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Author: Brittany
Date: 2003-02-10 18:51
Hi everyone! Okay, well, I am a junior in high school this year and I am starting to look more seriously at different colleges. I plan on going into music education with an emphasis on my clarinet. I live in Nebraska and I am currently looking at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. However, I am willing to go out of state. Diane Cawein is the clarinet professor at UNL and I know that she is excellent. Cindy Nichols is the clarinet teacher at UNO. I know that she is also very good. I'm just wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions of where they think is the best place for a clarinet player in my position to go for college. I really wanted to go to Juilliard, but I think that perhaps I should keep my expectations a little more realistic. I'm good, but it is extremely hard to get in there. Thank you in advance for any help!
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Author: Carmen Izzo
Date: 2003-02-10 19:57
Hey there! I am in the process of auditioning (currently taking a break from the insanity of practicing) for colleges. I have had two of my five auditions. I really like all five of the schools where i am auditioning at but i think i have my choices narrowed down. Here are the schools (and their faculty) im auditioning at.
DePaul University
Larry Combs
Wagner Campos
Julie DeRoche
John Bruce Yeh
Indiana University
Howard Klug
James Campbell
Eli Eban
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Richard Hawkins (i think there is another professor, but the name escapes me)
Eastman School of Music
Kenneth J. Grant
Jon Manasse
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
J. David Harris
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Author: Keil
Date: 2003-02-10 21:50
I know for a fact that University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a wonderful clarinet professor as you have stated yourself. Diane Cawein is quite an exceptional performer and great teacher. She has studied with some of the world's best teacher's and performers from Frank Kowalsky to Robert Marceullus. I believe going there would prove to be quite the experience in deed. It's not all about where you go but what you take from it. It's all about how much you put in. Good Luck! this decision is always a very difficult one indeed.
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2003-02-11 01:50
Have you considered Rice or Northwestern? I don't know about their teachers (too far away for me) but they're both excellent schools. If you're willing to go far from home, I visited six or seven conservatories in the Northeast and can tell you my impressions.
It's good that you're starting early. I'm a senior and some people in my class didn't decide where they wanted to apply until last December! Best of luck.
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Author: Brandon
Date: 2003-02-11 04:10
Personally, there are really only two or three schools I would consider. I would go where the clarinet faculty is top notch. Regardless if you are wanting to teach or play, these schools have much to offer. They are Southern Cal and the Cincinnati Conservatory(hometown bias may be included here, but their grads are getting jobs). Rice is another good school that I would consider. I think Indiana would be ok, but be prepared to get lost in the mix if you go there. They have a tremendous amount of players there. On a whole, I think DePaul would be awesome(one of my early choices when I was in HS). It's in a great city with a very good orchestra. Plus, you would get to hear many of the European orchestras that are on tour. There are many good schools out there, and it is difficult to narrow it down to one. Large city, small city, the best, 1 in 50, etc. Good luck in deciding. I know that if I had to go back and do it all over again I would have considered many other things than I did when I was in HS.
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Author: PJ
Date: 2003-02-16 06:33
Check into Texan A&M; Anna Carney teaches there. I studied with her several years ago. She's great! She's studied with several great musicians such as Frank Kowalsky and Jim Kanter (who's played in just about every movie to grace the silver screen) and has played in several different orchestras all over the country as well as solo and chamber works.
Also, check out East Tennessee State. Eugene Jones is there and he studied with the late-great Gino Cioffi, former principal of the Boston Symphony.
Both instructors are extrememly compitent in classical as well as jazz and are phanominal musicians.
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