University admissions for music majors

@lkbux64 Yes, my D went dual degree at Michigan. Graduated last spring with BM in horn performance and BS in biomedical engineering. She is currently in a BME PhD joint program at Georgia Tech/Emory Med School. She practices horn to unwind, but isn’t playing with any groups right now.

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We are veering away from the original question of this thread, but we visited or heard about a number of outstanding liberal arts schools that offer enough music to be viable options for people who may want to pursue an MM degree after undergrad. Some of the top academic schools we heard about that seemed a reasonable to strong fit for voice include:

Williams, Princeton, Swarthmore, Yale, Pomona, Duke, Richmond, Wesleyan (CT), and Skidmore. I’m sure there are many more. Ultimately, the student needs to decide what sort of undergrad experience they are looking for and if they are willing to cobble together the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful in a master of music program.

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@buoyant -

At my D’s SUNY school, the music practice rooms were open 24/7. However, you could only gain access after a certain hour if your ID card was programmed to admit you. In addition, campus security was available to walk you to and/or from the music building to your dorm. My D often went with other students and they would practice together and separately (she was in an a capella group and was a music minor). I suggest that you ask about access at any school you are interested in.

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Just wanted folk to know about a book I found a few years ago, that still seems to be available:" Creative Colleges." It lists schools with well-regarded programs in music, visual arts, dance, film, acting etc. It covers BM and BA programs as I remember. It did give us a few ideas back in the day :slight_smile:

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