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Like violadad, my S is a recent grad from Hartt (trombone performance). I'll echo some of the sentiments he expressed - S loved his time there. There is a great deal of camraderie amongst the students, and the faculty often went above and beyond with their tutelage (such as offering freebie lessons between semesters to help prepare for other auditions). Nice financial aid package and plenty of opportunities to make money getting paying jobs from the school's gig line. He found his time there to be a very positive and productive experience.
S is currently completing his first year of Hartt's grad certificate program, which he did in order to work on his playing sans the distraction of academic coursework. He was accepted to Mannes MM program for next fall, will be playing in Italy with CCM's Lucca Opera Festival this summer, and is a finalist in a concerto competition. He is more than happy with the training he received.
And violadad is spot on regarding the location of Hartt. The UofH is not situated in downtown Hartford, but at the convergence of two towns, West Hartford and Bloomfield, which are pretty nice areas. S opted to live off-campus two of his four years as an undergrad. His apartments were 5-10 minutes away in lovely residential neighborhoods that were quite safe.
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