<p>My daughter must decide this week between Bostn Conservatory and New England Conservatory...She studies classical voice..</p>
<p>HELP please</p>
<p>danads</p>
<p>danads -- I don't have first hand information on either of these conservatories but I do have a D who is a freshman in vocal performance at a college/conservatory. IMO, the most important aspect of choosing one place over the other is the teacher. Has she visited both and had sample lessons with teachers at either? If she hasn't had lessons, has she investigated the teachers or talked to other students in different studios? How are teachers assigned? Can she request a certain person? What are the performance opportunities both in and outside of the conservatory. How do the curricula compare? These are a few of the things your D needs to find out. But, above all else, is the teacher!!! That is the person who she will need to connect with immediately and will nuture her training - GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>choose based on the teacher. A teacher the student doesn't like can ruin the passion for that type of music.</p>
<p>boston conservatory has a better reputation and will help her out more but both are outstanding.</p>
<p>And, ya never know. She might follow in the footsteps of the Boston Conservatory grad who is a contestant on the current American Idol.</p>
<p>I must disagree with shrek2004. NEC is much better known and has much more prestige. The only area in which B. Con. has a better reputation is quality of life, where NEC falls pretty short.</p>
<p>I too disagree STRONGLY with shrek2004. New England Conservatory is considered one of the best schools in the world. It's just a better school than Boston Conservatory. Boston Conservatory is fine, but it focuses more on theatre and dance.</p>
<p>I'm sorry but New England Conservatory is far superior to Boston Conservatory. There is just more cutting edge music and history at NEC. New England Conservatory has a bigger reputation in the world. Of course, none of this really matters. Good musicians have come out of both schools.</p>
<p>New England Conservatory, Boston and Berklee are nothing compared to those two, and Berklee isn't even accredited.</p>
<p>There should be no debate here. New England Conservatory has the top string program in the country and one of the top wind ensembles. George Russell teaches there too! New England Conservatory, Julliard, Eastman, and Curtis are considered the top four music schools in America by many.</p>
<p>My ex girlfriend is going to SMU for a voice teacher...go figure.....</p>
<p>because a school has the top program for instrumental does NOT mean it is top for voice.</p>
<p>um.. I hope the person who said that Boston Conservatory has a better reputation than NEC was joking..</p>
<p>(go to NEC)</p>
<p>NEC has the better reputation...but why does your daughter have to decide this week? Is she transferring? Most enrolled students for the 2005-06 school year had to commit in May.</p>
<p>Thumper - if you check the date of the orginal post you will see that was posted in April. :)</p>
<p>NEC definitely. I attended an international music festival a couple summers ago in northern Italy (among the musicians were graduates of SFCM and juilliard) and the most respected musicians by far were from NEC. Not including Juilliard, NEC is def. one of the top in the music world and very VERY highly regarded.</p>
<p>Thanks Shennie...I wonder where the OP's child ended up going???</p>
<p>The boston conservatory surely does NOT have a better reputation than NEC. Its actually quite the opposite, especially for classical voice and opera! NEC is superior in everyway.</p>
<p>limcba21, this thread is from 2005.</p>