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Re: Colleges in Ohio/Michigan

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2019-01-25 19:19

J-MB,

If you are a sophomore in HS, there is a long road ahead of you to become a university professor with a doctorate. One does not just show up with a DMA and there is a job for him or her. Each person's journey is quite different.

To get a better feel of how people who hold faculty positions in music schools made their way over the many hurdles encountered, check their credentials on the school's faculty websites. Look at their degrees and the musical positions they have had or now hold. Also, you may wish to check my bio on this website to see my progression through the ranks of academe from being a high school band director to that of a full professor in an entirely different field. There were many twists and turns along the way.

Perhaps the best advice I can give is that an initial degree in instrumental music education might be your first stop. With such training, you will always have job skills to fall back on. All the state universities in Ohio have music education programs and are quite similar since the State of Ohio requires a specific curriculum for a music teacher's certificate. Since I have degrees from three of those institutions and have always had a relationship with the music department even as a faculty member, you can not go wrong getting started there. I have never been disappointed in my education and training or how the whole thing turned out.

The other thing for you to do is make a point to hear some student recitals at a university music school. I remember being at OSU recently and hearing students from Caroline Hartig's clarinet studio perform; there were some amazing young players that you need to hear so you can see how your playing stacks up in comparison.

Good luck in your quest.

HRL

Post Edited (2019-01-25 22:57)

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