also suggest to your friend that he/she decides why he/she wants to study music in school. In many cases it's not worth it to invest in a music degree unless you are completely fixated on performance and even then you should just get a degree in something else and study privately on your own.
If however, teaching is the goal then from that point on selecting your schools carefully is a good idea. You don't always have to be in a major city to find a great school. The talent pool is large all over the place, certainly there are some pretty shoddy music programs all over, but then you might find that gem in the middle of nowhere.
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"A real leader faces the music, even if he doesn't like the tune." - unknown quote
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