<p>My daughter applied to McGill for horn performance, but received acceptance to something called the "faculty program"? Does anyone know what this means? A similar question was posted within the McGill forum, but no one has answered it. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>My recollection of McGill is that the schools are called faculties. Therefore, an acceptance to McGill/Schulich would be for “the faculty of music” <a href=“http://www.mcgill.ca/faculties/[/url]”>http://www.mcgill.ca/faculties/</a>. violindad is a Canadian, with some detailed knowledge of McGill. I’d suggest you try a private message.</p>
<p>You can always call/email Schulich as well.</p>
<p>Also, if you’d list your son’s other music acceptances, we’d be happy to include them here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/1045522-master-list-music-school-acceptances-fall-2011-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/1045522-master-list-music-school-acceptances-fall-2011-a.html</a></p>
<p>I should have typed “your daughter’s”. Mea culpa.</p>
<p>The Faculty Program Music option is one of four undergrad programs within the department of Music Research; the other three are music history, composition, and music theory.</p>
<p>The following is from the Schulich School of Music’s website:</p>
<p>The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Faculty Program Music requires 125 credits and has been designed to accommodate those students who are either undecided about the area of music in which they wish to specialize, or who are interested in a pattern of specialization not provided in the established major programs, or who are interested in combining studies in music with studies in other disciplines. Students registered in the Faculty Program may, with the approval of a staff adviser, design their own programs around specific interests or develop programs with a broader base by incorporating courses from other disciplines and faculties.</p>
<p>In any case, all B.Mus. programs at McGill require a more or less common first year (6 credits of theory, 4 credits of musicianship/aural, 3 credits of music history, 2 credits of music as a profession, 6 credits of applied studies, etc.). </p>
<p>I don’t know any students in the Faculty Program. I assume that a) a mistake was made by someone; or b) your daughter expressed some uncertainty as to what she wanted to specialize in, or c) she expressed an interest in building a program that could not fit within the normal structures. </p>
<p>I agree with violadad: call Schulich, especially if your daughter wants to be in a traditional performance program.</p>
<p>She has gotten into the Hartt School, and UMass Amherst, both for horn performance. Still waiting on one more.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your rapid replies. They responded to me very quickly. While the “faculty program” is all the things described on their website, as you pointed out, it is evidently also used as a way to admit students who are interested in performance but who may need another year to develop before being admitted to the performance program. It is also competitive and based on the audition results, and as you point out, the program for the first year is largely the same. So it’s clearly both an opportunity and a risk, given that transfer into the performance program is not assured. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I am a trumpet player admitted to the same program. You may want to contact the faculty involved - the head of Brass Studies was happy to explain to my why they placed me in the program and what the advantages are.</p>