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Hello all,
I am accepting two tuba students starting in the fall 2010 to live and study in beautiful Iceland. With the exchange rate the way it is now, it would be a great oppurtunity for anyone looking to study abroad. For anyone who is interested please send me a private email and I will fill you in on all the details. Deadline is March 15th! For more info. visit http://www.lhi.is" target="_blank and click on english. Students will have the oppurtunity to play with the conservatories brass ensemble,tuba ensemble,brass quintet, youth orchestra, and sub possiblities with the Iceland Symphony. Hope to hear from you.

Cheers,
Tim Buzbee
http://www.buzbeebrass.homestead.com" target="_blank

Do I have to pursue a degree or can I just come to enjoy the place?

Holy cow! Will the students have to learn Icelandic? It is arguably one of the hardest languages in the world to learn.

Alex you are welcome anytime! Students will NOT have to learn icelandic. Icelanders speak the best english of all the European countries, I believe. Students will have to learn to love rotten shark, sheep testicles, and schnapps,haha!

Cheers,
Tim Buzbee

mmmm, shark......I am so there!!!

Tim,

The instrumental certificate... Is it more along the lines of the American Equivalent of an Associates Degree, more along the lines of a Artist/Performer's Certificate, or Masters?

American Equivalent of an Associates Degree. There is also a post grad performance degree that is offered. More to come.

Cheers,
Tim Buzbee

What about scholarships etc...

My wife nixed enrolling, it wasn't the competition... it was the sheep testicles.

I'd love to see Iceland. By the way, Tim, where you are playing right now? This week, today.

Alex C wrote:Holy cow! Will the students have to learn Icelandic? It is arguably one of the hardest languages in the world to learn.

Icelandic is not a very hard language to learn: it is surprisingly close to english both in words and in grammar. Perhaps it would be a good idea for someone there to take out a huge loan with one of the local banks to buy a bunch of tubas then wait for the bank to collapse, and then disappear back to where you came from with your shiny tubas... hehe

For those that are interested in the exchange program the deadline for that is April 15th so you still have time. Check out the above message for more details.

Cheers,
Tim Buzbee