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Author: clarinetplayer
Date: 2002-06-05 14:36
What is the best college for clarinet players?
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Author: A Clarinet Dude in LA
Date: 2002-06-05 14:53
The one where you have a GREAT teacher and get better each week. That being said, SOME of the good ones would include: Curtis Institute, Depaul, Yale, Northwestern, University of Michigan, Eastman, Indiana University,Cleveland Institute of Music, Cincinatti Conservatory, Julliard, Mannes, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, and University of Southern California. That should at least get you pointed in a direction or two ( the list is in no particular order.)Happy music making. BTW- from first hand experience, Manhattan and USC were good to me- best of luck to you!
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Author: William
Date: 2002-06-05 14:54
Northwestern University--because that is where my favorite ex-teacher--Russell Dagon--now works.
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Author: charles munden
Date: 2002-06-05 15:04
A great cheap college that I am attending is Virginia Commonwealth University, Charles West is the clarinet proffesor there, as well as Mike Davis on trumpet and Dr. Hammil on Bassoon
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Author: Mark C.
Date: 2002-06-06 03:46
New England Conservatory!!!
Boston is an awesome location. I'm from Manhattan and I love the new opportunities i have in boston.
and it's not too expensive.
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Author: gosh
Date: 2002-06-06 05:02
Not too expensive? NEC or Boston? NEC is horridly expensive and Boston has some of the highest real estate prices around. Manhattan does beat the city out on real estate prices, though.
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-06-06 05:10
the best college? the school of hard knocks
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Author: LaLa
Date: 2002-06-06 06:51
What about Florida State with Frank Kowalsky, you mustn't leave them out!!!!
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Author: Dan Oberlin
Date: 2002-06-06 11:27
Since last year, Florida State's school of music
has two exceptional clarinetists who are also
exceptional pedagogues: Frank (as mentioned above)
and Deborah Bish (Ph.D. student of Bob Spring).
Dan Oberlin
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Author: Mindy
Date: 2002-06-06 20:35
What about Stetson University in Florida?? That has a great clarinet teacher. And they are known for their music department......
Mindy
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Author: Chrissie
Date: 2002-06-07 02:02
Just a note also... DePaul is losing 2 of it's foremost clarinet instructors next year (not that it wont get excellent replacements) and I've heard that David Shifrin is leaving Yale as well.
Good luck!
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-06-07 02:09
Lesson learned by this thread ... never make an "I've heard that ..." comment - very dangerous territory - hearsay.
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Author: clarinetqween
Date: 2002-06-07 05:18
Smaller schools maybe the way to go. They are little gems with excellent teachers and the schools are relatively inexpensive. Mrs. Dr. Deborah Reeves at the University of South Dakota. SHe had been talked about here having to do with the Shrine to Music Museum. That is another wonderful thing that you get along with this university. That is why I chose it!
-Clarinetqween
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Author: Katie
Date: 2002-06-07 08:01
DePaul is not losing any of it's clarinet instructors, in fact they are simply expanding to add another teacher. Larry Combs, John Bruce Yeh, and Julie DeRoche will all be teaching at DePaul next year.
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Author: Aaron Diestel
Date: 2002-06-07 21:49
Pick a college that you are comfortable at. I did this for my undergraduate studies, although I went for a BS in Education along with my clairnet performance degree, but education was my priority.
Find somewher where you are comfortable. Do this by visiting the college, talking to the faculty, students, and darnit, take a leeson with the future teacher BEFORE you sign your life away to the school.
I didn't have much trouble for my undergraduate degree. I wanted to stay at a smaller school, but one where I could really grow and also had the great education dept. So that narrowed my choice very easy. However I also talked to most of the faculty, and had a lesson with the clarinet professor, talked conducting with the director of bands. It really helped me make my decision. Make sure the college can provide you with what you are looking for, and what YOU want to get out of your 4 years there.
This same process I used for selecting my graduate school, which I am attending in the fall. My degree shifted to clarinet performance, so I was in earch for a good clarinet teacher. The exact school wasn't my concern. I knew my goals that I wanted to accomplish, and sought a teacher and a school that would let me achieve my goals. I talked to my current clarinet teacher (the principal clarinet of a large midwest orchestra) and asked him to reccomend some possible teachers. I used his reccomendations and my wishes and set out to find a school. After narrowing my picks down to the top 3 choices I made the rounds. I travelled to the schools and had lessons with all 3 teachers, talked to the faculty, etc... The schools were in Chicago, and in Boulder and Greeley Colorado. Actually making the trek to the schools helped me make my decision easier. And I was able to confidently make my decision without hesitation.
All said, be extensive in your choices. There are thousands of colleges inthe US, so you can be free to look for the school that will provide you with what YOU want to be able to get out of your time there.
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Author: Chrissie
Date: 2002-06-08 01:18
Hmm. Guess you're right Diz... heresay is bad. Thought I thought my sources were pretty accurate. Ah well.
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Author: hm
Date: 2002-06-08 16:49
In February, Shifrin told his students that he would be leaving and that Larry McDonald would be taking over the studio in the fall.
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