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Post by shawn on Oct 21, 2002 15:50:54 GMT -5
I noticed quite a few of .edu emails and I, being a Freshman in High School, am getting a head start at looking at colleges. I know that I want to major in something with jazz, but I'm not quite sure exactly what right now. Have any suggestions?
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Post by BadMange on Dec 15, 2002 15:12:13 GMT -5
My little brother is a sophomore at Middle TN University in Murfreesboro, TN. He's a bass player majoring in jazz studies and loves the school. Besides gen ed classes and music courses, he takes piano, private lessons and is in a performing combo. Next year he'll be in the best school big band (he's really good). Nashville and Memphis are a very close drive and have a lot to offer, music-wise.
To give yourself a head-start, learn piano and learn as much as you can about theory so later you can just concentrate on your playing and improvising.
Good luck,
-Bad Mange
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Post by Matt on Nov 29, 2003 12:25:17 GMT -5
I also think about jazz colleges often. During high school im trying to do as much musical and especially jazz stuff as I can, so as to build an impressive resume so to speak for college
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Post by pinsk94 on Jun 29, 2004 15:56:01 GMT -5
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Post by Professor1 on Jun 30, 2004 21:07:35 GMT -5
For a Jazz College there really is only one place to go.
The University of North Texas (formerly NTSU)
Home of the world famous, grammy award winning - One O'Clock Lab Band
People come from all over the world to study jazz there.
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Post by BadMange on Jul 1, 2004 7:48:57 GMT -5
People come from all over the world to study jazz in Texas? Really? At first I thought my brother was crazy for going to Tennessee for jazz but Memphis and Nashville are right there, so it didn't seem so crazy after awhile.
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Post by Professor1 on Jul 1, 2004 10:10:16 GMT -5
People come from all over the world to study jazz in Texas? Really? Yeah, I know it might be hard to believe, but ask around about the Jazz program at UNT. You'll find it is one of the most highly respected jazz schools anywhere.  |
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Post by mike on Oct 22, 2004 16:14:21 GMT -5
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Post by Lumpy on Oct 23, 2004 20:34:25 GMT -5
... being a Freshman in High School, am getting a head start at looking at colleges.... Consider the cost factor of going to a "special" university like Berk vs a local (or distant) state university. If you pay a gazillion bucks in tuition you'll be faced with a hefty student loan that will take a lifetime to payoff. A state U is likely less expensive and can surely teach you the fundamentals of piano, theory and performance, all three are the major focus of any school's performance major. Then consider the location. I went to a state U in SoCal. I got so many jobs in the LA recording studios, because of my teacher's connections, that I had to drop out of college and work full time in the studios! I finished my degrees years later. I'm not sure that a school in Des Moine or Amarillo could offer the same local connections as one in LA, Nashville or New York. Lumpy -- In Your Ears for 40 Years www.lumpymusic.com |
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