Comments on: College for Music Students – Vastly Different from High School /college-for-music-students/ Music school, Music major, Music career Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: MajoringInMusic /college-for-music-students/#comment-158092 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:57:31 +0000 /?p=18074#comment-158092 In reply to Katherine Millett.

You’re correct about this. While students will be tested on their music theory knowledge for placement purposes before starting their freshman year, students who take the time to gain some knowledge in music theory while they’re still in high school – through private teachers, summer programs, apps, online courses, AP Music Theory, etc. – will fare much better.

]]> By: Katherine Millett /college-for-music-students/#comment-157437 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:54:29 +0000 /?p=18074#comment-157437 What a pleasure it is to read about how these mature, articulate, and motivated musicians are learning to thrive in college. I wonder what they might say about their music theory classes. Many fine young musicians who have an intuitive sense of rhythm and phrasing, maybe even absolute pitch, are overwhelmed by their first-year theory classes. Analyzing harmonic structures is so different from playing your instrument! Do colleges offer extra help to students who have not taken music theory in high school?

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