Music school Recommendations!

EJ Huang I'm not frustrated and I understand why you said that.  

 

I was upset at the entire world when I wrote that.  The majority of people I have interacted with lately are flakes and do as little as possible to collect their paychecks.   

I wanted to let you know only YOU can navigate your ship.  Also, I've read through the comments and one quote you wrote was disappointing.  This -- " I agree that the teachers who teaches at small/less well known colleges are great choice to but they are hard to find :(  " <>

 

That is exactly how I didn't want you to react.  The negative, self-defeating thoughts are not going to bring you gifts from the quantum universe of unknown possibilities.  Picture yourself finding that teacher from a less known, smaller university who is waiting for you, maybe, or maybe Yale. 

Or better yet, let your emotions be in line with your actions and behavior.  You need all three.  You will find the perfect teacher.  It may be Yale and it may be some small joint in CA. Los Angeles and San Fran both have people.  

You need to think of yourself as an archeologist right now.  You are looking for something and you will know it when you find it.  You know your general niche.  There is no need to be more specific at this point.  See where you go.   You sound like you believe in yourself so put yourself out there and take criticism as a gift.

Ask questions and meet people.  No one is the same.  Talk to a bunch of people and see who has the time for you.  Ask them to listen to you.  Send them some of your recordings.  I mean a good teacher could tell on an iPhone video.  

 

See what comes your way.   NO !!! They are NOT hard to find.  They will find you if you take the steps to get yourself heard.  Smile.  That's what I was saying.  You know something no one else does == you can do this!  

 

Get your emotions in line with your actions and behaviors,  Yale or Cal Arts are external.  Work on the internal.  Like when you play.  You change the external.  The external doesn't tell you what to play or what's hard to find.  Your emotions will.  

 

So change them from "hard to find to -- "I feel there are also small schools who may be just as good or better."  "I'm open to explore all possibilities."

 

Now you feel smart.  You are smart.  You are happy.  You have energy. LISTEN TO how much better you play.  

 

The emotions you feel make you creative and you play and hear differently.  That note should be softer, it's a pick-up note.  Don't slow down there, wait. Now, after a slight pause, come back in.  The melody is a story.  A conversation.  You thought about it, and said, "This is how I feel,  man."

Let the instrument tell the story and amplify your feelings and emotions. 

 

This is a free lesson.  I want to help.  Others here want to help, as well.  Do you get it?  

 

You will be relaxed and know things instinctively.  You cannot excel when you are fearful and your mind is elsewhere. 

 

I don't know what's best for you and don't eliminate Yale.  Give everyone a  chance.  

 

See what comes to you.  None of this, "it's hard" stuff!   Yikes.  It's easy.  Many say, you can't do that.  It's a personal reflection of themselves.  You know what's hard?  When you lose faith and hope and start regretting your choices.  

I forgot to say I love Tonebase.   I hate it but I also love it.  I could make it better if I worked there but I don't want to work there.  I get something out of all its videos.  

 

The instructors are not ""content creators."

 

 They turn on their iPhone camera snd wing it.  

And they are good players for the most part.  I extract something from every video I watch -- it's just a pain sometimes.  

 

Also, the miserable exercises are really more important than the pieces themself.  Scott Tennant, or however you spell his name, wrote the Bible on guitar exercises.   Practice just that and you are golden.  "Pimping Nylon!"  I'll leave it because pumping sounds just as bad, ha!  

I love Tonebase videos!  

 

I slow stuff down, extract stuff, throw stuff into my DAW and convert audio to midi and I have a creative field day.  

 

It does not matter if there production and teaching skills are not the best.  They may be the best player.  If what they play sounds good that is most important.  I just wish they would play the whole time instead of penciling in their fingering in real time.  Ha! 

 

"One" could mean a lot of things when they say it.  It could be the string, the fret, the index finger or it could mean two.  It doesn't matter, I figure it out.  If it's P, M, I, Q. B, T --- whatever,  haha.  I look with my eyes and listen with my ears.  It's probably better it takes work and concentration on my part.  

 

Call those schools, be personable to the secretaries who answer the phones.  You would be surprised how connected everyone is.  

 

Ask questions.  Ask for leads.  

 

Tell the truth.  And here's something ----->

 

Say, "In your experience or if you were me how would you go about this?" 

 

Hell, you can say that to everyone from the operators who answer the phone to the head of the music department of Yale.  And anyone from Insurance companies to Amazon customer service.  It's magic.  

 

People love to give advice.  (See me, ha!)

 

Someone will ask, "If I were you?  Well, I'd take down my email and send me a link of a video of you playing a well known piece."  I'll get back to you and tell you what I think." 

 

Send them your samples. See who comes back and vibes with you.   This is the fun part.  I just complain sometimes.  I know I can't change the world.  I understand.  This is all a game.  

 

Be an archaeologist right now.  Just work it.  But believe it in your dream and future, and it's not hard.  You can't pick the one to fall in love with.  That is not how it happens.  See what the infinite universe of possibilities sends you.  Try it!  

 

If you put your wishes and visions out there and believe it will happen you will manifest your dreams.   Don't buy any books on it.  Just believe me.  

 

The books are for procrastinators who are trying to find important things to help them procrastinate.   

 

Positive attitude !!!!  Emotionally happy.  Energetic.  And work hard looking for whatever it is archaeologist look for.  You'll get a call or a surprise letter.  From whom, we don't know.  Everyone here who replied to you may have called it already.  

 

Keep us posted.