<p>I am looking into Chapman for Vocal Performance and I absolutely love it after touring it. I am strongly considering doing early action but I have a lot of questions. How many are admitted for the BM in Vocal Performance? How many would make it for EA? Does doing EA increase your chances of admittance and of possibly getting more of a scholarship? Thank you! :)</p>
<p>It’s always hard to predict scholarship awards/amounts for musicians but especially so for voice majors.Simply put, there more than the field can possibly support and the greatest number of those are sopranos, so they get very little financial incentive as a general rule. That doesn’t mean that there is not scholarship $$ there, but it may be tied more closely to your grades and/or test scores- I’ve seen those make a difference when it comes to choosing between two relatively equal candidates and also for deciding where to allocate funds.</p>
<p>I don’t think that EA in this field makes a big difference in admittance or scholarship money but if a candidate has an unusual voice type, it could factor in. Voice departments like to look at the whole picture, trying to fill in around what they already have to allow for productions and double casting. Because EA is not binding, they may well hold off until they hear more candidates before handing out awards. A good thing about EA is that you have an audition under your belt and hopefully, an acceptance in hand by Christmas and before the audition season really gets going. </p>
<p>While you may really like one school now, I urge you to look at others and to take time to meet some of the teachers and get sample lessons with those with some to see how you “fit”. School tours are there to make the places look great, so do your own homework and look at about 6 or so schools to round out your list.</p>
<p>My S did EA at his first choice school for voice performance. He found out he was accepted (with large scholarship) in December. He also found out which studio he was in. He was prepared to audition at several other schools in the spring, but in the end, he withdrew his applications and accepted his first choice. In his case, there was nothing to lose. If he hadn’t gotten in his first choice, he would have continued with his other auditions. </p>
<p>I don’t know about scholarships at other schools, but S’s was based primarily on grades (a little bit extra for talent), so he was notified with his acceptance. We didn’t need financial aid, so we didn’t have to wait for that. </p>
<p>Make sure you know which teacher you will be studying with before accepting an offer. That will make all the difference. </p>
<p>Your questions should be addressed to the admissions office for the music program. Give them a call. They should be very willing to give you numbers based info on their program. </p>
<p>IF YOU ARE READY for an EA audition, go for it. EA acceptance can really take the pressure off of the rest of your auditions. There is always the opportunity to appeal and ask for more FA after faculty hears the rest of auditions.</p>