Emily asked:


I have an audition and interview tomorrow at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and I’m soooo nervous!
This is my top, favorite school, but my very first interview and audition. I don’t want to mess up or make a fool of myself! I’ve prepared my piece, but am still very nervous about the sight reading, ear training, ‘blues progression’ and stuff.

Any words of wisdom, advice, tips, and suggestions would be appreciated!!

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fjlc89 asked:


so i want to major in music but i have no formal training im gonna b entering college for the 2007 fall semester. basically my question is, is a college even gonna let me choose music as a major? can i start off in college not even knowing how 2 sight read? do they have bigginers music or is it too late i would really appreciate your opinion.

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NYG2983 asked:


Ive been playing music on my own for the past 3 years. I can read sheet music, but i cant sight read well. I play piano and some guitar. I picked up the trumpet for a short amount of time. I liked playing it, but I wanted to learn how to play very well under like 2 months. I learned pretty fast and I was decent at it, but when it got time for me to go to school I found I wasnt able to play in any group during the year ethier in school or in the community, and i couldnt afford to keep paying renting. I know if I have tim/means I can learn to play an instrument well. i am a very self-taught person. I know I need help however when it comes to sheet music etc. Anyway, I really want to play music in college. Im a junior, I have 3 months till its up, than senior year, two years community college, and hopefully a university after that. I have never been in marching band, but id like to be. Do you think by three or so years I could make it to have a minor in music/play in band at a university?

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Alex asked:


I am interested in majoring in Music Education. As a clarinet performer, I have been a part of State Solo/Ensemble competitions, WSMA State Honors Band two years straight, NBC All-State Honors Band, and have participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’s Great American Marching Band. I was also accepted into the Sound of America European Concert Tour.

However, I didn’t make it into the University of Minnesota’s School of Music program. My audition was really bad; I was way too nervous and forgot my scales, and my sight-reading didn’t go well because of that.

Is it typical to be rejected your first incoming year? Should I look at majoring in something else?

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weee asked:


I played guiatr for about 2 years. i really got somewhere on it. I play scales and everything and learning theory on it. so i was liek whoa i love this im gonna go leanr more in school.
I sign up and boom its gay as hell. i have to take 18 credit hours a semester and have like 9 classes 2 are normal and the rest are music.To Take Music Theroy 1 u have to take keybord harmony with it. and sight singing. Ok wtf? i wanted to major in guitar now i have to leanr piano? and voice? WTF? Ok i leanr some piano and i go to tackle this. start taking lessons at school and stuff.sign up for guitar and boom theres no such thing as electric guitar in college its all classical.now im stuck trying to learn how to read msuic on guitar. [[ITS USESS}} theres no point to it the same not is in like 5 other places on the guitar.Same pitch everything. Ok now i get a call from the music head at school. I cant be a music major unless im in a the band and go to a meeting at the school also.WTF theres
1. No guitars in the band,2. the only piano thing they have is stuff for people who have been playing piano there whole life.3.wtf
now i have to learn all this stuff just to major in one instrument? and forced into stuff when well i havent played piano my whole life or read music on guitar. i just want to compose not go thru all this shit. i feel like killing myself..
i mean come on. what if i played violin for 50 years? that wouldnt magicaly make me learn paino.
and again. TO BE IN TEH BAND YOU NEED TO PLAY IDK VIOLIN and all that stuff liek you been playing it for oever 12 years…
and i have to take all this at the same time. i cant take one of the other i have to take them side by side with my toher classes. about 18-22 credit hours and work and pratcie..
im still in teh AA stage i havnt even gone to the 4 year yet. im into harmonic and melodic death metal.like stratavious and children of bodom and stuff liek that.
i was interrested in composing for video games.

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