Studying Music in New York

[solarjazzband]

Hi, maybe next year (than I won't finish my high school), or in 2 years (than I'll graduate), I will go study music. There are 3 destinations in my mind:
Amsterdam (as I live in holland)
New York
Boston (Berklee college of music)

Well I think I've enough information on Amsterdam and Berklee, but I'd like to know more about NY. Who is studying there, how difficult is it to get a room etc.? I would like to spend at least 1 year of my life in NY to study, for the rest I don't care.

But maybe I'll first go to Amsterdam, and via that to go to NY with a scholarship or something. Well, I hope somebody has something to say on this subject.

[Phil Kelly]

Although there are many fine schools in NYC ( ManhattanSchool of Music comes to mind ..it is a very expensive place to live if you're contemplating living in Manhattan.

( You can save a bit by checking out Queens ,Brooklyn, and New Jersey ..)

Depending on just what you're going to school to get trained for, Berklee, Univ. of N TExas, and/or Univ . of Indiana might also be possibles..

[Tunk]

The New School is major in NYC also. They have a great group of teachers, Bobby Sanabria, Reggie Workman, Jamie Haddad, Charlie Persip and many many more. I play and know a lot of folks who went their. I think Meldhau went there for a second, Larry Goldings, John Ellis and a bunch more.

[Jakeweiser]

while NYC is the world's Jazz capital or it seems it may not be the best school for you. NYC is as I'm told a very expensive place to live and most private colleges have tuisions of 20-30 thousand a year. Scholarships are a must in that case. Looking into other places might be a good idea. NEC in Boston as well as Berkley. I myself will most likely be at North Texas in a years time doing my 'Masters'. Californa has good schools as well. I'm also personally considering the Royal Conservatory in London England. Django Bates teaches there :) and of course so does Abercrombie from time to time. ;-)

[syberen]

Originally posted by Jakeweiser
Scholarships are a must in that case.
That won't be a problem for him, he's very good :cool:

b.t.w. solarjazzband, I know someone who is going to the new school, i'll see if I can get u his email as soon as you're online.

[Jamming With Edward]

Go for A'dam first: it's a beautiful city with great nightlife, much culture and arts exposure, and a wonderful vibe. It will probably be less culture shock for you right out of school, too. After that, I've played with and known a lot of people who've studied at Berklee, and it's a good school that can help your musicianship very much if you know how to apply what you learn there.

[DWBass]

Isn't Julliard School Of Music in New York?

[Jakeweiser]

Julliard is in NY but I believe it's classican and extremly hard to get in.

as for scholarships, they're not so easy to get if you are a non-american citizen. For example, i my talks about going to NEC I discovered the largest scholarship I could get from them would cover half my tusion because i am an international student. I can't speak for other universities, just that is an example.

While I don't doubt the playing level of anyone on these boards the competition is very heavy for these schools, most who only have a limited positions available, say 4 guitar chairs and 100 students applying. But I say good luck for sure!

[subcitizen]

Acctually i believe that Julliard opened up a jazz studies program that is very closely affiliated with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

-andrew

[solarjazzband]

Thnx for replies. Well I think I'll start in Amsterdam first, and maybe try to get a scholarship, and go study in NY for one year or so. That's long enough for me.

[DWBass]

Julliard Jazz (http://www.juilliard.edu/college/music/jazz.html)

[4on6.com]

In NYC, also check out the Jazz Collective.

http://www.thecoll.com/

They offer services for housing and accomodate international students and it is a means to get into New York for a short period of time and study Jazz in ensembles, etc, without the costs associated with a Manhattan School or Julliard, etc.

MW