Time Managment Problems- how demanding are the schools on my list?

compmom
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:30:22 +0000

Are you in school now? Do you have any academic interests? How would you feel about a BA program versus BM, that would involved more academic classes but might also afford you some flexibility? You might want to read the Double Degree Dilemma essay posted closer to the top of this forum, which is actually about the different ways to study music.

Your list is mostly conservatories/music schools for a BM. But Wellesley is a BA degree and music there is a liberal arts major. If that is a route you are interested in, and you have these multiple interests, try to find programs with fewer distribution requirements so you can take courses that you want. Amherst and Brown are examples. Also look at Bennington or Sarah Lawrence for a different kind of option. Have you considered Bard? (Conservatory students do a double degree for 5 years, with some room to explore more than one area. At Oberlin, Lawrence and other schools double degree is possible but not required.)

Since you spend so much time practicing, it does seem as if a BM program would be good for you, but most of them will want you to specialize.

Either way, BM or BA, you can continue lessons and playing your instruments on an extracurricular basis.