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Music College Prep & Counseling

A proven track record since 2002

Choose Lagond's time-tested strategy for unparalleled success in gaining admissions to top-tier music colleges and prestigious Ivy League institutions. Here's why:


Established Excellence: Our methodology ensures our students stand out in the competitive world of college admissions.
Consistent Results: Our seniors secure spots at their top-choice institutions and win or place in music competitions.
Scholarship Success: It's not just about getting in; our students also stand out in securing merit-based scholarships, up to full tuition awards.

  • • Performance – Contemporary, Classical, Jazz or Popular

    • Composition – Jazz, Classical, Film Scoring, Gaming

    • Songwriting / Popular Music

    • Recording & Production / Music Technology

    • Music Education

    • Music Therapy

    • Musical Theater

    • Music Business & Industry

  • This program is specifically tailored to produce results aligned with the student’s chosen major and college requirements. Each student is assigned a mentor who will guide them through musicianship classes, skills-building on their instrument, and small combos consisting of professional musicians for performance, songwriting, or composition majors. Additional private lab work is available for those looking to major in music production, technology, or industry.

    SAMPLE WEEKLY CURRICULUM:

    • 60-minute private lessons to include sight reading

    • 90-minute group musicianship classes (theory, keyboarding, ear-training)

    • Two-hour workshops with top-tier industry professionals in chosen major

    • Mock auditions and interviews

    Additional Music College Counseling services available for a separate fee

  • Music College Counseling - Overview of Services

    • Preliminary musical evaluation

    • Customized list of schools

    • Organizational timeline and tracker

    • Identify scholarship opportunities

    • Meetings with college department heads and faculty

    • Coordination of lesson plans with college application requirements

    • Academic/musical resume and social media presence

    • Interview skills and essay writing

    • Mock auditions and admission interviews

    • Pre-screening audition recordings

    • Review of applications, college essays, and letters of recommendation

  • Most college music programs require applicants to submit a prescreening video demo. Our staff has decades of experience with all aspects of putting prescreening demos together. You will walk out with professional quality videos, and the peace of mind that you have met all the requirements for your submissions.

    We provide complete project overview by a Musical Director, including preparation of repertoire, hiring of musicians, and creation of backing tracks, as necessary. All on-site recordings are done in our fully-equipped video and audio recording facility by our professional recording engineers.

  • Bard College

    Barnard College

    Bates College

    Belmont University - School of Music

    Berklee College of Music

    Boston University

    Brown University

    Bucknell University

    Case Western Reserve University

    Catawba College

    City College of New York

    Colgate University

    Colorado College

    Columbia College of Chicago

    Columbia University

    Connecticut College

    Cornell University

    Drexel University

    Eastman School of Music

    Elon University

    Emory University

    Five Towns College

    Florida Atlantic University

    Fordham University

    Georgetown University

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    Hamilton College

    Harvard University

    Hofstra University

    Hudson Valley Community College

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Iona College

    Ithaca College

    Johns Hopkins University

    Kenyon College

    Lehigh University

    Lehman College

    Lewis & Clark College

    Liberty University

    Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA)

    Macalester College

    Manhattan School of Music

    Marist College

    Maryland Institute College of Art

    McGill University - Schulich School of Music

    McNally Smith College of Music

    Mercy College

    Middle Tennessee State University - College of Media and Entertainment

    Montclair University

    Muhlenberg College

    New School, The - Mannes School of Music

    New York University (NYU) - Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

    New York University (NYU) - Steinhardt

    Northeastern University Northwestern University

    Oberlin Conservatory of Music

    Ohio Wesleyan University

    Penn State University

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Royal Academy of Music - University of Surrey (UK)

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

    Skidmore College

    Stanford University

    Stony Brook University

    SUNY Binghampton

    SUNY Geneseo

    SUNY New Paltz

    SUNY Oneonta

    SUNY Purchase

    Syracuse University

    Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

    Tufts University

    Tulane University

    Union College

    University of California, Los Angeles

    University of Chicago

    University of Colorado Denver - College of Arts and Media

    University of Edinburgh

    University of Hartford - Hartt School of Music

    University of Memphis

    University of Miami - Frost School of Music

    University of Michigan

    University of Minnesota

    University of New Haven

    University of Rochester

    University of Southern California - Thornton School of Music

    University of Surrey

    University of Texas at Austin

    University of the Arts

    University of Vermont

    Vanderbilt University

    Vassar College

    Virginia Tech

    Wesleyan University

    Western Connecticut State University

    Williams College

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Yale University

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A woman with long black hair singing passionately into a microphone on stage, with two men in the background, one playing guitar wearing sunglasses and a colorful jacket, and the other with dark hair and beard wearing a dark jacket, all performing in a music venue.
A young man playing a saxophone on stage, wearing a red and white varsity jacket, a white shirt, jeans, and a purple baseball cap, with a brick wall and colorful stage lighting in the background.
A young man in a graduation cap and gown holding a diploma, flanked by an older man and woman, all smiling outdoors with trees and buildings in the background.
A woman with curly red hair playing a keyboard on stage.
Musicians performing on stage, with one woman playing guitar and a man adjusting equipment, while a videographer records the scene.