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BIGHIG13
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  		   Posted 11/6/2009 1:10 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'll be nearing the end of my bachelor's degree soon and am torn on what schools to apply to for my master's in composition. Any suggestions? I'd prefer a school in the south or the midwest but am open to any help you can offer.
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  		   Posted 11/8/2009 11:56 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Well, if you're looking for the best of the best, Columbia or Eastman is probably your best bet.
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  		   Posted 11/8/2009 10:25 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
If you're just now applying, you're a little late.

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  		   Posted 11/9/2009 10:57 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Well, I'm not talking about this coming spring semester. I guess I should have stated that I still have a couple of semesters before I finish my bachelors.
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  		   Posted 11/9/2009 3:05 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'm saying you're late if you want to get in to school NEXT Fall semester. Most application deadlines for the following school year are Dec. 1st. Good luck.

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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 12:40 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
01101 said...
I'm saying you're late if you want to get in to school NEXT Fall semester. Most application deadlines for the following school year are Dec. 1st. Good luck.


He's still got 3 weeks then...seriously, you just like ruffling up feathers, don't you? Actually, Columbia's is the 15th and several schools don't even have deadlines...

With that said...where are you looking and what are you looking for?
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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 1:42 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I've been looking at Illinois, Arizona State, North Texas, and UC San Diego. All schools attended by colleagues and teachers of mine.


I'm hoping to get into teaching composition at the university level as well as pursuing a career as a composer. I imagine I have that in common with a lot of the people here.
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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 4:04 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'm not stirring up anything. Depending on how many schools he wants to go to, and what their deadlines MIGHT be, it could be very difficult for him to get all of the requirements ready and everything, letters of rec., etc.

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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 10:44 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
BIGHIG13 said...
I've been looking at Illinois, Arizona State, North Texas, and UC San Diego. All schools attended by colleagues and teachers of mine.


I'm hoping to get into teaching composition at the university level as well as pursuing a career as a composer. I imagine I have that in common with a lot of the people here.


Interesting choices to say the least. Visited Illinois, big campus, beautiful world-class hall. Don't know too much about ASU or UC-SD. North Texas is the creme of the crop when it comes to band programs and I know a lot of their other DMA programs are fairly intense. Best of luck...great school if you can get in.

As far as being in common with the people here, well Steve is a rogue :P but wants to go back for composition, Cattie is right now at a publisher but earned his degree in Ed, I'm just finishing up applying for theory (I have NO desire to be a professional composer), and a few of the other regulars just have this as a hobby. I actually don't know of one person here that is currently attending a graduate composition program at the moment on this board.

We all do it for the same reason (well except for Steve...and he's probably going to take issue with this), but we compose for fun (which he may agree with) and composer for our audiences (something he'll definitely disagree with).
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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 1:11 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
For my master's I'm really thinking North Texas may be my best bet. One of my professors got his masters and DMA there and he swears by them. Being that I'm currently living in Little Rock,AR, Moving just 4 hours away to North Texas appeals to my wallet as well.

As far as Illinois goes, most of the Arkansas Symphony has done their graduate work there. That's a statistic I can't ignore.

UCSD has a doctorate program that appears to be really well suited to composers. It's a series of apprenticeships with their composition staff. Sounds pretty good to me.
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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 3:21 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Lol. If you say so. I didn't know I was cool enough for rogue status.

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  		   Posted 11/11/2009 3:57 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
No no no...you're a maverick.
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  		   Posted 11/12/2009 10:55 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
01101 said...
Lol. If you say so. I didn't know I was cool enough for rogue status.


It's a summary :P
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  		   Posted 11/21/2009 11:41 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Im at eastman right now and the weather will drive you insane :)
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  		   Posted 11/21/2009 1:29 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Pish posh. Rochester doesn't have ridiculous weather. At least not that I'm used to :P
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  		   Posted 11/21/2009 4:34 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yeah, I'm from San Diego. I think the weather there may take a little getting used to.
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  		   Posted 11/25/2009 10:46 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
ya, san diego sounds REAL rough lol, and devin are you in rochester?
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  		   Posted 11/27/2009 12:49 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Me, no. I'm at UConn. I'm looking at Eastman...but a variety of other schools as well. I just had an excellent trip to the University of British Columbia.
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