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LaTrompeta Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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ricealumni95 wrote: | I'm a graduate of the Shepherd School at Rice back in 95. Studied with Jim Wilt and Armando Ghitalla. Back then it was a superior school for trumpet performance. I received my Masters there. |
It still is. Getting in and graduating are very difficult. _________________ Please join me as well at:
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Daniel Barenboim Veteran Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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War CHARBRA!
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khedger Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Rice University |
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Mr. Bubbles wrote: | Also any other suggestions of great colleges with great trumpet studios would be appreciated. |
You don't say what your ambitions are - to teach, to play in a symphony, to learn jazz and commercial playing. This would be helpful to know. I've heard a LOT of great things about the program at Rice, but I think it would be for a 'classical' or symphonic oriented player. I don't know about the 'classical' thing at UNT, though it's probably a fine program, but for jazz it's one of THE places to go.
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khedger Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, another school with another solid program (classical, jazz, etc.) is Indiana.
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LaTrompeta Heavyweight Member
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When I was a student, I told myself that if I couldn't get into Rice or similar, I clearly wasn't cut out for the career. That might sound extreme but when I was rejected, I changed paths and I don't regret it. Barbara Butler did have some nice things to say about my playing, which I truly appreciated. _________________ Please join me as well at:
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beatsclo New Member
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When I graduate from high school next year, I need to choose a university I want to enroll in. I would like to go to Rice, but I am unsure whether I will pass. My score is not that big, and Curtis might be a good option for me even though it's not as good as Rice's. Sometimes I think about not having to decide and going to asa miami college instead. It's a nice unconventional college with an accredited degree that would give me more freedom to develop in the direction I want.
I still cannot decide what I want, but I've got a year more, and that's good. I don't want to be too stressed about this choice.
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LaTrompeta Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Rice is very hard to get into. I would have maybe 5 schools, ranked in order of "preference" that you apply to. _________________ Please join me as well at:
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andybharms Heavyweight Member
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I’m going to offer a slightly different mindset: if you want to go to Rice (or some other top orchestral school like Colburn or Northwestern etc), take lessons from a trumpeter in a full time orchestra and audition at those places until you get in. If a couple of years go by, you might have a difficult decision to make, but I think far too many people go into performance at a school that really isn’t equipped to confer that degree and students end up using their money and precious time inefficiently.
An alternative to a top tier orchestral school is to work really hard to get into one of the big festivals. You might have to take some lessons with the teachers there outside of your school lessons. Reason being, many/most college teachers aren’t orchestral specialists, which makes getting in very very improbable. But many of those folks are happy to help earnest, teachable people, and its never been easier or less expensive because traveling is no longer required. _________________ Andrew Harms, DMA
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marythomus New Member
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If I were you, I would go to Rice University because that's where you study music. If you have the opportunity to apply there, then do it. You shouldn't even consider other options at all. If my grades and motivation had allowed me to enter Rice University, I would have done so. Still, I realized that I didn't like music so much and wanted to earn more money than just playing jazz. Therefore, I decided to find the top trade schools in your state on my parents' advice and still get training in the healthcare field, as there are specialities that do not require medical education. |
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