Questions on NU Early Decision and possible scholarships?

Here’s an older thread on the ED question for dual degrees, in which people seem to be saying that if a student gets into the non-music program ED but not the music program, it’s still binding. It sounds like an issue that it would be important to confirm with the university ahead of time before deciding to apply ED.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/973813-northwestern-dual-degree-music.html