Klarinet Archive - Posting 000346.txt from 1997/03

From: "Janis A. Brown" <jbrown@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Masters program
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:06:34 -0500

My advice to you regarding masters degree programs is to find a teacher and
a degree that you think will improve you both as a player and a musician.
For instance, if you want to play in an orchestra and you haven't had much
opportunity to do so up until now then I would look for a teacher who
either has or still does play in an orchestra anda school that has a good
university orchestra. Or perhaps you want to be a college teacher, then
you need to find a teacher whose students are teaching at universities
already. What yopu don't want is to go through all of the hassel necessary
for a master degree and discover at the end that you haven't improved your
current situation. Also, most masters degrees don't require you to be on
campus every single day, depennding of course on how long you have been out
of undergraduate school and if any of your credits from that degree
transfer in towards your masters. SFA is a wonderful school and it is not
too far away from Northwest Arkansas. I am the clarinet instructor here
and my students are doing wonderful things. Two of my studnets have gone
on to work on their doctoral degrees at Michigan State University with Dr.
Verdehr, and Arizona State University with Dr. Rpbert Spring, and my high
school students have gone to Eastman and Julliard respectively. If you are
interested in our program e-mail me at the address listed below and we will
talk. Of course if you would like to speak in person please feel free to
phone me as well. There is a lot that goes into making a graduate school
decesion and you need to make the right choice all the way around, i.e. the
degree, time, family, etc.
Hope this information helps-JAB

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