New England Conservatory Curriculum

simplycasperxp
Sat, 07 Nov 2015 22:43:32 +0000

Hi everyone! So I’m going to apologize in advance for how long this is haha. I’m a senior in high school applying to college as a Music Performance major (I’m a vocalist) and I have a bit of a unique situation. My ultimate goal is to be a singer/songwriter of a primarily contemporary genre (r&b, pop, soul, that general area) but a lot of colleges don’t offer programs that focus on that genre, so I’ve begun applying to colleges as a jazz vocalist hoping to use internships and ensembles to make my curriculum more contemporary. The catch is that I’ve never really been trained in jazz so I’m already at a disadvantage with a lot of colleges. I keep hearing that New England Conservatory has a really good jazz program, but I’m a little worried about how competitive it is and what the programs are like. Should I bother applying all things considered?

(Just a note, I’ve already applied to Berklee College of Music but I’m trying to keep my options open)