<p>Thanks for the excellent feedback; I should have noted that my D is a classical soprano - in fact, except for the French Horn thing, I'd guess that Mezzomom and I are sharing the same daughter. Shennie, your point about pecking order in getting top teachers and performing opportunities is well taken. I'd think though that the distinction between the BA and BM would be mitigated in the case of vocalists, whose instrument does not mature until their mid-twenties and could not withstand 6-7 hours of work a day? If my D chooses a BA program it would be at a school that doesn't offer the BM - the concern isn't about committing to a BM but to being limited in college choices to those schools that offer BMs.</p>