graduate schools

isabelle · Regular Member Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 41

I'm a college junior, and have been looking at schools to pursue a masters degree in trumpet/orchestral performance. I'm currently a performance major at a small university, and would like to keep the small school/conservatory atmosphere if possible. So far I've been looking at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, DePaul, and Rice U. All of them appear to be what I'm looking for. Does anyone have any opinions on any of these schools, the graduate programs, trumpet instructors, or have you attended any of them? Any other schools to recommend? Any input is greatly appreciated!

Isabelle

TNguyen529 · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject:

Hey Isabelle. I'm in my first year of grad work at Cincinnati. I too come from a small university - Shenandoah University in Virginia. The transition from that school to this one was great! Perhaps I've just met the right people, but everyone here is great - as players and people!

if you have specific questions about Cincinnati, e-mail me and i'll be happy to answer any questions!!

-Khoa

TrumpetPly1 · Regular Member Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 60

Hey,

You wouldn't happen to know Brian Crisp would you?

fuzzyjon79 · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:09 pm Post subject:

Marie Speziale at Rice University is a tremendous teacher!! Ray Sasaki teaches at the University of Texas-Austin, and he is a tremendous teacher also.
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NIKE_07032 · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:33 am Post subject:

are you looking to focus on orchestral performance or chamber music. Juilliard is an excellent school for those who want to emphasize on chamber music. Ray Mase is there along with members of American Brass Quintet. Also they have one of the greatest teachers for orchestral preparation and that is Mark Gould. Mark Gould is really tough, but he will surely bring out the best and more. Now, Manhattan school of music has a orchestral program for grad students who wish to focus on orchestral preparation. University of Maryland also has an excellent program, they have Chris Gekker, and Steven Hendrickson (NSO principal trumpet). Penn State University, according to Wilmer Wise has an excellent program. Langston Fitzgerald is there. There are a lot of choices, but just so you know, usually conservatories such as Juilliard, Cincinatti, Cleveland, and MSM are very expensive school, and from what i heard they focus primarily on performance. Universities have excellent programs and also good teachers, but besides teaching you performance, they will also emphasize your whole overall preparation (theory, musicianship) plus they are less expensive.

isabelle · Regular Member Joined: 29 Jul 2002 Posts: 41

I definitely want to focus on orchestral performance. There are a ton of great schools along the east coast, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to go that far from home (my entire family lives in TN). I'll take a look at the U. of Maryland though. Yeah, I've seen the price tag on the conservatories. Rice is also very expensive, but I'll just see what happens. Hopefully some nice scholarships are available.

Isabelle

tcutrpt · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject:

I auditioned at DePaul in February to start my masters (still waiting to hear back). I really liked the atmosphere up there. I got a chance to talk to Matt Lee for awhile and he was a very personable person who was more than willing to answer my quetions. I only talked with John Hagstrom briefly during the audition, but he seemed like a great person as well. The students I talked to up there all loved the atmosphere and the trumpet studio. From what I have heard, they offer very generous scholarships to the graduate students that they accept. I hope this helps.
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musicemt · Veteran Member Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 419

You might want to consider University of Louisville in KY. The studio is a great enviornment, it has the intensity and dedication that you'd find in a conservatory setting. The school of music itself is rather small, I think there are only about 300 students, so everbody knows everybody else. About the only thing I think would be a little lacking is that the orchestra is not as pre-professional as say, the orchestra at IU. However, the trumpet prof there, Mike Tunnell, is as good a teacher as anyone I've met. You don't hear about U of L that often, but it's a solid school, I think. But I go there, so what else would I say?

Ben
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TNguyen529 · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject:

To reply on the whole money issue, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is part of University of Cincinnati; the school, then, gets a lot of money from the state. Furthermore, as a grad student, they have University Graduate Scholarships, of which almost EVERY grad student gets. Most every grad student i know here has a UGS, and i think the average UGS covers 80% tuition!

Oh, and TrumpetPly1, Bryan's a first year masters student here too! great guy and awesome player.

-Khoa

[ This Message was edited by: TNguyen529 on 2004-03-20 16:57 ]

robert_white · Heavyweight Member Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 1583

With all due respect, Indiana University is a serious omission from your list. Those other schools are great, of course. But IU is competitive with each of them in all aspects. Feel free to PM me if you want more info. Best wishes for your auditions!

Bob