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A college in tune with the times

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN a worse time to go to music college. Fees are astronomical, expenses sky-high. In London, you will spend £9,000 a year on tuition and twice as much on living costs. Any major US college will set you back $80-100,000 a year, for three years. Still thinking about it?

Let’s assume your gifted child has done well enough to win a scholarship. Even better, a full upkeep grant of the type that the Curtis Institute (Philadelphia) and Colburn School (Los Angeles) offer. No costs, then, to the parents. But what kind of care

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