Music opportunities for non-majors

MidwestParent
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:58:44 +0000

I remember seeing something about this on the WashU forum a while back, but cannot locate it. I was wondering about the opportunities for a
non-music major at WashU - specifically in the orchestra. D plays the violin and although she doesn’t plan to major in music, she would like to play in college. How hard is it to get into the orchestra? We heard that private lessons are included with tuition - is this the case? Or, is this only true for music majors? Will the violin professor give you lessons even is you are not a music major (at some schools they won’t!)? What about performance opportunities - how often does the orchestra perform? Do they travel, and if so, is it required? WHERE do they perform - does WashU have a performance venue? How many orchestra practices are there a week and how long are they? Thanks so much!