Music Colleges

[HaPPyPaNDa]

Right. So I am definately interested in majoring in Music Performance in college (playing guitar) but so far, the only option I've seen is classical/jazz guitar (acoustic). While this is all fine and dandy, it isn't my primary goal to learn these styles, nor is it my goal to play these styles for 5-6 years of musical study. I'm more into prog styles and such(I guess that's obvious, since I'm here), and I want to go further with that, not so much classical guitar.

The only school I have seen with an electric/rock option is Berklee, and quite frankly, I can't afford it.

Anyone know of a school like Berklee, but affordable for poor folk?

 

[Horus]

Hartford and Ithaca i hear both have excelent guitar colleges. I myself am looking at both of those schools.

 

[HaPPyPaNDa]

Thanks. I'll check those out.

 

[RequiemX]

Concordia in Moorhead, MN has one of the best music programs in the country. Also one of the best speech/com. programs.

 

[The Yngster]

My friend goes to Hartford, he says the music program there is really good and its not too expensive.

 

[proulxski]

in Canada we got Vanier... very affordable if you wanna live in an Eglo and have polar bears on your front yard lol

 

[Yngvai X]

Go to Berklee. From what i hear, theres plenty of prog/shred snobs in attendance there.

 

[Horus]

Berklee is, as we all know, where John Petrucci went, so I guess we can all asume how good of a school it is. But, from what I've heard, it's really hard to get into.

 

[The Yngster]

Go to Berklee. From what i hear, theres plenty of prog/shred snobs in attendance there.

So far every kid from Berklee that I've met has been an ass

 

[Yngvai X]

Berklee is, as we all know, where John Petrucci went, so I guess we can all asume how good of a school it is. But, from what I've heard, it's really hard to get into.

When I went they'd let in any schmuck who could afford the tuition but I heard they have an audition process now.

Probably cause word was getting out that it was full of hacks

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

Berklee is, as we all know, where John Petrucci went, so I guess we can all asume how good of a school it is. But, from what I've heard, it's really hard to get into.

Yeah... Berklee's where JP went...

FOR A SEMESTER!

 

[coolsnow7]

Ithaca's supposed to have mad good music school, like people said already. Personally, I would stick with the classical and jazz classes, in that they most of the time end up being the next level of prog - prog is trying to create new music right? Once you know jazz and classical harmony, you basically have the tools to create whatever kind of music you have in mind.

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

BTW, I'm at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and I really like the music program here.

 

[Horus]

is it hard to get into?

 

[bball_1523]

I think you found the perfect school: Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA. They specialize in performance of modern music. I'm sure lots of metalheads go there. I met an MI guitar instructor at Gigantour where he wanted to see Symphony X play, but sadly he came too late. Lol. Paul Gilbert went there too and comes around to teach classes every once in a while. I might attend it in the coming years.

so yeah, check out Musician's Institute: www.mi.edu

 

[soulshred]

I go to Berklee.There are only handfull of metal gitarists here who can play with balls rests are awful. But the cool thing is you get to study with the best metal guy(imo) Joe Stump and at berklee you can learn very good theory.
and yes getting into berklee is a little bit harder now

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

I go to Berklee.There are only handfull of metal gitarists here who can play with balls rests are awful. But the cool thing is you get to study with the best metal guy(imo) Joe Stump and at berklee you can learn very good theory.
and yes getting into berklee is a little bit harder now

Stump is such a killer player and a cool guy! I got to talk to him a bit when he was touring with Holy Hell, and I had no idea how much of a nice guy he was. What's it like studying with him?

 

[Yngvai X]

Stump is such a killer player and a cool guy! I got to talk to him a bit when he was touring with Holy Hell, and I had no idea how much of a nice guy he was. What's it like studying with him?

I'll answer this...being able to sit down in a room with a player of that caliber and be able to watch his playing up close is one of the most awe inspiring things you can witness. Especially with how relaxed of an atmosphere Stump has during his lessons. I won't say he necessarily taught me anything revolutionary (since I already had a fair bit of chops when I attended Berklee) but he did help me learn how to practice efficiently, and gave me some really cool licks and sequences to work on. But most importantly, he influenced my own teaching, and for this I am forever thankful for having him as a private instructor.

Also, my instrumental track The Final Vision started out as something I wrote for his class

 

[soulshred]

I'll answer this...being able to sit down in a room with a player of that caliber and be able to watch his playing up close is one of the most awe inspiring things you can witness. Especially with how relaxed of an atmosphere Stump has during his lessons. I won't say he necessarily taught me anything revolutionary (since I already had a fair bit of chops when I attended Berklee) but he did help me learn how to practice efficiently, and gave me some really cool licks and sequences to work on. But most importantly, he influenced my own teaching, and for this I am forever thankful for having him as a private instructor.

Also, my instrumental track The Final Vision started out as something I wrote for his class

Exactly.Amazing experience for me its even better because even before I knew he was a teacher there he was one of my favourite guitarist so its such a luxry for me.
By the way Matt, I saw your full Cd on his desk in his house he says you are a motherfucker guitarist he didnt let me borrow the cd though.

 

[Yngvai X]

By the way Matt, I saw your full Cd on his desk in his house he says you are a motherfucker guitarist he didnt let me borrow the cd though.

Wow thats really awesome of him. I never got around to asking him if he listened to it yet. Guess I know now .