<p>This is what I know about Harvard-NEC: you must be admitted to both, which in itself is quite a tough thing to accomplish. Then, you apply for the double degree program from there. They take about 5 a year. The program involves a BA at Harvard, MM at NEC (this is different from Tufts, which is a BMus/BA program), so lessons at NEC for 3 years (at an added cost of $6,000 above Harvard’s $47,000 or so tuition and housing), then MM program. You could simply go to Harvard and find a teacher at NEC, which many students have done, and then apply for an MM program. Harvard also lets you take 5 years for the BA if you want to pursue music while there, but that is another $50,000 for the fifth%2</p>