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Daniel
Ortbals 
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User
(7/14/00 12:50:05 pm)
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Grad
School
Since I'm about to start my junior
year, grad school is becoming closer and closer. And I will need to
begin to at least think about where I want to
audition.
Truthfully, I have no place in mind that I honestly
know whether or not I want to go. I have a few in mind based either
on reputation or word of mouth from friends, but that's
it.
So, what are some good ways to begin the search? Senior
year I'd like to know what places I really want to audition for, so
I'd like to sort of weed out the others, ya know?
Dan
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Kendra
McLaughlin
Registered User
(7/14/00 3:49:53 pm)
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Re:
Grad School
I may be a bit biased...but I have
heard that the Yale School of Music is quite a fine grad school. I
don't really know a ton about it except that Aldo Parisot teaches
there and he is awesome! They also have the famous "Yale Cellos"
group that has recorded alot. The orchestra is pretty fine too. It
is definitely on my list, though being a sophomore at Yale, I'll
have to see if I haven't tired of it by then.
Kendra
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KDS
Registered User
(7/14/00 7:18:13 pm)
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Re:
Grad School
I hope you don't mind me posting
here, but having gone through this process myself, I think I can
give some insight into my experiences in looking at grad school.
Over the course of my undergrad studies, I changed my mind quite a
few times about whether I even wanted to go to grad school and what
exactly I wanted my emphasis to be.
I considered Cello
Performance, String Pedagogy without performance, chamber music,
conducting, music education, arts administration, etc,
etc.
First decide what your emphasis will be. Especially if
you are looking to continue in Performance, think about who you want
to study with. If you don't get along with your cello professor,
life can be miserable. I endured this for a semester while my
teacher was on sabbatical.
Then look at the program, the
campus, the area of the country, etc, basically what you looked at
for undergrad studies. Also look at grad assistantship
possibilities. In many cases, if you can obtain one, it will pay for
your tuition plus a stipend which is really nice!! Plus regional
orchestras may also pay for section players.
Ask your
current teacher about cello profs you're looking at. They can tell
you who would be a good person to study with in the future and in my
case, who I would not get along with based on my playing style and
personality.
Ask any grad students at your current school
what brought them there. There are lots of avenues to explore! Have
fun and good luck!
Kristiana Silver
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Paul
Tseng ICS Staff
Administrator
(7/14/00 7:22:42 pm)
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Re:
Grad School
It depends on what you are looking
for.
I would generally recommend Peabody/Johns Hopkins. It's
not such a huge school where you will fall between the cracks. There
are plenty of performing opporutnities and if you are ambitious you
can get them all (if you want).
If you feel you are a high
profile type and are ready to handle the politics and business side
of a musical career, then Juilliard might be a good place to make
contacts. I didn't find the place to be particularly nurturing, but
if you make some good friends there and have a good/politically
powerful teacher then you might actually have a great
time.
The place has changed a lot since I went there
(Juilliard) between 1986-1991. The addition of dorms may have
changed the atmosphere and made the community a bit better. Who
knows? You should visit a freind who attends and find out frist hand
from him/her. Doesn't Juilliard have a joint program with Columbia
University?
Best wishes!
Paul Tseng, Cello Chat Administrator
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