Good Music Schools, Not impossible to get into?

Question

What are some good music schools that are not impossible to get into. I've heard Curtis and Juilliard, but I know they're close to impossible to get into if your not the best singer.

Answer 1

Just a tip, be careful asking about that on this particular website. Some of the contributors can be a tad rude. However, I too am looking into this question. Although my voice teacher and music instructors say I have the potential to get into Curtis. But that's a different story. Here's a short list of some great music schools. Pretty much every school will be competative to an extent, but these schools aren't impossible and are some of the best in the country. As I said it's a short list, there are many music schools in the country, some great, some good, and some bad. Just keep that in mind.



- The Bienen School of Music (Northwestern University)

- The Blair School of Music (Vanderbilt University)

- The Boston Conservatory

- The Boston School of Music (Boston University)

- The Boyer College of Music (Temple University)

- The Chicago College of Performing Arts (Roosevelt University)

- The Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (University of Cincinnati)

- The Cleveland Institute of Music

- The Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam)

- The DePaul School of Music (DePaul University)

- The Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester)

- The Hartt School (University of Hartford)

- The Ithaca School of Music (Ithaca College)

- The Jacobs School of Music (Indiana University- Bloomington)

- The Lawrence Conservatory of Music (Lawrence University)

- The Mannes College of Music (The New School)

- The Manhattan School of Music

- The Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers University)

- The Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (UM- Ann Arbor)

- The New England Conservatory of Music

- The North Carolina School of the Arts (UNC)

- The Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin College)

- The Peabody Institute of Music (John-Hopkins University)

- The Purchase Conservatory of Music (SUNY Purchase)

- The SanFrancisco Conservatory of Music

- The Shepherd School of Music (Rice University)

- The Schulich School of Music (McGill University)

- The Setnor School of Music (Syracuse University)

- The Steinhardt Department of Music (NYU- Steinhardt)

- The Westminster Choir College (Rider University)

Answer 2

What kind of career in music are you looking for? The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam has an excellent voice program especially for music education and music business. Oberlin has an amazing voice program that focuses exclusively on undergrad, but the competition to get in is pretty high. Also look into Boston Conservatory, Boston University and Westminster Choir College.



Good Luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

First - the responder who referred to some responders as being *a tad rude* is someone who until recently, called himself Opera Master - while still in HS - and at least has somewhat decreased the *I am wonderful - let me name-drop" a little bit. He has obsessively asked DOZEN and DOZENS of intricate questions about conservatories, graduates schools, doctoral program - let's see if he can make All-State in NY first (and I am an All-State judge . . .). ANYONE who disagrees with him is characterized as *rude*. Now you know.



Your question sends up a flag for me. You may be a wonderful and highly-qualified student - and I hope you are! - but we get people here who ask about getting into music colleges with NO audition - because they know they are that under-prepared. So -what is the story with YOU? Honors, contest wins, All-State - what? Good music reading ability, and sight-singing skills? Language skills for singers, in several languages (diction)? Private lessons with a TOP teacher for many years? Yes, there is a college for almost everyone - but not always the place that you set your sights on. To just run down a random list is pointless - you need to sort things out first. Some people start with geography; some people choose by the private teacher they KNOW they can study with (beware college with a Big Name teaching there - you may never be able to got into their studio!) If you wish a major in contemporary music, then make sure you find a school that is legitimate - far too many of them are all flash/mainly trash/no hope of cash. What KIND of vocal major - music ed, opera, choral, contemporary? NEVER go to a college that does not have a serious intake audition; as Groucho Marx used to say "Any club that would take ME as a member, is not worth joining."



I wish you luck - but because YOU have given so little info, and I have heard *strange* things - sometimes over several posts, bit by bit - from a lot of students here - I want to hear more from YOU.



Added - repair of minor typos.

Answer 6

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Good Music Schools, Not impossible to get into?

What are some good music schools that are not impossible to get into. I've heard Curtis and Juilliard, but I know they're close to impossible to get into if your not the best singer.

Answer 7

There are great music schools all over the U.S. here in the midwest are quite a few.

Wichita State University

University of Kansas

University of Missouri at Kansas City

University of Missouri

University of Missouri at St Louis

University of Illinois at Carbondale.

There are many more. Almost every State University have great music departments.

My favorite was University of Michigan.

Answer 8

Truthfully, you should save the conservatories for grad school. Just go in-state so you DON'T graduate with 150k+ of debt for undergrad. Nobody really cares where you went to school in the music industry in terms of getting hired for projects...its all about who you know and if you are actually good at what you do. Not to say that college is a bad idea though...networking practically happens for you in college, and you learn all the stuff you need to know. Just don't get knee deep in debt in order to get there.

Answer 9

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Answer 11

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