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Some of the most respected music schools are the Eastman School, Indiana University, Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, the University of Michigan... Everyone has a different idea of which school is the "best;" a school's reputation changes from year to year and from instrument to instrument.
The 2 most prestigious are probably The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and The Julliard School in NYC. Others are (in no particular order):
Westminster Choir College of Rider University - Princeton, NJ
Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester - Rochester, NY
The Hartt School at the University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT
University of South California - Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Conservatory of Music - San Francisco, CA
Oberlin Conservatory of Music - Oberlin, OH
Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
New England Conservatory of Music - Boston, MA
Mannes College of Music - New York, NY
Manhattan School of Music - New York, NY
Of course there are MANY more schools with excellent music programs, this is just a small list.
Edit: Recently West Chester University of Pennsylvania is thought to be ranked higher than Juliard. They have a very detailed and selective process for major auditions, and a strict curriculum.
There should be about eight, seeing as how that's how many Ivy League schools there are. In no particular order: Curtis Institute of Music
The Juilliard School
Berklee College of Music
Peabody Institute
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Eastman School of Music
New England Conservatory
Cleveland Institute of Music
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Berklee College of Music
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Yes, I would look at different local colleges. Most will have a program in music. Julliard and Berklee are the best music schools.
I would say music by the lake
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For most schools that would be considered an F.
No, It would be considered public school then.
The most sensible course of action would be to directly contact schools of music and ask them about their rates. Some schools of music can be located within music stores, whilst others will advertise their services in the local press.
A high ERA would be considered bad. In the National League, an ERA of less than 3.50 would be considered very good. In the American League, an ERA of less than 4.00 would be considered very good.
No, Emory University is not an Ivy. The Ivy League is a coalition of eight schools (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale). Technically, the Ivy League is an athletic coalition. However, Ivies are now known as some of the world's best academic schools. When people refer to "New Ivies", they are referring to schools that are of the caliber of those in the Ivy League. Emory would probably fall in this category, but there are only eight true Ivy League schools.
The best schools to become a nursing assistant would be most higher end medical schools. However, more specifically, Ivy league schools like Harvard or Yale are the best option.
Harvy Mudd, or a variety of IV league technical schools
The company who hosts the website All Songs Considered would be NPR Music. It allows users to post music and talent is often discovered using All Songs Considered.
Anyone who can sing, play an instrument, dance, read music, conduct, or compose music would be considered musical.