Academics vs. Talent

nycm
Tue, 06 May 2008 11:37:14 +0000

just a further little clarification, since I noticed that this thread has the title “academics vs talent.” I’d just add that in the cases where academics are conisdered (UMich, Northwestern,Oberlin, etc) the result is really “academics AND talent” Academics alone will not help anyone get admitted to any music school; the audition is still primary.
The academic screening at some schools is quite logical, since those are all schools where music performance students must take humanities courses with other non-music students, and so must be able to manage academic requirements without struggling. Stand alone conservatories (Julliard, etc.) have their own humanities courses and can be more flexible with requirements.