# College Music Major: Discover great music schools \& ace your auditions\!

> Expert music college admissions help for performers and families navigating auditions, applications, and acceptance strategy\.

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## Pages
- [Services](https://collegemusicmajor.com/services/)
- [MUSIC SCHOOL FINDER](https://collegemusicmajor.com/music-school-finder/)
- [Consulting Packages](https://collegemusicmajor.com/services/private-consulting/)
- [Kioku 2](https://collegemusicmajor.com/kioku-2/)
- [Kioku](https://collegemusicmajor.com/kioku/)

## Posts
- [Conservatory Acceptance Rates \(What They Really Mean\)](https://collegemusicmajor.com/conservatory-acceptance-rates/)
- [Frost School of Music: Here's Why It's Great \[2025\]](https://collegemusicmajor.com/frost-school-of-music/)
- [Best Music Schools in the Pacific Northwest: An Expert's Guide \(2026\)](https://collegemusicmajor.com/best-music-schools-in-the-pacific-northwest/): A music professor's guide to the best Pacific Northwest music schools — University of Washington, Cornish, Oregon, Portland State — with fit and audition insight\.
- [Best Music Schools in the South: An Expert's Guide \(2026\)](https://collegemusicmajor.com/best-music-schools-in-the-south/): A music professor's guide to the best Southern music schools — Belmont, Miami Frost, Vanderbilt Blair, FSU, UNCSA — with fit and audition insight\.
- [Manhattan School of Music Acceptance Rate: What It Really Means](https://collegemusicmajor.com/manhattan-school-of-music-acceptance/)

## Schools
- [Berklee College of Music](https://collegemusicmajor.com/schools/berklee-college-boston-conservatory/)
- [Belmont University](https://collegemusicmajor.com/schools/belmont-university-school-of-music/)
- [Oberlin College](https://collegemusicmajor.com/schools/oberlin-college/)
- [Gordon College](https://collegemusicmajor.com/schools/gordon-college/)
- [Ghoti College](https://collegemusicmajor.com/schools/ghoti-college/)

## Categories
- [Music School Guides](https://collegemusicmajor.com/category/music-school-guides/)
- [SCHOOLS](https://collegemusicmajor.com/category/schools/)
- [GENERAL](https://collegemusicmajor.com/category/general/)
- [APPLICATIONS \& AUDITIONS](https://collegemusicmajor.com/category/auditions/)
- [Uncategorized](https://collegemusicmajor.com/category/uncategorized/)

## Tags
- [AEOed](https://collegemusicmajor.com/tag/aeoed/)

## Selectivity Bands
- [Selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/selectivity/selective/)
- [Moderately Selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/selectivity/moderately-selective/)

## Audition Competitiveness
- [competitive](https://collegemusicmajor.com/audition-competitiveness/competitive/)
- [moderately competitive](https://collegemusicmajor.com/audition-competitiveness/moderately-competitive/)
- [less competitive](https://collegemusicmajor.com/audition-competitiveness/less-competitive/)
- [non competitive](https://collegemusicmajor.com/audition-competitiveness/non-competitive/)
- [highly competitive](https://collegemusicmajor.com/audition-competitiveness/highly-competitive/)

## Scholarship Strength
- [Strong](https://collegemusicmajor.com/scholarships/strong/)
- [moderately strong](https://collegemusicmajor.com/scholarships/moderately-strong/)
- [Limited](https://collegemusicmajor.com/scholarships/limited/)
- [very strong](https://collegemusicmajor.com/scholarships/very-strong/)
- [Moderate](https://collegemusicmajor.com/scholarships/moderate/)

## Countries
- [United States](https://collegemusicmajor.com/country/united-states/)

## State
- [California](https://collegemusicmajor.com/state/california/)
- [New York](https://collegemusicmajor.com/state/new-york/)
- [Illinois](https://collegemusicmajor.com/state/illinois/)
- [Pennsylvania](https://collegemusicmajor.com/state/pennsylvania/)
- [North Carolina](https://collegemusicmajor.com/state/north-carolina/)

## Institution Types
- [school within a university](https://collegemusicmajor.com/institution-type/school-within-a-university/)
- [college](https://collegemusicmajor.com/institution-type/college/)
- [University](https://collegemusicmajor.com/institution-type/university/)

## Urban Setting
- [Urban](https://collegemusicmajor.com/setting/urban/)
- [Small City](https://collegemusicmajor.com/setting/small-city/)
- [Suburban](https://collegemusicmajor.com/setting/suburban/)
- [Rural](https://collegemusicmajor.com/setting/rural/)
- [Suburb](https://collegemusicmajor.com/setting/suburb/)

## Regions
- [South](https://collegemusicmajor.com/region/south/)
- [Midwest](https://collegemusicmajor.com/region/midwest/)
- [West](https://collegemusicmajor.com/region/west/)
- [Northeast](https://collegemusicmajor.com/region/northeast/)
- [Southeast](https://collegemusicmajor.com/region/southeast/)

## Primary Genres/Styles
- [classical](https://collegemusicmajor.com/genre/classical/)
- [jazz](https://collegemusicmajor.com/genre/jazz/)
- [choral](https://collegemusicmajor.com/genre/choral/)
- [contemporary](https://collegemusicmajor.com/genre/contemporary/)
- [folk](https://collegemusicmajor.com/genre/folk/)

## Primary Instruments
- [piano](https://collegemusicmajor.com/instrument/piano/)
- [voice](https://collegemusicmajor.com/instrument/voice/)
- [guitar](https://collegemusicmajor.com/instrument/guitar/)
- [trumpet](https://collegemusicmajor.com/instrument/trumpet/)
- [violin](https://collegemusicmajor.com/instrument/violin/)

## Musical Selectivity
- [selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/musical_selectivity/selective/)
- [moderately selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/musical_selectivity/moderately-selective/)
- [less selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/musical_selectivity/less-selective/)
- [highly selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/musical_selectivity/highly-selective/)
- [elite](https://collegemusicmajor.com/musical_selectivity/elite/)

## Academic Selectivity
- [selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/academic_selectivity/selective/)
- [moderately selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/academic_selectivity/moderately-selective/)
- [less selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/academic_selectivity/less-selective/)
- [highly selective](https://collegemusicmajor.com/academic_selectivity/highly-selective/)
- [elite](https://collegemusicmajor.com/academic_selectivity/elite/)

## Primary Fields of Study
- [performance](https://collegemusicmajor.com/primary_fields_of_study/performance/)
- [composition](https://collegemusicmajor.com/primary_fields_of_study/composition/)
- [music education](https://collegemusicmajor.com/primary_fields_of_study/music-education/)
- [conducting](https://collegemusicmajor.com/primary_fields_of_study/conducting/)
- [jazz](https://collegemusicmajor.com/primary_fields_of_study/jazz/)

## z\_NASM
- [Yes](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_nasm/yes/)
- [no](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_nasm/no/)

## z\_religious
- [none](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_religious/none/)
- [Roman Catholic](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_religious/roman-catholic/)
- [United Methodist](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_religious/united-methodist/)
- [Evangelical Lutheran](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_religious/evangelical-lutheran/)
- [Baptist](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_religious/baptist/)

## z\_degrees
- [Bachelor of Arts](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_degrees/bachelor-of-arts/)
- [Bachelor of Music](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_degrees/bachelor-of-music/)
- [Master’s](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_degrees/masters-degrees/)
- [Doctorate](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_degrees/doctoral-degrees/)
- [Bachelor of Science](https://collegemusicmajor.com/z_degrees/bachelor-of-science/)

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