<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>IU - Lawrence Hurst</p>
<p>NEC - Lawrence Wolfe</p>
<p>Juilliard - Tim Cobb</p>
<p>Scholarships at IU and NEC, nothing at Juilliard</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>music4, these are a couple of prior threads that have some mention of a couple of those names.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/768509-college-help-bass-player.html?highlight=bass[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/768509-college-help-bass-player.html?highlight=bass</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/692399-msm-vs-nec-bass.html?highlight=bass[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/692399-msm-vs-nec-bass.html?highlight=bass</a></p>
<p>I don’t know enough about the instrument to be more specific, but I have heard very positive comments about the first 6-8 or so in the list in post#2 of the first link.</p>
<p>You may want to pm BassDad and or Cosmos if neither responds within this thread.</p>
<p>There’s also potenial for additional info here
[International</a> Society of Bassists](<a href=“http://www.isbworldoffice.com/]International”>http://www.isbworldoffice.com/)</p>
<p>I believe Cosmos studied with Cobb, so I will defer to her on details concerning him. From what I hear, he is one of the best. Question is, can you afford the difference in price?</p>
<p>Hurst I only know by reputation, but it is an excellent one. He and Bransby have gotten a lot of students into professional orchestras, but that tends to be their grad students. Still, starting at Indiana is a very good way to continue on for a graduate degree there.</p>
<p>Wolfe is a bit of a character and looks like he would keep the lessons pretty interesting. He has quite large hands, which he uses to excellent advantage in playing a large instrument. He must have experience in working with students who do not have quite his reach, but if you happen to be on the small side you may find that you need to use a somewhat different approach than he does when playing some passages.</p>
<p>From a teacher standpoint, you have an enviable but difficult choice. It comes down to a question of how well you would work with each of them. I think someone who has stuck pretty much to Simandl technique could work well with any of them. If you are into some of the adaptations that are loosely called the Rabbath technique, then you may want to get each one’s feelings on whether or not they want you headed in that direction.</p>
<p>All three schools have large bass departments with lots of grad students, so you want to check and see what kind of playing opportunities you will have at each. Indiana is the largest with about 40 total in the bass department, and you have to be willing to work to carve out a place for yourself as a freshman so that you do not get lost in the shuffle.</p>
<p>Aside from the teacher, what do you think about or know about the experience for an undergraduate double bassist at Juilliard vs. Indiana vs. NEC? I think we should probably go back and visit again and meet some students, but time is short and we are wondering if there is a way to gather more info without flying out again?</p>
<p>Tim Cobb seems to be extraordinarily busy. Is he really there every week for lessons? Is he available to the students?</p>
<p>music4, Cobb is currently listed as faculty at Juilliard, MSM, SUNY Purchase, and Lynn Conservatory (FL). The proximity of the first three geographically would seem not to present issues, as there are many “name” faculty that “float” between NYC metro area programs. </p>
<p>Many teacher/artists travel between programs, perform, and act as masterclass clinicians during the academic year.</p>
<p>The poster Cosmos has studied with Cobb, and I believe has a few peers currently at Juilliard. I would suggest pm’ing her, as she might have insights or contacts/info that could prove useful.</p>
<p>PM sent back… with no scholarship at Juilliard, I think the choice comes down to IU or NEC. I think Larry Wolfe’s a great teacher and so extraordinarily dedicated… and IU has had amazing success in recent years in terms of producing bass students who can win jobs… so it’s a tough choice. I could be of more help if I knew more about Larry Hurst, but unfortunately I don’t know much about his teaching style. I have friends who study with both Larrys and love both of them.</p>
<p>Is it my imagination, or do we have an exceptional class of bass players this year ?</p>