Am I too old to attend a conservatory?

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<p>The key is knowing if and where you will be competitive in an audition based admit process. Your private instructor, assuming he/she is experienced with gauging you talent across a national/international pool of talent, is the best one to guide you as to where you stand. Alternative objective opinions from college faculty, professional musicians, and masters and beyond level students are also good indicators.</p>

<p>Realize also second Bachelor’s (or an performance certificate) will aided by federal loans or grants, as a student is ineligible after the first Bachelor is awarded. How you were planning on funding this? No need to answer, but something to ponder. Do not assume heavy debt for a music major. </p>

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<p>My personal observation is “probably not”. There may be some reticence, but I suggest it most likely could occur within an individual instructor’s personal bias,and not an institutional or departmental mindset.</p>

<p>This will give you a great deal of general background about the process in general, and the things to look for in a program.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Follow the story of bratsche beginning here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1064279402-post488.html;[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1064279402-post488.html;&lt;/a&gt; click on the user name and a drop down menu appears. Click on “Find more posts…”, and then read them in reverse order. Granted she was contemplating a Masters (and got great options, and was also active at a high level musically in the interim).</p>

<p>Some additional reading:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/854107-seeking-thoughts-older-students-going-conservatory.html?highlight=conservatory[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/854107-seeking-thoughts-older-students-going-conservatory.html?highlight=conservatory&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/790165-making-into-conservatory.html?highlight=conservatory[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/790165-making-into-conservatory.html?highlight=conservatory&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/918862-non-traditional-student-seeking-jazz-study.html?highlight=non+traditional[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/918862-non-traditional-student-seeking-jazz-study.html?highlight=non+traditional&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/463946-any-grad-schools-older-students.html?highlight=non+traditional[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/463946-any-grad-schools-older-students.html?highlight=non+traditional&lt;/a&gt; (grad study in a music academic discipline, not performance, but an older student nonetheless)</p>