Montclair?
I went to MSU a couple of times this week to visit the school and tour the Music dept. I even got to talk to the head of Comp/Theory, who was a very down-to-earth guy from Indian Lake :)
So at Montclair, things are basically part-time, meant for working people. Classes are at night (though Colloqium is during the day), it's very one-on-one with composition professors as opposed to larger set classes. They have the Harry Patrch collection which I'm very interested (new sounds/music FTW) and seem like they'd help me do whatever I wanted to...whatever that turns out to be.
So I'd go part-time and work (maybe) to help pay for it. I can afford it sort of this way. :) I can keep my apartment, and then if/when I want to go for the PhD I'd go somewhere super regimented.
The problem - you major in two things, comp AND an instrument. So I would have to pursue voice again. I'm not sure if I want to do that. (Maybe Lindsay could help?)
Thoughts? Should I go to a more regimented MA, or wait for PhD, or what to do? :P
So at Montclair, things are basically part-time, meant for working people. Classes are at night (though Colloqium is during the day), it's very one-on-one with composition professors as opposed to larger set classes. They have the Harry Patrch collection which I'm very interested (new sounds/music FTW) and seem like they'd help me do whatever I wanted to...whatever that turns out to be.
So I'd go part-time and work (maybe) to help pay for it. I can afford it sort of this way. :) I can keep my apartment, and then if/when I want to go for the PhD I'd go somewhere super regimented.
The problem - you major in two things, comp AND an instrument. So I would have to pursue voice again. I'm not sure if I want to do that. (Maybe Lindsay could help?)
Thoughts? Should I go to a more regimented MA, or wait for PhD, or what to do? :P