How much do academics matter for prosp music maj?

How fortunate for him to have all those musical opportunities! Your son may very well turn it around with academics in the next year and a half. Boys tend to figure things out a little later, and I’m speaking from experience here. My S22 will be attending a SLAC with a strong music program because he’s not 100% on a music major, but knows he wants to continue music at a high level. He ended up with a 3.4 gpa (heavily buoyed by electives and then P/F grading during Covid) and was TO and managed to get some great merit/talent awards. Hope that helps!