Klarinet Archive - Posting 000451.txt from 2003/07

From: "KIMBER FAITH" <wolfcry01@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] summer practicing
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:59:01 -0400

Thank you so much...I couldn't think of how to find other colleges....I
really appreciate it, and I will look into the other stuff as well...and
thanks for letting me know about the credential thing...thanks...I really
appreciate it
Brightest Blessings,
Kimber the Wrestler

>From: Jeremy A Schiffer <schiffer@-----.edu>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: RE: [kl] summer practicing
>Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:46:10 -0400 (EDT)
>
>On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, KIMBER FAITH wrote:
>
> > I want to try to go to Juliard ... anyways, I was wondering if anyone
> > could give me tips or pointers on how to, well, better my credentials
> > starting now so I can have a better chance of getting into Juliard
>
>
>As others have said, find a good teacher. Play in every ensemble you can.
>Practice, practice, practice. Go to music stores and buy every piece of
>music that looks interesting. Learn everything that you buy; don't let it
>sit there on your shelf unread.
>
>But let me tell you a little secret. If you're not a violin or piano
>player, Julliard is well overrated. As far as the clarinet, the teachers
>at the Manhattan School of Music (http://www.msm.edu) are just as good -
>it's essentially the same staff. That is probably the best choice if you
>want to be in New York City (there's also Mannes College
>(http://www.mannes.edu) which has the same great teachers as well,
>though it doesn't have the same name recognition to the general public).
>Or, since you happen to be female, you can go to Barnard College, an
>all-women school right across the street from the Ivy League's Columbia
>University, and enroll in a duel programs with Julliard or MSM (so that
>you can have a liberal arts education in addition to the music).
>
>And as far as getting into MSM and Mannes, credentials don't mean a thing
>- it's all about how you play. If you are truly serious about wanting to
>play professionally, you have more than enough time in the next four years
>to bring yourself to the level needed to gain admission to one of these
>conservatories, presuming you are talented to begin with...
>
>Good luck!
>
>-jeremy
>http://klezmer.org
>
>
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