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Double Bass Lynn U

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I almost went to Lynn, but the teacher I was going to study with, Shigeru Ishikawa went to Switzerland. Since then they have been through a couple of teachers and seem to have settled with Mr. Cobb. I liked how it was a small conservatory, with a high talent level inside a major university. They have everything you can want for a regular college experience, but all that you need to receive a specialized music education. I have several friends there, and they love it, specifically because they only take the amount of students necessary to fill the orchestra. I don't know how competitive it is, but I cannot imagine being overly competitive with the people that I've met.

As far as I now, they work it out so that Cobb goes down there once a week and they do get weekly lessons with him. I do not know how true this is, and am a little skeptical of it because Cobb is so busy in NY and barely teaches his students there every week. All in all it's a great school though, and it definitely can't hurt to be in sunny South Florida.
 
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Mr. Cobb pretty amazing. He teaches at 3 other schools in NY - SUNY Purchase, Juilliard, and MSM - and is principal of the Met which is on 6 days a week (obviously he doesn't play 6 days a week, but that's still a lot of rehearsing and a lot of performing regardless). He has a lot of students, records a lot, coaches other student bass sections (like NYSOS), does masterclasses all over the place, plays at Carnegie a few times a year, collaborates with famous quartets... He's certainly one of the greatest bassists around today, and also one of the hardest working.

This has little to do with your original question though - I don't know anything about Lynn, but if you get the chance to study with Tim Cobb you should.
 

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