Advice for violinist daughter - music ed

violadad · February 8, 2010, 9:35am

The last posts by musicprnt, Mezzo’sMama and lastroseofummer all make extremely valid points.

And part of the issues in formulating responses for “look at lists” especially in dual pursuit strategies is determining where the primary focus will lie. In many cases those of us crafting the reply are working with limited knowledge of the student’s needs/wants or automatically assume music will be the primary focus.

Certain disciplines, music ed included tend to be structured formal programs with cast in stone degree requirements. Admission requirements are fairly specialized , and admission is typically major specific. The nature of the sequenced coursework and specialized requirements often do not leave a lot of free credits available for a second concentrated course of study. It can be available as a minor, but certain coursework (including observation, practicum and student teaching experiences) is off limits to non-majors.

For a string player, the string project affiliated schools offer an additional opportunity to get involved quickly. Often, you don’t have to be a music major to participate, but the parameters are institution specific. And historically, most programs offered a small stipend or tuition offset for participation.

There are always options. Knowing the differences between the BA, BS & BM variants, the school’s and departments philosophies regarding cross discipline pursuit and support are key.

I debated posting links, as the OP said she had gone through some of them, but in the spirit of potential future use, I’ll post a few anyway.

And I’d hate to acquire the moniker of the MissingLink ;)

These have both specific school recommendations, and some general music ed info.

I’m going to call these a bit more “philosophical” or esoteric. The first two are posts from
an old thread in the Parents Forum which vectored in a number of directions.

<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060926187-post91.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060926187-post91.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060927000-post92.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1060927000-post92.html</a>

And this one is mandatory reading
[Peabody</a> Institute - Conservatory Admissions: The Double Degree Dilemma](<a href=“http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/doubledegree]Peabody”>http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/doubledegree)

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