<p>I’ll offer what I can on this, based on my son’s experience as a non-music major involved in the music performance program (jazz). He plays in two ensembles, both led by professional NYC musicians, and does get free private lessons on his instrument. Like you, he’s never considered himself the best of the best, but wanted to keep growing as a musician and have fun playing. He’s found a lot of talented players are there, many of them not music majors.</p>
<p>As far as the Julliard joint degree program, you might look in the Spectator archives for an article that ran last year. What I recall is that the students in it found it extremely difficult to do, even scheduling wise. I hope that someone who does the exchange can give you more information on how that works. There were one or two on this board last year, and maybe you can find an old thread.</p>