Late to Music

violadad
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:56:47 +0000

the o dad, welcome. Again, strings and chamber music is where the bulk of my limited knowledge lies, but I’ll try and get you started. Some comp threads

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/675437-best-composition-unis.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/627445-good-theory-composition-schools.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/586633-music-major-theory-composition.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/497283-best-schools-music-composition.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/457134-composition-programs-boston.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/324550-composition-major.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/722985-what-colleges-looking-music-comp-major.html

A bit late for this year, but maybe worth a shot for next summer:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/371572-summer-programs-composition.html?highlight=composition
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/626794-composition-summer-festivals.html?highlight=composition

Not specific to composition (actually most are geared to instrumentalists), but there are some nuggets you may want to take with you as you go through the process.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/707827-how-did-your-high-school-kids-balance-school-music.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/733896-composition-major-prep-question.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/608305-useful-music-links.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/458455-how-determine-your-childs-ability.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/531161-do-you-have-map.html?highlight=precollege
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/537061-need-advice-about-prep-school-youth-orchestra.html?highlight=precollege
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/495033-pushing-too-hard-burnout.html?highlight=precollege
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/674345-cello-player-what-do.html

SpiritManager, Hunt, compmom and compclub are probably the “go to” sources from recent experience. You can also search for past posts by MahlerSnob and WindCloudUltra.