Colleges/Universties

nimrod480 · Post by **nimrod480** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:03 am

Hi, im a tuba student in Israel im 17 years old and i'd like to learn msuc out of the country as the universty in israel for music is not the best.
Im now looking for information about schools for music at United states and England.

Thanks in advance for kind replys

hbcrandy · Post by **hbcrandy** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:21 am

The following are all schools in the United States.

If you are under 21 years of age at the time of your application, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is excellent.

The Juilliard School in New York City with Dave Fedderly as your teacher would be superb.

I can also heartily recommend the Eastman School in Rochester New York where my friend Don Harry is the tuba instructor.

Randy Harrison
Baltimore, Maryland USA

nimrod480 · Post by **nimrod480** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:29 am

Thanks alot that was my first names in my list can you give me a little more information on auditions dates and repertoire ?

TheChiefofStaph · Post by **TheChiefofStaph** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:33 am

http://www.curtis.edu

http://www.juilliard.edu

http://www.rochester.edu/eastman

tubaaron · Post by **tubaaron** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:03 pm

You know, I've read through quite a bit of information on Juilliard's website, and I have to say it really seems like a great place with a wonderful environment to study in. There's alot of talk about it being a school to "nurture young talents during their formative stages". Anyone knows if they would accept somebody who applies at the age of 23? Since most of the students there probably graduate at 23..

Aaron

THE TUBA · Post by **THE TUBA** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:05 pm

You should also look at Indiana University and the University of North Texas. If you can, try to schedule visits to all of the various colleges and universities you are interested in. Because of your obvious geographic problem, I would reccomend emailing like crazy in order to find out as much as you can before you make a trip. If it is possible, try to talk person-to-person with the tuba professors of the colleges you are thinking about via phone (if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to do so). Also consider if you want to go to a conservatory, big university, small university, etc.

nimrod480 · Post by **nimrod480** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:31 am

what do you think the pros and cons are when learning in a conservatory, big university, small university, etc.

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THE TUBA · Post by **THE TUBA** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:31 pm

There are several factors that lead you to lean towards a school of a particular size. One of the most important reasons to do so is personal preference. If you are shy and from a small town, like me, you would probably prefer to go to a smaller school in a "campus town." If you like city life, you might be better suited to go to a large university in the middle of a large city. Generally speaking, the larger the school, the larger the average class size is. Large universities have more performance oppurtunities and many, many extra-curricular activities and clubs (robotics team, badmitten squad, extreme chess match club, etc.).
Here are some questions you should ask yourself. Do you want to go to a school with a popular football or basketball team? Would you rather be one of thirty tuba players to study from the fifth best tuba teacher in the world, or be one of five tuba players studing from the thirtieth best tuba teacher in the world. Is the school of music you are looking for more band focused or orchestral focused. How important are good grades at this school? Would you rather the best tuba player at a small school or the worst at a large school? I can go on for hours...

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:51 pm

If you're going to go to school in Texas, and aren't trying to be a band director you should go to:

1. Rice
2. SMU
6. TCU/UNT