Brief comparison of a bunch of music colleges

<p>Berklee should be out for you, most likely.</p>

<p>If you want to do performance and music ed as an undergrad, so far we know that Hartt, Ithaca, Lawrence and NEC have programs for that (don’t forget to look into Ithaca, by the way: I don’t see it on your list). U. of Maryland or other state schools would work. Rice and Vanderbilt might fit too. I don’t know about CIM or CCM or Eastman: you can look them up.</p>

<p>You could then eliminate Juilliard, Manhattan, and Oberlin.</p>

<p>However, if you might want to do undergrad performance and then do music education later, your choices are more open.</p>

<p>As others have said, please don’t spend too much time on this stage of the game. Take an hour and google the music departments of the schools on the list that appeal to you for their size, location, focus or vibe. Make a list of those that offer music education in a double major with performance. Make a list of those whose performance programs you are most interested in, without the music education piece. You can choose to apply for both options (schools w/music ed/perf. AND schools for perf. alone), and decide in the spring, OR decide now- up to you.</p>

<p>Do you have anyone advising you?</p>