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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Music - Composition/Theory  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright My experience as MSM has been overwhelmingly positive. After spending two years at a university (NYU), I realized that I was not receiving the music education on a par with a major conservatory. In addition, MSM has afforded me countless wonderful opportunities studying with a variety of people at the head of their field and professional opportunities like (as a composer) procuring commissions from professional ensembles. Like any conservatory, study at MSM is primarily focused on one's instrument. Therefore one is expected to spend whatever gazillion hours a day practicing as one can. Coursework, especially in the music core (Theory, Ear Traning, History), is also fairly demanding, so the difficulty of balancing grades with one's major is pretty much the dilemma of any music student. That being said, GPA is less focused upon here than jury grade, which I understand is the standard at conservatories, which determines the ability of a student to return for the next year and scholarship amount. Sophomore juries are taken particularly seriously and generally seen as the "kick out" jury. But that doesn't happen too much. As the other comment mentioned, MSM is very much a conservatory and not a university. The atmosphere is that of a music conservatory, of people traning for careers as musicians which of course carries its own tedium. There are a few alternatives, like a cross registration option with Columbia University which I plan to take part of next year. That being said, I (as a composer) have experienced a wonderful sense of camaraderie with my fellow students and have nothing but great things to say about the performers whose quality is pretty much peerless. The school is located in uptown New York City in Morningside Heights, which is one of the safest areas of the city, slightly cloistered from the craziness of midtown and downtown, which of cousre has its ups and downs. But if you're willing to survive the 15-20 minute subway ride, everything awaits. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Extracurricular Activities: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 27 2005 1st Year Male -- Class 2007    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=17920&uid=2791'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Music - Performance  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright This is a music school/conservatory so the ratings of certain things are made while keeping that in mind. It is a different type of atmosphere than any normal college or university and is only similar to other conservatories. Its reputation and opportunities are unimaginable in the field of music. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Friendliness: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 31 2003 1st Year Male -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=4961&uid=2791'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:    Next

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