<p>kevin3 - if you want NEC and still a great school but don't think you'll win the Harvard lottery, apply for the Tufts-NEC dual-degree. If your grades are still mostly A's then you probably would stand a solid chance at Tufts. PM me for more questions, or post in the Tufts forum.</p>
<p>this really doesn't have to do with the post, but is a question for loreli. I was just wondering where you taught at the college level?</p>
<p>Actually, you may have some other choices too. For example, Oberlin is an excellent school with a top notch music program. RICE also has a top music program as does Bard. You should also consider University of Cincinnati. they not only offer a lot of choices in majors,but Cincinnati Conservatory of Music is part of the school and is as well ranked as that of Oberlin, Bard, and Peabody. It is also a lot cheaper than those schools and Cincinnati is very good at giving out some great scholarship money to top kids.</p>
<p>Hey thanks guys! Yeah I spent the summer at CCM working with the staff there and it was amazing, so they are on my list. Isn't Bard's voice dept. Grad only? Or am I reading the site wrong?
Heres my revised list (in no order). Any suggestions on removals/additions? Are Texas and USC good vocal schools?
1.University of Michigan
2.Rice
3.Vanderbilt
4.Rutgers
5.University of Texas
6.University of Maryland
7.University of North Texas
8.Southern Methodist
9.University of Wisconsin
10.Peabody/Johns Hopkins
11.Cincinnati Conservatory
12.New England Conservatory/Harvard/Tufts
13.Bard College
14.Oberlin
15.Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>have you thought about University of Kentucky. I know a few students there and a few of the voice faculty. Gail Robinson, Everrett Mccorvey, Cliff Jackson, all did very well in the music world. They, along with the rest of the faculty, are excellent teachers. to find out more you could go to their website.</p>
<p>Bard is still graduate only for voice and they have no plans presently to open it to undergraduates.</p>
<p>For Carnegie Mellon, you might want to talk to the Music School admission person. It all sounds good on paper until we talked to her. I don't know how long she has been on the job, but it was not a pleasant experience. Basically if your academic major does not involve lab or long studio hours, it will work, e.g. math and music. Just make sure that your lab hours won't conflict with your music ensemble rehearsal time for the entire four years while you study music.</p>
<p>Ok, i've eliminated Bard and CM (wasn't high on it anyway). Are there any schools on my list that aren't up to par? I don't know much about: University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin, University of Texas, Rutgers, St. Olaf, or Southern Methodist. Any info would be great! I've already been on their websites.
I'm trying to slim down the list to a reasonable number to visit. Thanks!!</p>
<p>I've heard alot of great things about the University of Maryland - not sure if it was limited to the graduate voice program. I know a freshman at University of Wisconsin in vocal performance who is loving it.</p>