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Ken Durling <kdurling@earthlink.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 06:24:24 GMT, aloe@rev.net wrote:

>> So a leading school for musical geography would have a top geography
>>department and a solid music department. A good ethnomusicology program
>>would also be an advantage. What schools make the grade?

>Well, what are YOUR climate requirements?

My personal preference (for mild climates with clean air and sunlight
that's not too strong) should not limit the information exchanged here,
which may be used for a web page.

>If you can stand the summer heat,, try Univ. of Indiana, Boston U,

They sound good. Few college towns can compare with Boston.

>Cornell, Harvard,

Nice try. There are apparently no graduate geography programs in the Ivy
League. They are rare in the Northeast, although Penn State, Clark, and
SUNY at Buffalo are notable.

>or perhaps UCLA if you are badly affected by cold
>weather.

Sounds like a possibility. Westwood's quite pleasant, with ample amenities
close by.

>In all likelihood any GOOD University known for a music dept. will
>also have a very respectable applied sciences staff.

Quite possibly. However, geography tends to fall into social science -- or
fall out of the mix all together.

>As far as doing a double major goes, you would just work that out with
>the counseling staff.

No worry. Geography departments encourage interdisciplinary studies.

The following schools have reputable geography programs. How are they
regarded by musicians?

Clark
Penn State
U of British Columbia
U of California at Berkeley
U of California at San Diego
U of California at Santa Barbara
U of Maryland
U of Minnesota
U of Toronto
U of Washington
U of Wisconsin.

(Forget Texas A&M. The geography dept. there specializes in ancient
navigation, with too few courses in other areas to satisfy the credit
requirement.)

-- Clef Minim <http://www.rev.net/people/aloe/music>