<p>I second what lechza and jcool said - WUStl’s music program is great and EXACTLY what the type of students who come there want and need. You can actually double major in something with music! My nephew has a friend who just finished his freshman year at Northwestern and TRIED to double major in math and piano. With the # of practice hours required, etc. it was just impossible. We attended a symphony orchestra concert this past year at WashU that featured a student pianist who is an engineering major and also plays the trumpet - he was fabulous! That wouldn’t be possible at a university where their music program was conservatory based. Those who want to major just in music or music is their primary focus, go to a school with a conservatory. My D avoided those schools like the plague because she wanted to major in something else, but still wanted to be able to play her violin. Many of the conservatory schools wouldn’t guarantee you that option - WashU did!</p>