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buno
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How difficult is it to get into music colleges/schools?
Regarding grades and such, not musical ability.
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John Morris
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Obviously musical ability will be important but that importance will vary based on your intended major. For example skill on an instrument will be very important for a performance major and less so for a music business major.
Schools that are purely music schools tend to put more emphasis on musical ability than music departments or schools that are part of a college or university. If you are applying to a university or college, you will need to meet their grade requirements that are in place for all applicants.
My grades in high school were not great and I was an average musician. I applied and was accepted to the music program at a large university. I had a great time there and it has been quite influential on my life, both musically and non-musically.
I hope this answers your question even a little bit.
Schools that are purely music schools tend to put more emphasis on musical ability than music departments or schools that are part of a college or university. If you are applying to a university or college, you will need to meet their grade requirements that are in place for all applicants.
My grades in high school were not great and I was an average musician. I applied and was accepted to the music program at a large university. I had a great time there and it has been quite influential on my life, both musically and non-musically.
I hope this answers your question even a little bit.
Thomas O'Shea
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Musical ability, personality, and and grades are the main thing music departments look for really at any school. The idea of an audition is to see who you are and what kind of player you are. If you find the right fit for you then it's (dare I say) pretty easy. Audition for plenty of schools. Choose your top 3-5 that you would be happy attending and rank them from the top one you want and go down to the one you least want to go to. Audition for all of them. Whatever you do, don't do what I did and place all your eggs in one basket. I applied to one school, auditioned for one school, and got accepted in one. This is, in all regards, a pretty bad idea for looking for music schools unless you know exactly what you want in school and you found the absolute perfect fit.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!