<p>What are the main schools to go to if you want to get a well rounded college experience, but also a strong horn teacher? I want to go as far as I can on horn. I do not have much performance experience, but I Know I have a great amount of potential for growth. I just finished my first year of undergrad, however I am looking for more than what I am getting... Also, money is an important factor...</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hopefully Binx will reply. One thing to consider…at some places transfer students don’t get particularly favorable financial aid. This is something you need to check if money is an issue.</p>
<p>It’s difficult to guess what “not much performance experience” and “a lot of potential” mean without hearing you, but here are some thoughts.</p>
<p>I’d suggest you consider Florida State (not too competitive to get in, reasonable tuition and scholarship opportunities), the University of Louisville (similar-caliber music program, very fine horn teacher, not as nice a place to live and study), and Southern Methodist (astronomical tuition but good financial aid, extremely strong horn studio-- definitely more competitive than the first two for horn).</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies!
I was first chair all through HS and I was in All-State Orchestra and Band, too.
I say I am lacking in experience because I was not involved in any extra music programs outside of my school and I did not have a private teacher until college. Comparing myself to most other music students I know, they have been very involved for many yrs, unlike myself. I’ve heard some good things about U of Alabama- Tuscaloosa and U of Florida as well, any thoughts?</p>
<p>Not enough info. Why do you want to leave your current school? Are you not getting ensemble experience and private lessons?</p>
<p>Trying to be as discreet as possible… The school has been a great start and I Have learned a lot… but there are a lot of changes being made in the very near future that I feel will not benefit me… My priorities in a school are as follows:
-Horn
-Education program
-Academics</p>
<p>I will be at the top of the ensembles at my school this fall and although I know this gives me great performance opportunities, I feel as though I shouldn’t be at the top yet because I still have a lot of room to grow… I have already taken a few EDU classes and although they are easy, I’m not really learning anything.</p>
<p>BTW I’m looking to change schools not this year, but next year, 2010-2011.</p>
<p>Western Illinois University might be a good fit for you as well. Randall Faust is a very well-known teacher.</p>
<p>Sorry, lovemyhorn, for my slow response. I don’t have a lot to tell you other than what I said last week by PM. But I do wish to point out that, in order to transfer, most schools require “permission” from your current teacher, so you will need to factor that in at whatever point you decide to start applying elsewhere.</p>
<p>I am most familiar with conservatory teachers, so don’t have a lot of knowledge about college / university programs. Our local university, UGA, has two horn teachers who “share” the horn studio. They swap students every semester or every year, or something like that.</p>
<p>I’ve heard good things about Vanderbilt; don’t know how you would match up with their studio.</p>
<p>Skip Snead at Univ of Alabama has a great reputation. I think he even conducted at GA All State when my S was in it.</p>
<p>Kennesaw State in GA has Thomas Witte of the ASO.</p>
<p>Further afield, I know of a wonderful horn player who graduated from University of Akron (Ohio). Don’t know the teacher himself, William Hoyt, but only that he produced a great horn player. And in general, Ohio schools tend to be very strong in music. They have both Cleveland and Cincinnati orchestras to get faculty from, as well as numerous smaller orchestras and ensembles. It is a rich state, college wise.</p>
<p>If you want to go far with horn, and are starting late, then you may want to look at various schools’ success rates with different grad schools, because grad school is probably in your future.</p>
<p>Sorry, this does not have much to do with the OP, but fiddlefrog if you see this would mind clearing your PM box. I am trying to send you something and it appears to be full.</p>
<p>So sorry for intruding on this.</p>