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Music Conservatories: Are they Worth it?
As students are heading back to school, US News and World Report has published its annual ranking of "America's Best Colleges," which includes a special category for music and arts schools. Today, we take a look at the list and at the state of higher education for music. Robert Morse, the magazine's data research director, explains the rankings. Also with us to look at music training and the job market is Chris Pasles, Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times, and Robert Sirota, president of the Manhattan School of Music. Also: New Orleans trumpeter Maurice Brown talks about his career post-Katrina.
School Daze
Music schools crank out 2,600 students a year but those students have to fight between each other for only 160 available positions. We take a look at music schools role in this increasingly narrow job market.
» US News and World Report arts schools
Maurice Brown
A year after Katrina took away Maurice Brown's home, he is living in New York. The jazz trumpeter joins us for a performance and to talk about the past year.
Spiral Frog
A new online music store promises free legal downloading. Will it work? Joining us is Ina Fried, senior writer for CNET News, the online computing and technology news service.
» SpiralFrog inks music deal with Universal (CNET News)
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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