Mandolin colleges

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What all colleges can one go to to learn the mandolin?
I know about Berklee but there must be others.
I was just doing some searches but thet did not go well http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
I am taking lessons at my local school of music but when my situation changes I might be able to attened a college.

[B. T. Walker]

South Plains College in Levelland, Texas.

I assure you, that that when they say the land is level, they mean guitar players always drool from both sides of their mouths. It truly ain't West Virginia. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[JEStanek]

East Tennessee State University has bluegrass (including mandolin) (http://www.etsu.edu/cass/bluegrass/courses.asp) program.

Jamie

[Travis Finch]

I'm currently in my second year at Trinity College of Music in London, studying with Alison Stephens. I would highly recommend checking it out. I can't begin to describe how much my playing has changed and developed in the past two years (still have a hell of a long way to go though...)

More info can be found here:

www.tcm.ac.uk

Ali also has some good info on her website about the program. You can find it here:

www.alisonstephens.com (click on the 'Trinity College of Music link at the upper right)


Feel free to pm me if you want any questions answered from a student's perspective. I know of at least one other TCM alum that frequents the boards as well. I'll keave it to him to chime in if he feels like it but I do know that he did enjoy his time at Trinity and would likely recommend it.

I did study music at college for two years in America (violin/viola-not mandolin) and it is a very different system they have here. Better in some ways and worse in others. However, at the very least you would be hard pressed to find a better teacher. I've found that Ali is amazingly devoted to helping her students out to meet whatever goals they have. #


Having said that-Ali is probably blushing by now, she also frequents the boards and may chip in at some point as well, but it is absolutley true.

Good luck,
Travis

[Rick Schmidlin]

I live on the UBC campus and the music department does not has the mandolin in there program. With John Reishman in town this is sad.

[grendahlk]

The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, has an Appalachian ensemble and also offers the option to study mandolin with Pete Frostic of Old School Freight Train. Pete directs the ensemble, as well. He's an excellent teacher.

Kathleen

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Thanks everyone http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
I requested some info from Berklee yesterday and I will do so with some of the other colleges soon.

[billbailey]

Please consider the University of Michigan School of Performing Arts. #Dan Voight (builder, teacher and student at UM) is a senior, I believe, and enjoys a professor at the Flint, MI, campus that specializes in mandolins. #UM is tough academically and performance-wise, too. #Recitals are a BIG deal, peer-reviewed, too.

The UM has great cache and lofty standards, but you will learn with some of the finest in the world. #Go Blue! #I remain a humble alumni,

Bill Bailey

http://www.thebaileystrap.com

[cooper4205]

East Tennessee State University has bluegrass (including mandolin) (http://www.etsu.edu/cass/bluegrass/courses.asp) program.

Jamie
I'll second the recommendation for the bluegrass program. I just graduated from there this past week, and while that might make me a little biased, they have a lot to offer for the aspiring bluegrass (or old-time, country or celtic) mandolinist.

[pigpen]

I don't have any direct experience myself, but my brother is at Belmont Univ. in Nashville. He's had a great experience there, even though he's playing another non-mandolin bluegrass instrument. The music school there is enormous, and he's made many industry-type connections.

He was trying to decide between East Tenn State and Belmont initially (after ruling out Berklee secondary to cost).

[JEStanek]

Pete Frostic (of Old School Freight Train (http://www.osft.net/)) also teaches at my arch-rival The University of Virginia.

Jamie