Deciding on which school to transfer to...

[Osama_Spears]

I've been playing electric for 6 years and upright for a year, go to a local community college for music performance, and plan on transferring in the next year. The local university that most of my peers goto (music majors and other majors), is Towson University. I have heard mixed things about the school however I don't feel it'd be truly for me. I'd like to graduate from a school or conservatory that is known for music studies/ the arts. Also, the thought of transfering out of state to get my bachelors excites me.

That being said, I'd like to pursue my bachelors in music performance (URB/EB) out of the state of Maryland. Any suggestions on where to start? Peabody is 20 minutes from me,but terribly expensive and I highly doubt someone at my skill level would be accepted in.

Thanks, any help is appreciated.

[ILIA]

You have a unique problem in that you want to transfer from a community college. A community college articulates transfer credits with public universities within their state (and sometimes private colleges and universities as well). The minute you leave the state your credits will have a more difficult time transferring. (This is in addition to the music theory/history/ear training diagnostic test that all music schools make transfer students take). I suggest University of Maryland, and I also suggest beginning lessons with one of their faculty. If they don't have time to teach you, you might want to consider studying with one of the UMD grad students. Try this idea first before you go wandering out-of-state. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Osama_Spears

I've been playing electric for 6 years and upright for a year, go to a local community college for music performance, and plan on transferring in the next year. The local university that most of my peers goto (music majors and other majors), is Towson University. I have heard mixed things about the school however I don't feel it'd be truly for me. I'd like to graduate from a school or conservatory that is known for music studies/ the arts. Also, the thought of transfering out of state to get my bachelors excites me.

That being said, I'd like to pursue my bachelors in music performance (URB/EB) out of the state of Maryland. Any suggestions on where to start? Peabody is 20 minutes from me,but terribly expensive and I highly doubt someone at my skill level would be accepted in.

Thanks, any help is appreciated.

[Steelslammer]

Go get some lessons with NSO guys. Any of them will do. Get a degree in something useful and private lessons with any of the guys in that section. Highly recommend. Jeff Weisner, Ira Gold, Ali Yazdanfar*leaving soon*, Rick Barber, Curtis Burros. It is a very serious decision you have to make to go to school for music. I feel people go into it without thinking about what they really want. Its a lot of work to get average and then about ten times as much to get to a competitive level(level just to make a living). No matter where you go it is expensive to study and when you leave school you have a peice of paper that not many people will really give you a lot for. Not always the case of course.

Shanandoa University, Stony Brook both have great teachers , might be something you can check out as well. Sorry for being discouraging and good luck. Shop Around with teachers! don't settle be sure.

[sonix]

Maybe transferring credits to a music school is different, but I really doubt it.

I transferred from Montgomery College to GWU as an Electrical Eng major and a minor in jazz studies. As far as those entry level courses, they were happy to grant an exemption if need be (though, GW isn't exactly a music school).

At any rate, my suggestion is to look for the teacher, not for the school, because my bass teacher is close to being the best thing that happened to my life.


From what I hear, JHU doesn't like transfer students. They have this semester by semester program that they feel would be tarnished if transfer students were let in on it...

[sonix]

Francois Rabbath will be performing at UMCP this thurs. You should check this out.

http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/20...nce?rowid=7681