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Getting into a music school is not the same as getting into college. It is academic review, artistic evaluation, repertoire strategy, recording quality, prescreen navigation, audition psychology, and school positioning all at once.
If you try to treat this like a standard admissions process, you will miss critical pieces. That is where I come in.
I have guided over 200 college-bound musicians through this process. Every year, I see the same patterns. Smart students make avoidable mistakes because no one shows them how the system actually works.
You are not alone. You are in the right place.
What We Do
This is NOT generic counseling. It is strategic and customized, built specifically for music majors. Depending on where you are in the process, support may include:
🔗 Admissions Strategy
Music school admission isn’t one decision. It’s a sequence of strategic decisions made months before applications are submitted. Repertoire, faculty alignment, prescreen timing, academic positioning, scholarship leverage, and risk balance all interact. Without a structured plan, families react to deadlines and outcomes.
With strategy, you control variables and reduce unnecessary risk.
• Competitive-positioning assessment
• Reach, target, and likely tier-structuring
• Deadline and prescreen timeline-mapping
• Faculty and studio-strategy analysis
• Portfolio-wide risk-management planning
🔗 School List Strategy
A music school list isn’t about brand recognition. It’s about fit, competitiveness, and long-term artistic growth. Many families build lists that are either prestige-heavy or overly cautious. Both approaches limit leverage and increase stress.
A strategic list balances opportunity with realism and gives you options when decisions arrive.
• Objective artistic-level assessment
• Program and faculty-fit evaluation
• Instrument or discipline-specific selectivity review
• Scholarship-positioning analysis
• Balanced reach, target, and likely distribution
🔗 Audition/Interview Guidance & Prescreen/Portfolio Strategy
Auditions don’t eliminate students because of talent gaps. They eliminate students because preparation wasn’t structured. Selective programs evaluate trajectory, maturity, and studio alignment. Many applicants never reach a live audition without first clearing a competitive prescreen.
Preparation should feel controlled and deliberate, not reactive.
• Strategic repertoire selection
• Prescreen recording and timeline-planning
• Mock-audition feedback and performance-pacing work
• Faculty-interaction and interview preparation
• Portfolio-selection, cohesion, and presentation review
🔗 Application Review and Positioning
Your essays and supplements must reflect artistic maturity and direction. Music schools look for more than talent. They look for trajectory. We optimize:
• Personal statements
• Artistic statements
• Program-specific supplements
• Resume and portfolio materials
Don’t risk acceptance at your dream school
The 5 BIG Music School Admissions Mistakes!
Many talented students undermine their chances before auditions even begin by making avoidable mistakes in music school admissions. Learn the five biggest errors families make and how to avoid them so your application strategy starts on solid ground.
The Difference
School counselors are excellent at general college admissions. They are rarely specialists in conservatory admissions. Music faculty can help artistically. They often cannot guide positioning across institutions.
College Music Major sits at the intersection of both. That is where mistakes are expensive and often irreversable.
Affordability
Here's how we make our services affordable:
Not just a few inclusive packages but also individual services and our exclusive DIY guide.
No-interest payment plans.
We match the published or quoted price of any other music educational consultancy for equivalent work while providing you with better service (some restrictions apply).
Who This Is For
• Classical performers
• Jazz vocalists and instrumentalists
• Contemporary and commercial musicians
• Musical theatre applicants
• Composition and production majors
If you're serious about majoring in music, this process deserves serious planning.
What's Next
If you're unsure which level of support you need, start with a complimentary 20 minute online introduction. We'll:
• Clarify your goals
• Assess where you are now
• Identify immediate risks
• Determine the right support structure
If we're a good fit, we move forward. If not, you still leave with clarity. Complete the inquiry form below to begin.