| Jazzmomm has described Purchase well.
My son didn't apply, but we know several very strong kids who did (in both voice and jazz), so the quality of the program is well known.
We nixed it because academically it is quite weak, and because when we were visiting on a weekend it was DEAD! There wasn't even much of anyone in the music building, and at all the other good conservatories we visited, there was practicing, jamming, ensemble work, etc., from morning to night. It just seemed like everyone cleared out on the weekend, and that is a consideration for kids who are not going to be commuters or going home all the time.
But the conservatory does have a good rep, and for in state...a good deal financially too. |