<p>Hey there. So, I had a question that I was hoping you could answer…</p>
<p>I’m extremely interested in music (particularly voice), although I don’t feel ready to commit to a conservatory. Although almost all of the schools on my college list so far (I’m a junior) either have a conservatory or have fantastic music departments, Reed has persisted on my list because it speaks to a different-- yet critical-- part of me: the part that adores reading and discussion-based classes, that wouldn’t really mind being a nerd for four years and reading the great Western classics, and that yearns to be in an extremely small college environment. (Just for the record, the other major schools I am considering are Swarthmore, Williams, Oberlin, and Pomona.)</p>
<p>However, I truly love music and I think that that really may be what I want to do eventually-- but I’m just not sure yet. But, I was wondering whether you could speak to the quality of Reed’s music department and its outside music opportunities, such as local choirs or opera companies or coffeehouse opportunities. Because as much a certain part of me adores Reed, I don’t know that I could be truly happy completely without music in my life.</p>
<p>So, yeah. There’s that. And also, how difficult is it to double major at Reed? – because that would be what I’d want to do: double major in music and something in the humanities. Is that unrealistic?</p>
<p>Thanks so much, guys.</p>