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Position:Home>Performing Arts> I want to know the Top music conservatories for Viola Performance in the US?Question: I want to know the Top music conservatories for Viola Performance in the US!? I'm trying to find the best school Viola performance and i'm deciding between several in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York!. I would really just like a list from best to worse like 10 or so of Music Conservatories in the US for Viola!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I would not believe anyone who said that they can definitively rank US music conservatories!. Within the vast realm of music, there are many factors that will determine which school is right for YOU!. There are four of us in the family (me, husband, son, daughter-in-law) who hold multiple undergrad and grad degrees in music, all from fine schools!. We all chose schools in major cities, because that is where the finest orchestras and opera companies are, therefore the finest players and teachers!. What is going to matter to YOU the most is the private teacher with whom you study - and i would VERY strongly advise you to take a few exploratory lessons with prospective teachers while you are still in HS!. Surely, your private teacher has given you some insight here (and if you do NOT have a private teacher, there is no sense in pursuing this conversation - you WILL NOT GET IN to any decent conservatory)!. You will get a lot of responses in which the ONLY school people can think of us Juilliard - and most of those responders not only did not GO there, but cannot SPELL it correctly - which tells you something!. If you are looking at NY - then of course Juilliard, Manhattan, and then you have to leave the city - Purchase, etc!. If you are looking at Philadelphia - Curtis, U of the Arts, Temple!. Ohio - pretty much Oberlin, which is excellent, but not in as large a city!. also consider Boston - BU, New England!. I assume you are a Northerner, since this is the area you have chosen to look in!. If you were looking further afield, I would add others!. You might want to also consider Hartt School in Hartford, and Yale in New Haven - the same teachers travel the corridor up and down the East!. But again - it is the PRIVATE TEACHER with which you will study that will have the biggest effect on your education!. Best wishes for you success!.Www@QuestionHome@Com All things being equal, I don't need to tell you that you probably should base your choice primarily on your teacher!. Having said that, I'm prejudiced because I like Rice University!. It's first rate, has very good financial packages, and the cost of living is low!. But of course, you can't forget: Oberlin (for undergraduate), Curtis, Julliard, Yale, Eastman, USC, IU Bloomington!. A lot depends on what you want to do with the degree, also!. If you want to get a major orchestra job you should attend summer camps where the teachers at the schools you'd like to attend, will be teaching!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |