top 10 post graduate music schools in america

[jiwongirl]

what do you guys think?
i live in canada and i'm really interested in the schools in america
 

[thierry13]

Probably Juillard and Curtis, and the Mannes college of music (not sure). Don't know any others.

[BoliverAllmon]

Probably Juillard and Curtis, and the Mannes college of music (not sure). Don't know any others.

I am told University of Texas and USC are both real good schools.

boliver

[steinwayguy]

Juilliard, Curtis, Mannes, Boston Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, New England Conservatory, University of Cincinatti etc.

[abe]

Is Northwestern (in Chicago) considered one of the best? I was there two days ago (in Chicago on a choir tour), and met the head chior director who bragged about the school's excellent music program.

[jiwongirl]

thx for the input

what about peabody?
do they have a good music program?

[Hmoll]

what do you guys think?
i live in canada and i'm really interested in the schools in america
 

Good for what?? IIt depends on what you want out of the program. If you're talking about piano performance, then for masters and DMA it almost all depends on the teacher.

[whynot]

Absolutely agree with Hmoll.  If you want maximum growth in grad school, you need the best teacher you can find.  That could be at a small program or one of the major conservatories, it could be anywhere.  There are great pianists in some big programs, but also brilliant people at lesser-known places.  Find the teacher you want!  Big-name schools look good in a bio, but other than that, people don't care where you went to school, only how well you play.   

[Motrax]

I was under the impression that Curtis doesn't take pianists over the age of twenty. Did I miss something on their website?

[steinwayguy]

I was under the impression that Curtis doesn't take pianists over the age of twenty. Did I miss something on their website?

Well they hardly take pianists under the age of twenty either 




May I recommend Robert Weirich at the University of Missouri at Kansas City?

[dinosaurtales]

thx for the input

what about peabody?
do they have a good music program?

I have heard that Peabody went downhill dramatically because several of their top teachers retired.  Apparently Eastman has built up very nicely.  And don't ignore Universities of Illinois or Michgan.

[senecalakeguy]

if you look at Eastman, i would give Dr. Nelita True my highest recommendation!  she is amazing.  also, Anton Nel is a wonderful pianist and a wonderful teacher.  he left Eastman a few years ago and i am not sure where he currently is...  i believe that you should investigate great teachers, and then check out the overall program at the schools where they teach.

[mikeyg]

What about Berkely?

[LVB op.57]

Leon Fleisher teaches at Peabody. My teacher studied with him in Michigan, and she said he was a great teacher, but be warned, he was also a real eccentric.

[etudes]

Absolutely agree with Hmoll.  If you want maximum growth in grad school, you need the best teacher you can find.  That could be at a small program or one of the major conservatories, it could be anywhere.  There are great pianists in some big programs, but also brilliant people at lesser-known places.  Find the teacher you want!  Big-name schools look good in a bio, but other than that, people don't care where you went to school, only how well you play.   

Absolutely agree

[steinwayguy]

What about Berkely?

I think you're probably referring to Berklee in Boston, Mass. If you are, it is a school based around jazz and blues type music, not really classical at all.


And yes, it is (or should be) about 99.9% dependent on the teacher.