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Posted: June 19 2006 at 7:07am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
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Just wanted to update on dd.
She had her first private oboe lesson with a professor at the local university last week. It went very well, and the teacher was very pleased with her and told her that if she sticks with it she should be able to get a scholarship, as they really need talented oboeists at this university and many others!


That is great new, Theresa! Oboeists have always been lacking...it's hard to keep up "the lip" -- my former boss switched to oboe because it was in demand for orchestras and bands.

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Great news! We're happy for your daughter. Hey wouldn't it be grand to get all this aspiring musicians together! Wish we weren't all spread across the country!

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Janet mentioned attending music school summer camps, so I just wanted to make a plug for Florida State U's Summer Music Camp. One of my dds is attending their string camp now, and I have been VERY impressed with it. Even tho dd is struggling somewhat with the reading, I have to say, they are playing beautiful music and the camp is very well organized and well-run. Lots of supervision, and sharp teachers. I can't speak for the students who are boarding, because we're doing it as a day student, but the dorm they are in *is* one of the nicer ones (I believe), and the "management" seems to have lots of activities lined up for the students. Definitely a great way to get to know the school.

All this as a long way to second Janet's suggestion re: schools and aspiring music students!

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I thought I would share what my daughter's violin teacher told me about majoring in music education. He said you need to be able to play the basics on all instruments (alot of the fingerings and things are the same or similar for various instruments), simple like "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and be very good on one instrument and almost every music major plays the piano better than just the basics.

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Theresa,

I missed this the first time around - but I know Benedictine (in Kansas?) is another Catholic college with a music program - but I don't know too much about it.

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Theresa,

I missed this the first time around - but I know Benedictine (in Kansas?) is another Catholic college with a music program - but I don't know too much about it.

Anne Marie in NM


YEs! I spoke at length with an alum from Benedictine at NACHE, and she was very enthusiastic about the music program, the atmosphere of the college, and the Catholic culture on campus.

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