schools with masters degree in doubling/woodwind specialist.

[beth]

can anyone give me some info on some schools that offer this degree? i'd REALLY like to stay in the northeast or north midwest...or even canada...i enjoy canada :P
eastman, michigan and michigan state are some schools i found searching online...anyone know of any others...and anyone have more info on these programs?
and i know this is a weird question, but does any school out there consider bass clarinet a seperate major from soprano clarinet(s)? here at crane they are two seperate majors, and i know were one of the only schools that offer that. i'd probably do oboe and sax as my 2 primaries, but if i could, i'd love to do oboe and bass clarinet.
ANY information anyone could give me would be wonderous. im only in my sophomore year of undergrad...but i need to do investigating now. i may not go into this degree program if i dont find a program i like, one i can afford or whatever else...but if i do intend to go into it...it'll effect my next 2 years of study - so thats why im looking at grad school pretty early.
right now im an oboe major, active in the sax studio, and starting next semester, getting clarinet and maybe a few bassoon lessons with the bassoon/clarinet professor. id like to find a grad student to study flute with...then ill be set.

[Merlin]

I believe there's a woodwind doubling master's degree available at the University of Toronto.

Check out their site!

[bpimentel]

I am currently the only student in Indiana University's MM in multiple woodwinds, and I could use some company. You can choose three or five woodwinds. I also applied seriously to North Texas's program; feel free to contact me with questions.

Here are some other schools that (I believe) have Master's programs for doublers. (All U.S.--sorry.) I think you will find, like I did, that most of these have degree programs on the books but few if any students working on the degree.

University of North Texas
East Carolina U
U of Georgia
U of Memphis
U of Miami
U of Missouri, Kansas City
U of Nevada, Las Vegas
New Jersey City University
U of Oregon
U of Redlands
Vanderbilt U
U of Wisconsin-Madison

Good luck!
Bret Pimentel

[AMASAX]

Also, Eastman has a program, but i think it's somewhat
difficult to get in on, but probably worth it if you can :)

[saxjoephone]

Indiana University at Bloomington has the best doubling degree i can find

you can focus on 3 or 5 woodwinds


its where i plan on going

i'm a sophomore saxophone performance major at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

i double on

clar, flute, oboe and am learning bassoon

hope that helps

[bpimentel]

If anyone is interested, click here for some links to schools that have multiple woodwinds programs with info on the web:

http://www.geocities.com/bpimentel/doublinglinks.htm#college

Submissions welcomed.

Bret

Edited 4/15/2006 to update link.

[bpimentel]

Reviving an old thread.

Now I'm looking into doctoral programs in multiple woodwinds. Here are the ones that I know for sure exist:

Indiana University
University of North Texas
University of Miami

I also sent emails today to Eastman and U. Georgia, which I think might have doctoral woodwind doubling degrees.

Anybody know of any other North American universities with doctoral-level (DM or DMA) degrees in woodwinds?

Bret

[bpimentel]

If anyone's keeping track, Eastman doesn't and UGA does.

Bret

[saxjoephone]

Bret,

I'm still workin hard at my doubles and I hope to go into my MM in Multiple Woodwinds. I appreciate all the info you have been able to give to me.

-joseph

[bpimentel]

Me again!

I have been advised by a UNT School of Music bigwig that they "discourage enrollment" in the multiple woodwinds degrees. I sort of got that vibe from them when I auditioned for their Masters' program (I did get in, though). But I didn't expect anyone to tell me that outright. Seems odd.

UGA, on the other hand, told me that "this is indeed a very valuable degree," and that they look forward to hearing from me. Miami was likewise enthusiastic.

Bret

[GenericGuy]

Bret & Joesph,

I'm a UNT graduate, and it is extremely uncommon to find somebody specializing in multiple woodwinds on the campus. Yes, the degree is offered but the preferred approach is to take one instrument and specialize on it.

I personally think it's great when people can double equally on each woodwind instrument. It is an extremely valuable skill as an educator, and also makes you more marketable when it come time to hire you for a gig.

What can I say? UNT is its own place. They do things their way, and that's the way they like it. They are on my short-list for a school to pursue a MM in Performance and MMEd. Dollar-for-dollar it is one of the best values out there in post-secondary music education. If you can secure a Wind Studies scholarship ($1,000 + out-of-state tuition waiver) then I would consider UNT. Heavy competition at the school, but in such a large schools the opportunities are also plentiful.

Jason

[woodwind87]

I AM a multiple woodwind performance major at UNT and I absolutely LOVE IT!!
I haven't found them discouraging in any way. There aren't many of us multiple-woodwinders, but it is an amazing education. One of the best music schools in the country, inexpensive, and all the instructors and incredibly talented and encouraging.

Anna