Comments on: Top U.S. double bass schools – reader survey results http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html double bass news, stories, downloads, podcasts, and more! Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: CP http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15602 CP Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:16:29 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15602 Michigan State University has a pretty good music program. Jack Budrow teaches there. Michigan State University has a pretty good music program. Jack Budrow teaches there.

]]> By: Zola http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15526 Zola Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:34:17 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15526 I've never heard of any music program at Michigan State University. Although the University of Michigan is supposed to have a thriving bass program with Diana Gannett heading the department. I’ve never heard of any music program at Michigan State University. Although the University of Michigan is supposed to have a thriving bass program with Diana Gannett heading the department.

]]> By: Bren http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15481 Bren Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:45:54 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15481 Hey y'all why don't you chill out on the dissfest. Some of the reasons the UW is so good aside from having an amazing bass teacher and the way he runs it is the environment. It is in a majorly cool urban area, Seattle. The local symphony has some amazing players in it and they interact with the UW bass studio all the time. Barry knows tons of folks who come through town and give master classes, like Gary Karr, Christopher Brown, etcetera. The bass studio is one of the best things that the UW has to offer in the music department. Sure, the surrounding academic environment is underfunded and swallowed up by the vast scientific and medical research university that surrounds it, but compare the environment of Oberlin, or Rice or even Colburn to the access UW students have to the urban center and the great arts organizations that Seattle houses. NEC, Juillard, and Curtis kick our butts in this way but what is Juilliard's success rate at audition winning? Not that much better and if you actually do look, players from the UW are everywhere. Hey y’all why don’t you chill out on the dissfest. Some of the reasons the UW is so good aside from having an amazing bass teacher and the way he runs it is the environment. It is in a majorly cool urban area, Seattle. The local symphony has some amazing players in it and they interact with the UW bass studio all the time. Barry knows tons of folks who come through town and give master classes, like Gary Karr, Christopher Brown, etcetera. The bass studio is one of the best things that the UW has to offer in the music department. Sure, the surrounding academic environment is underfunded and swallowed up by the vast scientific and medical research university that surrounds it, but compare the environment of Oberlin, or Rice or even Colburn to the access UW students have to the urban center and the great arts organizations that Seattle houses. NEC, Juillard, and Curtis kick our butts in this way but what is Juilliard’s success rate at audition winning? Not that much better and if you actually do look, players from the UW are everywhere.

]]> By: Dan http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15467 Dan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:04:46 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15467 OBERLIN!!!! OBERLIN!!!!

]]> By: adam http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15441 adam Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:22:12 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15441 Carnegie Mellon is an up and coming school. In my opinion it should sit no lower than sixth on this list - Jeff Turner is one of the greatest teachers of our generation. Carnegie Mellon is an up and coming school. In my opinion it should sit no lower than sixth on this list – Jeff Turner is one of the greatest teachers of our generation.

]]> By: Mike http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15440 Mike Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:42:53 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15440 I agree. It isn't a surprise to see Rice, Curtis, and IU up there, but U of W? Also a surprise to see that Peabody, NEC, and USC aren't further up on the list. I agree. It isn’t a surprise to see Rice, Curtis, and IU up there, but U of W? Also a surprise to see that Peabody, NEC, and USC aren’t further up on the list.

]]> By: Eric Alleshouse http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15400 Eric Alleshouse Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:59:09 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15400 How about Cleveland Conservatory too? It just shows who is responding to the survey. How about Cleveland Conservatory too? It just shows who is responding to the survey.

]]> By: Mike http://doublebassblog.org/2009/12/top-u-s-double-bass-schools-reader-survey-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-15356 Mike Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:50:06 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=5046#comment-15356 Interesting that the U of Washington is above most of the well-known conservatories. I haven't heard of any student from there having any sort of professional success winning auditions. Maybe it's just the influence of all the talk about Barry Lieberman on this blog that put it in the top 4? How is it that most voters thought that the U of Washington was a better bass school than Julliard or BU among others? Interesting that the U of Washington is above most of the well-known conservatories. I haven’t heard of any student from there having any sort of professional success winning auditions.

Maybe it’s just the influence of all the talk about Barry Lieberman on this blog that put it in the top 4? How is it that most voters thought that the U of Washington was a better bass school than Julliard or BU among others?

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