Anyone know any good music to do a Martial Arts Routine to?

Walnut Hill School or Interlochen Arts Academy, which is better (music)?

• I was recently accepted into both the Walnut Hill School for the Arts and Interlochen Arts Academy for music (violin). I'm currently having difficulty deciding which one to go to. I know Interlochen is more well-known and has some good history, but I heard Walnut Hill is great as well. However, I'm leaning a little bit towards Interlochen now ever since Benjamin Zander was fired from WH. My parents want me to go to Walnut Hill, though, since the location is nicer. I'm more concerned about how well they teach music. What do you think? PS - I was also accepted into the Idyllwild School for the Arts, but I've heard they are not as serious there. Does anyone have any advice?

• Answer:

  Idyllwild isn't as good as Walnut Hill or Interlochen. As for choosing between those two, I would sit down and make a list of pro's and con's, and see which one looks the best in terms of obvious benfits and drawbacks. Another thing to think about is how you would feel if you went there, have you visited the schools? Do you feel at home and get a good vibe from the students and faculty? Location should be the least of your worries- sure, Interlochen is in a considerably colder location than Walnut Hill, but it still has a gorgeous campus. Look into the academics of each school, and I would try to find recordings of performances at both schools on Youtube, and see if you can imagine yourself playing in those orchestras, as well as which orchestra you would rather be in. If given the choice (my parents said no to boarding school, so I went to an International Baccalaureate magnet with a history and music focus instead) I would personally choose Interlochen, but that's just me, and I'm a woodwinds person, so it may be completely different for strings. Best of luck!