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Re: Colleges with Ed + Good Performance

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-02-02 02:22

Temple has a great many Phila Orchestra members on its ancillary faculty. It has strong orchestral and band programs, and the campus is easily accessible to downtown Philadelphia with its music (including the Philadelphia Orchestra), theater, restaurants and sports. The campus has grown tremendously over the past several years and is still expanding and replacing older buildings. The full time faculties in both the music and music education departments are strong. I took two performance degrees there 40 years ago and my son finished his Bach. of Music Ed a little over ten years ago. I don't know about the other schools you've considered, but Temple's music ed program is self-contained within the College of Music - there is no connection between it and the university College of Education. Only core academics are scheduled outside the music school.

The campus has evolved from a commuter school that emptied at night to a very alive place with a large resident student body. I play in a reading orchestra on the campus (not affiliated with Temple, but they let us use the rehearsal space). The area is still very active at 10:15 PM when we start our trip home from Presser Hall (the main music building).

I don't know anything about Rutgers, so I can't make the comparison. I can only write about Temple, but it's a worthwhile school.

Karl and

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