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jnm123 · 05-01-2008, 02:21 PM

This new thread could just as easily be for a Musical Theater major as a Music Performance major. It has to do with…my D, HS class of 2009 is talented, more than most but probably not conservatory material, and she still wants to major in voice performance.

And being ever the practical dad, I’m telling her that’s fine, as long as it is in conjunct with some other non-music major, purely from a future employment standpoint. And I think she’s OK with that, at least for right now.

There is absolutely nothing bad about the practice & performance aspects of music—in fact her HS years in band and show choir have greatly helped shape her into the self-assured young lady she is today, ready to take on the world. As an aside, I’m a part-time musician myself, and I only minored in music during my university days in the last century. So I understand the dynamic, and don’t want to deprive her of an opportunity to carry on these important tenets as a part of her college career.

We’re looking at some Midwestern schools, big and small, and we’re examining the double major & major/minor possibilities (and restricitions) at each one, and also the potential of music scholarships (D ranks in the top 2% academically) if music is presented to these schools as only part of her main interest.

There must be some folks in this situation now or who have gone through it in the last couple years that could give me some insight here.

05-01-2008, 02:21 PM	#1
jnm123 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 110	Double Major or Major/Minor This new thread could just as easily be for a Musical Theater major as a Music Performance major. It has to do with…my D, HS class of 2009 is talented, more than most but probably not conservatory material, and she still wants to major in voice performance. And being ever the practical dad, I’m telling her that’s fine, as long as it is in conjunct with some other non-music major, purely from a future employment standpoint. And I think she’s OK with that, at least for right now. There is absolutely nothing bad about the practice & performance aspects of music—in fact her HS years in band and show choir have greatly helped shape her into the self-assured young lady she is today, ready to take on the world. As an aside, I’m a part-time musician myself, and I only minored in music during my university days in the last century. So I understand the dynamic, and don’t want to deprive her of an opportunity to carry on these important tenets as a part of her college career. We’re looking at some Midwestern schools, big and small, and we’re examining the double major & major/minor possibilities (and restricitions) at each one, and also the potential of music scholarships (D ranks in the top 2% academically) if music is presented to these schools as only part of her main interest. There must be some folks in this situation now or who have gone through it in the last couple years that could give me some insight here.