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Author: theclarinetguy
Date: 2009-02-11 17:28
Hi everybody! I'm currently contacting professors about possible schools for my Masters. My question for those out there is, which schools do you consider to be good orchestral schools? I have a couple of schools I will be auditioning for but I'm really looking for a good school to help me with the orchestral aspect of performing. I'd like to become a very good all around player and teacher. Any advice would be awesome! :D
Micheal
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Author: vin
Date: 2009-02-11 18:10
Don't worry about school orchestra, worry about the teacher. To play professionally in an orchestra, you have to win the audition first. You should be the most concerned about mastering your instrument and becoming a great musician.
If you want an orchestra job, go where the people that win them go.
Recently, that list (for grad school) has included
CCM (Cincinnati) w/ Richie Hawley
USC w/ Yehuda Gilad
Minnesota with Burt Hara
DePaul with Larry Combs
and students of Ricardo Morales, Mark Nuccio (Manhattan School), Joaquin Valdepenas (Univ. of Toronto), Dan Gilbert (Univ. of Michigan)
I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting, but those are many of the elite.
Take a lesson or two with half the list and it'll give you practice material for years.
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Author: theclarinetguy
Date: 2009-02-11 23:30
I wasn't asking about school orchestras, mainly teachers that focus on orchestral study's. But I think you answered that in the second part of the response. Thanks for the feedback!
Micheal
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Author: NBeaty
Date: 2009-02-12 01:26
If you have a few favorite orchestras, you probably know who the clarinetists are. The odds are pretty good that these clarinetists teach at a good school (depending on the city and their schedules of course).
This is a very sensible and practical way to go about it. Of course, traveling to these places and taking lessons is always good. Summer festivals are also a great way to meet other teachers.
My current teacher (of the Montreal symphony) I met and took lessons with at a music festival. Fantastic orchestra with fantastic clarinetists is a good way to go. The only thing that you have to double check is if they are a good teacher for you!
Hope this helps a bit,
Nathan
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Author: DixieSax
Date: 2009-02-12 01:40
Michael.
Edited post since corrections cleaned up.
Post Edited (2009-02-12 02:12)
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Author: theclarinetguy
Date: 2009-02-12 01:58
I didn't mean that...was just showing what I was apart of. I saw the principal thing, made me feel like an idiot. I don't post a whole lot cause I usually make a fool out of myself.
Micheal
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Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2009-02-12 02:41
Don't forget Northwestern. That school has a very good track record of students getting orchestral jobs.
Walter Grabner
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-02-12 03:10
If your looking to compete for the few orchestra jobs available I suggest you think about learning how to play bass and Eb clarinet and their repertoire. I encourage all my students, and teach them, to learn at least one or both if possible. Every orchestra has a bass clarinet player, sometimes as assistant 1st too, sometimes as 3rd and bass and in large orchestras as Baltimore, bass and 3rd or 4th or utility. Most assistant jobs require playing Eb and in orchestras with only three players the second player usually plays Eb. Not playing those instruments cuts off half the jobs, or more. ESP www.peabody.jhu.edu/457
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2009-02-14 08:41
If I am not mistaken (and I may be) Manhattan School has an Orchestral Track Major in which you learn more about Orchestral literature and take a lot of orchestra classes. They also have a Chamber Music Track in which you take more chamber ensembles, etc.
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