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Student's Guide to College Music Programs: How to Obtain Financial Aid * Music Industry Careers * Guidelines for a College Audition

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My daughter expressed interest in pursuing her music after high school, so this book caught my eye. One would expect that a book entitled "Student's Guide to College Music Programs" might actually provide some information about college music programs. This book is little more than a list of colleges that offer a music program, along with website listings. A five minute Google search will provide more information than is offered by this "guide". The schools are organized by state, and in an apparent effort to beef up the book a little, each state section starts with a recitation of the state's population, state bird, motto, flower and tree, the total number of square miles in the state and the date the state was admitted to the United States -- crucial information when selecting a music program.

This book is not at all what it is billed to be. It is simply a (very long) listing of all colleges in the U.S. that offer degrees in music, and their addresses, phone number and website addresses. There is no other information offered. What does a parent or student do with all this information? Not much!

Please reconsider if you are going to college for music. Keep music as a hobby or at most a minor.