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Josiah
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Best piano faculty?
What colleges have the best piano faculty (specifically instructors for the graduate level)?
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Ariel Andino Nuñez
Productor musical
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El Hoyo, Chubut Province
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Hello, from my experience in Berklee it is highly recommended for me to talk about the institution, it is a very good option to study piano. The methodology is very good. I hope you have the opportunity to experience it. Regards
Thomas O'Shea
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Madison, Wisconsin
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Here's the real honest truth- there's amazing piano faculty at almost every music school. I'm finishing up at a pretty small music department in a small town in Wisconsin- basically like a "how can good music be here?" type place. And oh my god. Best decision of my life. I'm a piano emphasis music industry and audio production major (undergrad) and I have access to beautiful Steinway pianos and an internationally recognized pianist teaching me. Plus, my school has a second piano professor who is just as amazing. They can both literally play anything and have both pushed me to be my best. They are the reason that I can comfortably lead a chamber ensemble, accompany a choir on short notice, and they are the reason why I didn't freeze up and bomb my senior recital.
The point is choose a few schools (either close by or far away) and audition and take a sample lesson with the professor. Judge based on who YOU like working with. NOT if they are known as a "good piano professor" because that could be subjective.
The point is choose a few schools (either close by or far away) and audition and take a sample lesson with the professor. Judge based on who YOU like working with. NOT if they are known as a "good piano professor" because that could be subjective.
Austin Bradley
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Millington, Tennessee
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The best college is the one you have earned your bachelors from.Those instructors already know you.So why would you go somewhere else and have deal with others you don't know.Stay where you are and finish what you've started.
Michelle M.
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Hello, Josiah !
Thomas' advice is so spot on correct and I would like to contribute some advice for you also. The Universities for graduate school are in a range between 60 - 90 miles from you, so you can read about college programs online first and then plan to visit the campus of each college. Getting a first hand experience where you can observe will help you decide which college is best for your Masters Degree.
People are talented all over ! Professors in a Music Department are credentialed and know how to teach and can even handle a class with a large amount of students in it. You'd be surprised.
My experience in college, which was in a medium sized city at that time, was as a Theatre Major for acting. I took my Singing course at the music department and it was going to be my very first time with an accompanist provided by the college for all the students in my class. I never worked with her nor did I know her before. We had to do so many solos in front of the class and she played for everyone. So, my first solo was a song from a Broadway Musical and wow. The pianist accompanying me was perfect ! I had no experience with a pianist before and she followed me to the tee and it was great. So, you see, these professionals have experience and talent and have worked with many situations and just about any college that offers your segment of music is going to be a worthwhile experience.
If you want, you can register at Linked In and once you learn of some names of some music professors, read their profiles on Linked In. Another thing that you can do if you are curious is to use the Rate My Professor website (link is below) to see what students say about those professors. There is always the option of attending an orientation at your school of choice to verify if you like it.
I have left the website links below for the webpages for you to find out the names of the professors at the three nearest universities to you. You can look up their profiles on Linked In if they are registered there.
I wish you all the best and hope that you find a program that you really like !
RATE MY PROFESSORS https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/
FACULTY AND STAFF OF WASHBURN UNIVERSITY https://www.washburn.edu/faculty-staff/index.htmlAC
DIRECTORY OF FACULTY AND STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS https://directory.ku.edu/
FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY FOR KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY https://www.k-state.edu/facultystaff/
Thomas' advice is so spot on correct and I would like to contribute some advice for you also. The Universities for graduate school are in a range between 60 - 90 miles from you, so you can read about college programs online first and then plan to visit the campus of each college. Getting a first hand experience where you can observe will help you decide which college is best for your Masters Degree.
People are talented all over ! Professors in a Music Department are credentialed and know how to teach and can even handle a class with a large amount of students in it. You'd be surprised.
My experience in college, which was in a medium sized city at that time, was as a Theatre Major for acting. I took my Singing course at the music department and it was going to be my very first time with an accompanist provided by the college for all the students in my class. I never worked with her nor did I know her before. We had to do so many solos in front of the class and she played for everyone. So, my first solo was a song from a Broadway Musical and wow. The pianist accompanying me was perfect ! I had no experience with a pianist before and she followed me to the tee and it was great. So, you see, these professionals have experience and talent and have worked with many situations and just about any college that offers your segment of music is going to be a worthwhile experience.
If you want, you can register at Linked In and once you learn of some names of some music professors, read their profiles on Linked In. Another thing that you can do if you are curious is to use the Rate My Professor website (link is below) to see what students say about those professors. There is always the option of attending an orientation at your school of choice to verify if you like it.
I have left the website links below for the webpages for you to find out the names of the professors at the three nearest universities to you. You can look up their profiles on Linked In if they are registered there.
I wish you all the best and hope that you find a program that you really like !
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