<p>Where would somebody who is interested in this kind of a major go to (or transfer to, for that matter)? (I already went to frost school of music, and it’s great for people who want no life! I had NO life and was placed in the opera program haha)</p>
<p>I’m in the Los angeles area</p>
<p>thank you guys! :)</p>
<p>OK…I’ll bite. I would say that dedication and commitment and hard work are all things you need to major in ANY field related to the performing arts (or any other major for that matter). DD who is an engineering major is as consumed with her major as her brother who is a musician. If you want to succeed in this type of work, you need to be prepared for it to BE your life. If you don’t feel that way, you need to find a line of work about which you DO feel that strongly…and have a willingness to make it your life.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that folks shouldn’t have time for recreation, but any serious musician, dancer, artist, actor, or arts management person will tell you that it takes a tremendous amount of drive to succeed…and a tremendous amount of work in that area while in school (think internships, part time jobs, volunteer work, etc…in addition to attending your classes).</p>
<p>Can you please elaborate on what you mean by “no life”? My son’s applying to Frost for guitar jazz. Do you mean no social life outside music? S’s life IS music, so as long he has music friends, gigs, jams, etc., he’s fine.</p>
<p>hey jazz/shreddermom,</p>
<p>When I say no life, I am 100% serious. It depends though, because most of the classes he will take (if he gets in and goes) don’t have to do directly with jazz or guitar. It’s a lot of music theory, forums, i’m pretty sure everybody has to take class piano, music theory lab, a few ensembles, AND on top of that a few gen eds a semester–
now granted, if he’s passionate it’ll be easier for him… I was in the wrong program and didn’t like it, but new a lot of people who loved it, and, though they had much less time to chill with their friends, they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Also, the 1 or 2 credit classes are incredibly time consuming, just like a 3 or 4 credit class. They still meet 3 days a week usually, and require a lot of work. So it’s like 9 or 10 classes a semester (including general ed).It’s rough. BUT it teaches good time management skills. IT wasn’t for me haha.</p>