im going into 11th grade and for my age (16) i'm one of the best pianists around. now, i love my classical music to death but i want to know how studying music in college would benefit me? what's it like? what exactly do you do? did you go to ithaca? also.... i do have some stage fright. please help!
2007-06-16 17:16:48 · 2 answers · asked by Liz D 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Don't listen to Glen P. I talked to people at Ithaca College a couple of years ago and they seemed excited about the place. It has a decent reputation academically as well (it isn't MIT or Harvard, which seem to be all that some people on this Board respect - and I'll bet none of them go to those schools).
I was a music major for a couple of years in college, although I went to UCLA, not Ithaca. The first year we took a theory/composition class, along with performance classes, then the second year there was more theory/composition and performance, along with music history and, since I was looking at music education, a class in that. For the rest, like with most majors and colleges, I took general education classes (I remember psychology, foreign language, history, and philosophy classes).
Stage fright can work for or against you. Many performers will tell you that they still get stage fright regularly, but it causes their adrenaline to kick in and actually helps their performance. If it is overwhelming, of course, you need to work on it. For most people, the more they perform, the less stage fright they get, so just keep plugging away despite the stage fright, and eventually it shouldn't be much of a problem.
2007-06-16 18:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ithaca college sucks so bad. its in the middle of nowhere first of all and the school is unknown and simply not academically strong. i don't know what your grades are but if they are even half way decent Ithaca shouldn't be on your list of colleges
2007-06-16 17:27:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋