<p>I play the clarinet and am looking to major in music education! I have visited a few schools in Kansas as well as Indiana University and Vandercook.</p>
<p>BY FAR Vandercook was my favorite. And IU was way too big. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any suggestions on smaller music schools in or around the midwest? Preferrably some that offer good financial aid/scholarships. I'm looking for more of a university setting then a conservatory...</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>clarinetist067, welcome. Music ed can be most cost effective within your home state at a public, but there are many reasons to look oos or at privates. You don’t mention your years of training and experiences, and your academic stats, as these can help others target some options for you.</p>
<p>An earlier thread similar to yours is here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/626010-music-education-major-clarinet.html?highlight=vandercook[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/626010-music-education-major-clarinet.html?highlight=vandercook</a>. </p>
<p>Not specifically clarinet, but some good midwest and farther afield options in these, as well as some general info and helpful links. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/469377-music-education.html?highlight=music+education[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/469377-music-education.html?highlight=music+education</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/651282-schools-music-education-northeast.html?highlight=music+education[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/651282-schools-music-education-northeast.html?highlight=music+education</a> </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/695287-music-ed-major-these-ohio-schools.html?highlight=music+ed[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/695287-music-ed-major-these-ohio-schools.html?highlight=music+ed</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/393307-music-ed-schools-how-choose.html?highlight=music+ed[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/393307-music-ed-schools-how-choose.html?highlight=music+ed</a></p>
<p>There’s plenty more music ed/music education threads. Do a title search with those two terms as “keywords”, and you’ll get a page and a half of threads under each category.</p>
<p>The <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/618208-master-list-music-school-acceptances-fall-2009-a.html?highlight=master[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/618208-master-list-music-school-acceptances-fall-2009-a.html?highlight=master</a> (go to the last post) has the up to date list of schools where posters indicated acceptances. Take a look through there as well. </p>
<p>Also, more schools here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/6280-suggestions-colleges-music-majors.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/6280-suggestions-colleges-music-majors.html</a>, and be sure to spend some time reading this <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/258796-so-you-want-music-major-one-familys-experience.html</a></p>
<p>Suggest you look into Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. We visited with D in August open house, and we all loved it. Great school academically, small (1500), small class sizes, and a conservatory. All the ensembles. On my D’s short list. My D plays clarinet and sax, though she’s not interested in a conservatory, but would go to LU as a BA student. LU says it has 100% employment for Mus.Ed. grads. Campus is really pretty, town is across the street. Major airport 10 minutes drive from campus. New student center. Food is great.</p>