american universities for piano

[liszmaninopin]

Does anybody here know of any universities in the western US that offer both a very solid piano performance program, as well as standard courses like Business, Science, English, etc.?  I want to continue my piano studies when I'm old enough to go to college, but I don't want to go to a conservatory, as they wouldn't offer training in other areas.

[thracozaag]

Does anybody here know of any universities in the western US that offer both a very solid piano performance program, as well as standard courses like Business, Science, English, etc.?  I want to continue my piano studies when I'm old enough to go to college, but I don't want to go to a conservatory, as they wouldn't offer training in other areas.

 University of Washington, USC, UCLA and Stanford off the top of my head.

koji (STSD)

[Nana_Ama]

Does anybody here know of any universities in the western US that offer both a very solid piano performance program, as well as standard courses like Business, Science, English, etc.?  I want to continue my piano studies when I'm old enough to go to college, but I don't want to go to a conservatory, as they wouldn't offer training in other areas.

oh Vangaurd University has a great music program and they also have great biology, psychology, and busniess programs as well.  

https://www.vanguard.edu

Good luck

[chopiabin]

From what I've heard, Indiana University and Oberlin have the best non-conservatory music programs in the country. I know John Ogdon taught at Indiana.

[allchopin]

Berklee and Berkley

[Rach3]

Avoid Oberlin.

For solid music and scholarship, there is (of the top of my head), U. of Michigan, Yale, JHU/Peabody (good sciences there), Vanderbilt (Blair school), and Indiana. Note these are some of THE BEST music schools in the country, in case you're doubting. The Julliard-Columbia dual-enrollment is nothing like these, its greatly biased towards Julliard (of course!).

[allchopin]

western US

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U. of Michigan, Yale, JHU/Peabody (good sciences there), Vanderbilt (Blair school), and Indiana

[chopiabin]

Why not Oberlin?

[bizgirl]

Perfect timing!  I logged on tonight to ask practically the exact same question as Liszmaninopin posted!  I am looking for a good cheap college with a strong business program as well as a good piano/music program.  Yale sounds great, but money is a finite commodity.  Any inexpensive alternatives?

[faulty_damper]

San Francisco State University has a music program that also includes the programs you've mentioned.  It's not very expensive unless you are an out of state resident. We have a very good Business program and a Political Science program and is considered to be one of the best in those two areas of study.

[Spatula]

W00T !

Faulty is back...well at least for one post..

but hooray!