Best "Electric" School

Classical_Thump · #1 03-03-2006, 12:50 PM

I know there are many great conservatories for double bass, but I was wondering what are some of the better music schools for a more modern electric bass major? I know there is always Berklee, but I was wondering what other schools had relatively strong electric bass offerings? thanks

ps- I mean colleges/universities when saying "schools".

stu FORD · #2 03-10-2006, 03:13 PM

i too am curious

greekbassist · #3 03-10-2006, 04:00 PM

Hi guys,

There is Bass Insitute down in Los Angeles?

About two days ago I posted a thread called Music Degree..

I too was, am, looking of a college for electric bass.

check out my thread called "Music Degree" Lots of good information.

Greek bassist!

Nick Ioannucci · #4 03-14-2006, 04:21 PM

i know that Berklee has a pretty big bass department, go to their site and browse around ull find it eventually. i think you start in majors, i dont remember

1973ric4001 · #5 03-15-2006, 12:20 PM

berklee is awesome. I live in MA and i just toured the school this past weekend. They have a pretty amazing bass dept, and whenever a big bass player comes to town (such as Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan, Jeff Berlin etc.) they guest lecture. They have a bunch of stuff for electric bass. i deffenetly wanna go there.

The_Ryst · #6 03-15-2006, 01:58 PM

Berklee, no doubt. I used to want ot go there, but so many people with music degrees told me how useless it was to them :-/

paintballjunkie · #7 03-16-2006, 07:35 PM

so conservatories and colleges like I.U. won't take electric players at all?

BassmanA440 · #8 03-17-2006, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Ryst

Berklee, no doubt. I used to want ot go there, but so many people with music degrees told me how useless it was to them :-/

True, you can waste your time there or you can take advantage of the resources made available to you. Really, no school is going to make you a monster player, its what you decide to put into it (and drag out of the teacher).

Having a piece of paper is valuable by itself if you ever have to survive outside the realm of performing. That is why at the tender age of 40, I am back in school (Gee Whiz!! - I am older than most of the folks with PhD’s teaching around there).

vision · #9 03-17-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by paintballjunkie

so conservatories and colleges like I.U. won't take electric players at all?

They will...I have a degree from University of Michigan in jazz studies on electric bass.

kurkomat · #10 03-17-2006, 04:59 PM

Are you looking for a 4 year college or a place to spend a semester or two focusing on improving your electric bass playing? In between undergrad and my MBA I spent a summer at the Player's School (Jeff Berlin's school.) I researched every program out there and don't regret my decision. I'd put their electric bass program up against in the world. The greatest thing was that it was so small-- you get 2 1Hr private lessons with Jeff each week, plus the standard theory and ensemble classes, etc. Plus Jeff is always around and is very accessible- he was always game to go grab a slice of pizza and he'd tell all these crazy stories about hilarious stuff that happened on gigs. If you're not looking to get a formal "degree" in music I highly recommend it- was single best thing I've done for my music career.