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hey. i just graduated from college with a ba in music, with a concentration in music history and specialization in 20th century popular music. (whew) what can i do with this? other than get a masters, which i plan to go back for next year. my junior thesis was a comparative analytical study of monk and ellington's piano styles. my senior thesis was a historical and musical study of chuck berry, fats domino, and little richard.

also, does anybody know of schools with good jazz and/or popular musicology programs?

by ziggysane on 08/12/2007, 11:57

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i got a ba in music and now i'm teaching spanish. the demands or teaching school band seem rather extreme. some time i might give elementary general music a try. it seems like it could be fun.

other than teaching, i'm not sure what exactly you can do with your degree. if you like teaching you could most likely find a high school where you could teach music history, theory and possibly some other subjects of interest to you. if you want to do that, get your state certification -perhaps while your doing your maters.

as far as grad schools, university of north texas is strong in jazz and musicology (not sure about pop)

good luck!

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