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Re: Deciding on a college

Author: ChrisArcand
Date: 2007-10-02 05:13

I see this post has gotten quite the attention since I last viewed it.

As I said from the beginning, many people say the same thing: It's all about the instructor.

And the fact that you're calling some place home.

And the fact that you need to pay for it.

I don't think I need to go over how much I disagree with whoever said that you should go to a high end conservatory. If you're so concerned about the students not caring about performance and only about education, then maybe you should look at the fact that if the instructor holds a tight ship, you'll find fantastic players, better than those of a conservatory whose instructor is not as good. The clarinetists in my studio (I go to a University) are more serious, talented, and downright stinkin' good than many of the conservatories I have visited IMHO. That's no shot to any of you other students here, I've never been to a (good) school yet where I feel the studio is junk.

In any case, look at all your points and keep an open mind; just don't ever think that you need to spent hundreds of thousands and restrict your education to strictly performance to be a phenomenal player.

Isn't Jonathan Cohler like a physics genius or something? I don't remember where I heard that one...

CA

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