It has been a while since I have given this blog any attention. Over a year! The last post I wrote covered my introduction to Boston last September. Now I am back in Boston after a summer spent in Maine and traveling around for gigs. I am well into my fall semester at SMCC and am back to applying for music schools.
Exciting news! I just toured Longy, a beautiful, tiny music school with a lovely community and really great teachers. It only has 250 students and its campus is made up of two converted manor houses complete with full sized, home-style bathrooms and spiraling, wooden staircases. It has no on-campus housing, no cafeteria, no liberal arts courses and I love it! It is perfect!
Now that I am done gushing, lets keep in mind that I have only visited once. I hope to sit in on some classes and meet with more faculty members to get a better sense of it. Also, there is one pretty scary drawback to such a small school and that is scholarship. As a small school with a faculty to student ration of 2.5/1, they probably don't have a wealth of scholarship funds. With that in mind I am definitely going to apply to BU. BU is my best prospect financially because I will be eligible for financial aid, merit scholarship (because of my strong SAT scores and academic background) and music scholarships. On top of that, they will probably accept most of the 60 credits I will have earned from SMCC and Berklee Online. I was impressed by their music program and could see myself taking advantage of the resources of a large university while hanging out in a small music community.
Now the fun begins...applying to schools. I am pretty darn worn out from going through this process the past couple years but at least I have it down. I know the questions to ask, I know the information to give. I have a very strong portfolio and I have a burning passion to make this happen once and for all. MUSIC SCHOOL HERE I COME!!!!
Okay, enough of the annoying caps. I have essays, resumes, bios, etc. to write and music to compose!
Best,
Clayton
