Peterson’s College Guide for Performing Arts Majorshelps students find the perfect college program for studying dance, music, or theater. Its comprehensive profiles detail hundreds of professional baccalaureate and graduate programs with annually updated information on costs, deadlines, enrollment, faculty, financial aid, and more. In addition to data, there are articles written by current students about what it’s really like to major in dance, music, and theater and in-depth guidance and advice on choosing a program, applying, and auditioning from a former Juilliard admissions director.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Book, But left out 2 great universities!,
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This review is from: College Guide for Performing Arts Majors 2008: Real-World Admission Guide for All Dance, Music, and Theater Majors (Peterson's College Guide for Performing Arts Majors) (Paperback)
My son asked me to buy this, he wants to be a music performance major. Helpful features in this book: the nuts & bolts of auditions, how to communicate with the college, knowing your teacher before you decide on a college, questions to ask on a college visit, 12 pages of universities/colleges that offer every imaginable music major/concentration, and facts concerning 500 music schools (number of full & part-time faculty, programs of study). My big problem with this book: out of 500 conservatories/colleges/universities listed for music, two excellent universities were left out: Yale University in Connecticut and The Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester) in New York. Both of these are listed as having excellent music programs in the Fiske Guide (which only lists 12 conservatories, 17 universities and 17 colleges in the nation). It appears that the author, the former Julliard admissions director (New York), did not want to list their competition?
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Not all-inclusive,
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I was impressed with the breadth of information for a young person in terms of how to go about applying for programs, how to audition, where to look for scholarship money, etc. However, I noticed that there weren't many Ivy League schools included. I was particularly looking for information on Yale because I had heard they had an excellent program in the performing arts. I was kind of astounded that such a school would not be included. I was also disappointed that the book did not offer any evaluative information regarding the reputation of various programs or the rate of students going on to work in the performing arts. That would be really helpful information. Further, after reading the descriptions of a few schools, (note that for Roosevelt), I wondered whether these were written by the author or whether they were based on responses provided by the schools themselves.
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Perfoming Arts College Guide,
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This review is from: College Guide for Performing Arts Majors 2008: Real-World Admission Guide for All Dance, Music, and Theater Majors (Peterson's College Guide for Performing Arts Majors) (Paperback)
For anyone wishing to limit the college search to those schools who offer majors in performing arts - music, dance or theatre. It is divided into these three sections. Lists both BA and BFA majors. Very useful to 2 of my kids who are performing arts majors. Cuts those huge college guide books down for a good place to start to look and compare different performing arts colleges. Other listed info is the same as in any college guide - size, SAT average scores, etc. Recommend - I bought two perfoming arts college guides. They are very similar, you only need one.
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music faculty, theater faculty, dance faculty, resident artists, graduate advisor, music auditions, student services, music building, admissions coordinator, percussion ensemble, fine arts center, theater auditions, dance department, wind ensemble, chamber orchestra, admissions department, concert choir, dance company, theatre department, courtyard building, substitute for live auditions, program freshman year, nonprofessional degree, practice room fee, few undergraduate courses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Web Site, Application Procedures Students, Financial Aid Program-specific, Student Life Student, Music Student Profile, Degrees Bachelor of Music, New York, Master of Music, Degrees Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theater Student Profile, Department of Music, School of Music, Music Educators National Conference, Bachelor of Music Education, Degrees Bachelor of Arts, Music Programs, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, Dance Student Profile, Sigma Alpha Iota, Los Angeles, Doctor of Musical Arts, Bachelor of Science, Music Department, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Browse Sample Pages:
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