<p>While I'd like to think I'm a fairly good player, I'm no genius. I've only been playing for a few years, I've only really studied a lot of marching percussion outside of school. I'm not planning to do music as a career, only as an undergrad. And because of all that, I'm really not looking for a top tier school with an amazing percussion program - U of Indiana, or U of North Texas. </p>
<p>A quality, challenging program - yes. But top of the line? Not necessarily. With that in mind, can anyone recommend some good schools to check out? I'm definitely going more for big state schools (due to marching band, and options for double majors/minors). So far CU-Boulder, LSU, and University of Wisconsin-Madison are on my list. I visited Boulder and really liked the program there, so something around that level would be great. I know absolutely nothing about the percussion program at LSU or UW-Madison, so more information there would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>You may want to look into Michigan State University. They have an excellent marching band and drumline, with many students doing DCI in the summer. Percussion faculty includes Gwen Burgett and Jon Weber. U of Michigan is also excellent, but getting into their percussion program as an undergrad may be a bit more challenging. Making their drumline is a possibility though, and their marching band is also excellent. My son also considered Northern Illinois. They have a good percussion program as well.</p>
<p>I’m going to bring this thread back. Any suggestions? Like I said, I’m looking for a school with a good program, but not the best of the best. Will most state schools meet this requirement?</p>
<p>My list changed a bit, and currently I’m applying to CU-Boulder, Colorado State, and South Carolina. I’m looking at UT-Austin and University of Illinois as well, but I can’t really find much information on programs that aren’t in the realm of IU or UNT.</p>
<p>He’s at Colorado State, actually. That’s the kind of program I’m looking for - still good instruction, but not the most intense. I just want to expand my options beyond 3-4 schools.</p>
<p>Back to Mom103’s post, my son’s secondary instrument in HS was percussion, and his percussion teacher thought well of the Michigan State percussion faculty. I know nothing about them personally, but might be worth a look.</p>