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RE: Which is better...

Author: Kimberly
Date: 1999-07-14 21:09

A school without good private instruction probably won't have top notch ensembles. This would probably be a rare occasion if you found a school with good ensembles and studio teachers who cannot teach.

Even with a teacher who can teach you may not get allong with the teacher and therefore have problems learning or progressing as far as you want. I have found success at going to the schools where the teacher wants me there. Pick a variety of places to audition. Make sure your private teacher will be at the audition, and that you have a chance to meet him or her. At that meeting you will find out how you react with the teacher. Even if possible take a lesson from the teacher, they will give you some hints on ways that you can improve, and you will learn what direction you will go first when you get there. I was turned off by teachers who only had corrections to make, but turned on by the ones who started out positive, and listened to me and then made corrections.

Another concideration which has sort of been hit appon, is how serious are you. If you you choose a private school or out-of state school you will be paying more, and therefore need to be serious, and get through your corse of study and out before you run up too much debt. If you are choosing state schools, no matter how serious you are, you can take your time. If you are not sure you will stick with music, then you need a school with a variety of departments that are good and that you can switch to if needed. I hope this helps some. Good luck with your search.

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