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I'm going to a music college without spending a lot of money!

Mar 5, 2022

I want to go to music school!
But it will cost a lot of money!
I wonder if my parents will let me go...

There are probably many high school students who have such concerns.

It is true that it costs money to attend a music college.

However, there are many second- and third-generation musicians who have no money at home!
In other words, there are ways to learn music without money!

In this article, I would like to teach you how to go to a music college without spending much money.

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◆How to enter a music school cosmetically?


In order to go to a music college from a regular high school, hefty monthly fees are required to prepare for the entrance examinations.
In order to eliminate this...


(1) Teaching by parents.

If parents are musicians, they can prepare their own children for the exam for free.
However, it is risky because not all musicians are good at preparing for music school entrance exams.
You must pass the exam! If you want to pass the exam, you can either pay a lot of money and study under an expert in the exam,
It is wiser to choose to go to a public music high school.


②Enroll in a public music high school.

Admission to a public music high school is not difficult.
With a minimum of practical and academic preparation, admission is possible.

After admission, students can take major practical skills and solfege as classes free of charge.
Only musicians with the right skills can teach at a music high school,
The quality of the classes is high.

In other words, you can cover the preparation for the music college entrance exam within the tuition range of a public high school.
It is very affordable!

However, those who are thinking of getting a general job after graduating from a music college should not go to a music high school!
This is because music college graduates are often looked at the deviation score of their high school in finding a job.

If the family is able to extract the cost of exam preparation,
It is recommended to enter a high school that is not too hard to study and has a reasonably high deviation score.
(This is because if you go to a school that is too hard to study, you will not have time to spend on music.)


◆College after high school
If you go on to the music department of a public art university or the education department, tuition fees will be lower.
Tuition fees are generally in the range of 400,000-600,000 per year.

Private music schools require exorbitant tuition of 2 to 3 million yen.
If there is no public art college within commuting distance from your home,
It would be cheaper to live in a boarding house at a local public university.


◆Graduate School Entrance.

In some cases, undergraduates are admitted to a regular college and graduate students enter the College of Music from the graduate school.
Even at private institutions, tuition fees are not as high as those for undergraduate studies, so it is just barely possible for an ordinary family to enter a graduate school.

In general, the level of practical skills required for graduate school is high, and passing the entrance exam is an extremely difficult task. Also, students who know each other from the faculty are more likely to pass.
Professors who judge are also human beings.
Students who are not confident of their abilities should go up the escalator from the faculty.


◆The Scholarship Trap
In some cases, excellent students may be eligible for free tuition with a scholarship.
However, even if you are lured by the free tuition and enroll in the school, if your grades drop after enrollment, you may have to pay 2 million per year from the second year.
However, there are horrible stories of students who are lured by the free tuition, but whose grades drop after enrollment and need to pay 2 million a year starting in their second year ・・・・.
Choose your college carefully.

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◆Conclusion How was it?

In any case, going to a music college is a risky career choice.
However, there are advantages to going to a music college,
However, one of the advantages of going to a music college is that after graduation, you will have many opportunities to work with people from the same college.
It is a kind of academic clique.

Also, there is a disadvantage in terms of credibility when you go from an ordinary university to a professional musician.
The lack of a credible brand (school name) makes it a hurdle to get a job.

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◆◆For students who still want to go to a music college.

You will be what you will be. Leave your luck to the heavens!
Good luck!
(The information in this blog is the author's own opinion. Please choose your career path at your own risk.)

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◆Finally
The Lesson Grid also offers lessons for students preparing for music college entrance exams.
Major practical skills are based on careful consultation with the teacher you are studying under,
We hope you will take the lessons as if they were master classes.
In addition, we believe that the sub-subject practical skills will be an effective preparation for the entrance examinations, as there is a wide range of subjects that can be covered online.
We look forward to your application.

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