Our 16 year old daughter double bassist went to Brevard Music Institute last summer and loved it - it really lit a fire under her and she now wants to be a professional musician. This year she got into Brevard again (waitlisted at Tanglewood) but I'm wondering if she shouldn't try something that has both symphony and jazz? (she loves and plays both). I heard that Stanford has a great (but pricey) jazz program - and Idyllwild also has a jazz 2 week program and a 2 week symphony program (where a Colburn instructor that she likes teaches). So - my question is: Is the Idyllwild Symphony program to the same level as Brevard? What about the Stanford Jazz summer Institute? Any others she should look at?
To further complicate things - she is looking for a full-time residential program for next year (we live in SC and she doesn't have access to any good bass instructors) - she is considering UNCSA, Idyllwild and Colburn Community Program - again, if possible, to play both classical and jazz. Any thoughts on these?
Money is a bit limited - are these programs really important for her to get into a good conservatory?
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