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Hi Spparkle, I'm not American so don't worry about being obvious. I only know of one person who went Brandeis for graduate studies, but I've heard many good things about it. Thanks for the information.

Thanks Karajan, I just looked into the University of Chicago website, and Philip Bohlman has a lot of publications in my field of choice. Anybody else?

Hi everyone, I'm new to this website. I have a couple of questions I was hoping one of the musicology MA/PhD students could help me with. I've graduated in 2010 from a pretty strong comprehensive music/piano performance program and I've been working since, but seeing how many more people are applying for graduate schools than I have anticipated, I decided to give it a shot myself. I'm looking for an MA in musicology, and I'm particularly interested in the study of Jewish sacred music and its historical development. I'm residing in Ontario, Canada, and the only university that I know specializes in this area is York. I'm willing to move to the States if a. I can locate a program that at least one professor who specializes in Jewish music and b. the university offers a decent stipend and scholarships. I'm willing to "settle" for early Christian or Byzantine liturgy studies, but the former is definitely my primary choice. Can anybody throw out a name that will help my research? And here's a side question: As someone working in a modest-salaried, yet very enjoyable job, should I go out of my way to pursue graduate education? My ultimate aim is to teach at a music college or private institution.