<p>I don’t disagree with needing a high standard of talent to major in commercial music performance, or any music performance program. I’m concerned that making a college/no-college decision based on getting into a top program may be setting the bar too high. My son is a vocalist, so how many slots would that represent? Say maybe 5 in each of the top three programs? So he would have to be one of the top 15 male rock vocalists in the country just to get in, plus be in probably the top 5 to get a scholarship. Thus my keen interest in this “plan B” thread.</p>