition for music later on when you are ready to add the double major.</p>
<p>I’m not sure you can complete a double major requirements in Performance in two years. Even with a double major in Music Ed and Performance it usually takes at least 4 1/2 years and there is a bunch of overlap in the two.</p>
<p>You might want to look at Ithaca College as a business major and a minor in music. At their on campus audition day, their jazz band played and they introduced the players and not all were music majors. A recent grad of theirs with only a minor in music was accepted at a top school for a masters in Jazz. Even though Ithaca is “in the middle of nowhere” it has a vibrant college town since Cornell is on the other hill. (You could also apply to Cornell and minor in music since most of their music profs are from Ithaca college.)</p>
<p>Let me get this straight. You want to begin a music degree as a second choice two years late but then want to drop it after two years, lfinishing with only the original nonmusic major?</p>
<p>Many people find that they can enjoy playing music, even at a high level, without majoring in it. Perhaps you should explore opportunities for amateur music making at the schools you might attend as a business major.</p>
<p>Never do this when you’re tired I guess :-)) I must have missed the leave early part. Why not just go to a school and minor in music or go to a school that allows non music majors to audition for and participate in school music.</p>
<p>Yes, a school with a business major and a music minor sounds ideal. </p>
<p>One thing about most business major though, they are a lot like a music major. You have to take a general education core, then a business core, and then typically a speciality in business (like managment, or marketing, or finance, or accounting, or economics), which usually take the place of a minor. So getting the business degree and a music minor would most likely require additional time (possibly two years of summer school).</p>
<p>Another option could be a music business major. There are schools that offer this, where you learn about music through the standpoint of a business student and not purely as a musician (although these majors will include lots of music classes).</p>
<p>And another note, as a music major, you would be a percussionist you would never be just a vib player - you would be expected to be profecient on all percussion instruments.</p>
<p>imagep - No, actually at some schools you can major in jazz vibes</p>
<p>LGSmom - i was just thinking that it would be better to go to a state school and save money until i go transfer into a music program</p>
<p>Stradmom -Yea, I know but I just wanted to see if this was an option</p>
<p>For those saying to minor in music, yes I will probably do that, but I just wanted to see if this was an option if I wanted a more intense program</p>
<p>You’re saying you can get a jazz studies degree in vibraphone?? My son is going to do percussion performance and vibes is 1 of the instruments he plays. Jazz studies for percussion is drumset, or maybe I am missing something?</p>