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Author: bethmhil
Date: 2013-03-16 00:17
Hello everyone!
So, I will be student teaching & graduating in spring 2014. I need to start considering where I should/can go for graduate school in the following August... but, I'm not really sure where to start.
I'm getting bachelor's degrees in music education & performance at the present moment. I know that I for sure want to teach, but I don't want to give up performing completely... so, I would like to get a master's degree in performance, hopefully with some kind of focus in pedagogy.
Because I know for a fact that I'm not interested in performing in an orchestra, I do not want to go to a conservatory or a super prestigious performance-oriented school... Honestly, Illinois State has been a wonderful fit for me... but, some really bad stuff has been happening within the SoM this semester, and unfortunately will continue. I want to get out as soon as I possibly can, so I really can't consider ISU any longer. One school that I have been seriously considering is Ball State University, to study with Elizabeth Crawford. I would love to go to Arizona State to study with Robert Spring, but I have heard that they don't have a lot of money to offer, and I probably wouldn't be able to get an assistantship as a master's student. The focus of my master's degree would be, as I said, both performance & pedagogy, so I'm hoping to find a clarinet professor that could help with both.
Finances are an issue. I know this sounds stingy, but I can't afford to go to a school that won't offer me a teaching assistantship, or at at the very least, a scholarship that would cover my tuition. I had originally planned on staying at ISU, getting a TA position, and moving to campus since my tuition would be covered and I would receive a stipend every month, which would cover rent. Alas, this is no longer an option.
Any ideas? I'd like to just put together a list of schools that I can consider, and then I can begin the process of narrowing down the list. Thanks!
BMH
Illinois State University, BME and BM Performance
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2013-03-16 13:34
Good luck. Write as many schools as possible to find out which ones offer the kind of financial help you need. You probably won't find a "major" school offering you all of that because of supply and demand. The better well known schools don't need you, you need them.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2013-03-16 16:56
If I were in your position, one school I might consider is Miami of Ohio. I've never been there and I'm not familiar with their music department, but they do have Michele Gingras. I briefly met her once and heard her in a recital, and she seems to be very nice. She's an excellent clarinet player, and when it comes to pedagogy, she's one of the best. Her videos are always direct, to the point, and easy to follow.
Any current or former Gingras students reading this?
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2013-03-17 18:37
I recommend that you open a dialog with Michele Gingras at Miami University in Ohio. She has a very realistic view of the post-grad clarinetting world, and she seems able to create options to conventional career paths that suit her individual students.
Bob Phillips
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-03-18 02:05
Even if the situation at the SoM (presumably the School of Music at ISU) is bad, you may be able to work around it. Talk first with sympathetic faculty members -- ones who have taken an interest in you and may themselves be looking for a way to help grad students face the institutional problems.
I love Michele Gingras. She's a really excellent player and teacher and very sympathetic. Email her or even call her to ask for advice. If she's even a little bit like the Michele Gingras I met, she'll jump at the opportunity, particularly if you ask her about grad work at Miami of Ohio.
Ken Shaw
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