<p>I hate to do the chances game, but I can talk a little bit about Wesleyan in general.</p>
<p>Music at Wes is really cool. The department itself is fantastic-- great jazz, world music, experimental music stuff, and the orchestra is great too. </p>
<p>There are also TONS of really fantastic campus bands. Everything from salsa to soul to bluegrass to rock to jam to alternative to acoustic to hip-hop… seriously, whatever he’s into, there will be other people who like to play the same kind of music. </p>
<p>Having the resources of phenomenal professors and classes OUTSIDE of the music department is really important. I have friends at conservatories and their non-music classes are total jokes: horrendously boring, badly taught, and ridiculously easy. In my opinion, it’s better to go to a school where there is a really strong music program and music scene, but where you can take interesting, well taught, and challenging classes outside of the field of music.</p>