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Author: ajhogan
Date: 2005-09-19 06:36
As I said in my last post, I'm a senior in high school looking to be a clarinet performance. I would like some advice on some good music schools for clarinet.
The schools I'm considering currrently are Boston Conservatory, U. of Chicago (IL), Cleveland Institute of Music, U. of Illinois (Chicago), Johns Hopkins (Peabody), UCLA, Manhattan School of Music, U. of Michigan, U. of Rochester (Eastman), San Francisco Conservatory (SF native), and USC.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Austin
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Author: Ralph G
Date: 2005-09-19 13:31
Might wanna be more specific with what you're looking for. Your question is too broad.
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Post Edited (2005-09-19 13:32)
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Author: ClariBone
Date: 2005-09-19 21:27
You want to be "a clarinet performance"?!?! WOW, tell me how you think you can accomplish that, I'm intrigued lol!!! In all seriousness talk to the applied carinet instructors with whom you would be studying. If you guys don't get along, you definitely won't learn as much as you would with someone who you can really connect with. In my experience, the instructors will usually offer a free, thats right FREE, lesson. This is important in that it helps you learn their teaching style, and can ask them questionsabout the department. Also, schedule campus tours. Talk to other music majors and get a "feel" for the campus. And finally, check out how much it will cost. Being a performance major, I don't see you earning a whole lot of money (always possible but not likely), so cost for you will definitely be a factor. Hope this Helps!!!
Clayton
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Author: ajhogan
Date: 2005-09-19 22:40
I don't have the necessary tools to meet with the various schools I'm considering of applying to. I agree that the most important thing is whether or not there is a connection with the teacher, but it is also important to go to a respectable music school.
I wanted to know how the schools I have applied to are thought of in the music world. The more feedback I get the better.
Austin
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Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2005-09-19 23:03
That's simply not how it works. It does not necissarily matter whether you go to a respected music school or not. If you excel at John Smith Community College and become a better player than the top prospect at Curtis, you're gonna get that job because you're a better musician. If you're not willing to travel to go and meet these professors than I wouldn't suggest performance (well I wouldn't suggest in anyway) simply on the grounds that you will study better with someone you're more comfortable with. And if you're not going to go and meet these people because you don't have the tools to do so, how are you going to go to auditions when you get out of school with $50,000 in debt? We can't possibly answer your question with the info you've provided. And if you agree that what we're saying about having a lesson with these teachers is the most important thing than why aren't you going to do just that?
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Author: redwine
Date: 2005-09-19 23:38
Hello,
My good friend, Joe Eller, is the new clarinet professor at South Carolina University. I must say that when I was teaching a master class at his previous school a year or so ago, his students were phenomenal. I would highly recommend him as a teacher.
If you want to be a performer, go to the school with the best, compatible teacher you can. Unless you are one of the top players at a Curtis or a Juilliard, you won't get a lot of playing experience, compared to another situation at a solid music school where you might be one of the top players. Of course, there is a lot to be said for having tough competition to make you better.
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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Author: ajhogan
Date: 2005-09-20 15:35
I understand and agree that the most important thing is the connection with the teacher, whether it's at Curtis or some community college. I would like to know if some of the schools I'm looking at have good woodwind departments. I posted a thing on U. of Chicago, and I got feedback saying that it isn't really a school for music performance. I am not weighing heavily on what the reputation of the school or teacher is, but this is an area that I am not so well versed in.
We can go in circles about why and why not a big name school is good. I am just asking for some input based on some of the experience many of the member here have.
Austin
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