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Author: Becca
Date: 2000-05-26 18:50
I am a high school student and planning to major in clarinet, possibly performance or music education. Does anyone have any suggestions as to colleges with good music programs, preferably in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Northeast region? I'm not interested in a conservatory and would rather go to a school with an excellent music department and liberal arts program. Any suggestions?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-05-26 18:55
Check into Ithaca, SUNY Pottsdam, SUNY Stonybrook. I know Pennsylvania has a some good programs, but I don't know the school names.
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Author: mandy
Date: 2000-05-27 02:11
I attend Lebanon Valley College. We have an excellent music program. the school is a fairly small, liberal arts school. there is about 1200-1400 student of which about 200-250 are music majors. if you'd like more information the web page is: http://www.lvc.edu or you could email me.
good luck,
mandy
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Author: Kim L
Date: 2000-05-27 03:21
I am a music ed major and am really enjoying myself at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT. Danbury is just on the CT border.
The music faculty is superb. The band director is a pistol. The choir director has a sense of humor, but is a good teacher too. The clarinet teacher is a professional and can't really teach, but I am excelling. The head of the music department is a nice guy. The jazz band director and sax professor is awesome. It is really a family atmosphere.
WestConn is a family atmosphere. It is a small school of 9,000 students, and there is a lot of construction going on to make the school better. I am glad I chose this school over some of my other choices.
Good luck in your search.
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Author: Kim L
Date: 2000-05-27 03:26
I looked at Lebanon Valley College too. I liked the school a lot! In fact, I almost went there! However, there are not as many requirements for education as there are at a school like WestConn, and if you want to teach, you will not be certified in all 50 states as you will if you went to some other school. Also, when looking at the course catalog, I wasn't terribly impressed. I liked the faculty and the campus, but I still feel that WestConn has the right stuff.
The schools in PA are Temple University and, I believe, University of PA.
A grad student in my school applied for an assistantship at Ithaca, and got accepted as the assistant conductor! I don't think Ithaca could be too bad.
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Author: HAT
Date: 2000-05-27 04:19
You might consider Montclair State. My friend David Singer of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra teaches there. There is probably money available and the school is supposed to be quite good.
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Author: Jake Wallace
Date: 2000-05-27 06:51
Well, I'm not sure about the conservatory nature or the libarts studies, but if you're looking for a good music program, you might take a look at the Eastman School of Music at URochester in NY. Just a thought.
Jake Wallace
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Author: David Goss
Date: 2000-05-27 13:28
This fall I'm going into my senior year at Montclair State. David Singer is an excellent clarinetist and a very good teacher.
The education program at MSU is probably one of the best of all NJ state colleges, definately in the northern half of NJ.
Another reason to look at Montclair is Dr. Mary Ann Craig, director of bands. She's an incredible Euphonium player and has brought the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble to a level that is challenging Trenton State and Rutgers. (NOTE: She has only been there for four years as well.
There's roughly 200 undergrad and grad music majors at MSU. About 12,000 total undergrad and grad at the university. I hope that helps you out.
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Author: Meri
Date: 2000-05-29 17:21
If you're considering leaving the country,yet still want to go to school in the approximate region you mentioned (some Canadian universities have fairly large numbers of US residents--a good number are taking advantage of the low Canadian dollar, so while the cost, all expenses considered, is $10-15 000 CDN per year, for US residents it would actually be $6000-$8500 per year), then why not check out University of Toronto or Wilfrid Laurier University? Both have excellent music and liberal arts programs, and the second is often said to be the best music university in Canada. The second is very competitive; even music majors need an 80% average to be considered. (U of T says 73-75%) U of T requires SAT scores from US residents; don't know what Wilfrid Laurier requires.
Meri
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Author: Sarah
Date: 2000-06-05 15:28
SUNY Fredonia in New York also has a pretty good music program. SUNY Potsdam has the Crane School. That is very well known.
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