Grad Schools

So I am currently pursuing 2 undergraduate degrees 1 in music education and 1 in horn performance. I am basically finished with all of my music education requirements and only have to take senior 1 (music 4323) and then do my internship in the spring. Since I do have so much space in my schedule I added the performance degree which adds a wealth of piano classes, a few history classes, and do another recital.

Currently I am taking a piano literature class, a wind literature class, piano 3 and some ensembles. The piano class is kicking my butt, but I am learning a lot really quick. The Piano literature class is in the professors office, and the 8 or so students sit around, listen to the professors lecture, listen to piano music, and listen to him play. Pretty interesting class altogether but I am nervous because I don't know whether his test are going to be easy or not. My wind lit class doesn't have any test, but instead has tons and tons of work to do instead. I feel like it is one of those classes that if you do the work, you get an A. Besides my lesson, I am not really worried about my semester, but I have come to the conclusion that music performance may be a more difficult major than music education.

Music education is full of classes that aren't thought provoking but time consuming. Performance is full of classes that are thought provoking and difficult, and require so much time outside of the class to prepare and practice and such. Not to mention the fact that if you don't play well, you aren't going to get a job once you graduate. I am a decent horn player, but I definitely am a hard worker and have promise.

With that said, I am looking at different grad schools in and out of North Carolina. UNC Greensboro, North Carolina School of the Arts, University of South Carolina, Florida State University, The Ohio State University, Cincinnati Conservatory, New England Conservatory, The Juilliard School, Eastman, and Carnegie Mellon.

But first....I need to practice some more.

Off to live,

Deron