<p>Xylophone, I haven’t participated much in this conversation because I’m not especially familiar with California options and you have very good reasons to stay local.</p>
<p>But if you’re opening the field by throwing Berklee into the mix then you might also want to at least read up on University of Michigan’s PAT program, which I think is actually more suited to your composition experience to date. Not to give you more to do at the 11th hour, because their portfolio requirements also include an electronic orchestration of a Bach fugue and very detailed production notes, plus a written score (which you have, right?) but if you’re looking outside CA, its worth knowing the program exists :)</p>
<p>The program, as you will see in the link, is a combo of electronic music composition and production, but you WILL also access traditional western composition courses as well…in fact, they’re pre-requisites for upper level study.</p>
<p>I will warn you that it is a very academically competitive program, but ultimately, talent to some degree trumps so if you’re in range (as you are more or less if your SAT is approaching 2000…but I’m not sure what your math score was, which they will look at) your musicality and work to date will be more germane.</p>
<p>At any rate, here’s a link [UM</a> School of Music, Theatre & Dance - Department of Performing Arts Technology - Degree Programs](<a href=“http://music.umich.edu/departments/pat/bfa_curr_b.htm]UM”>http://music.umich.edu/departments/pat/bfa_curr_b.htm)</p>