<p>^^^Interesting. Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>so who do you think is a bad teacher at Rice they only have like 5 or something</p>
<p>Oklahoma City University is a great vocal performance school. It is a small, liberal arts college that offers a BM degree. My D is sophomore MT major, but they are classically trained. Even though she is MT, her junior recital will be classical selections. They just built a fabulous new building. I wandered through it this week, and it is amazing. You should definitely check into OCU.</p>
<p>wait, bkb, were we at Interlochen together last summer? I was there in summer 2005 for their advanced vocal program and me and Ms. Kaun are good friends form the program, I studied under her!</p>
<p>haha-hi patrick. i'm heading to nu...you know me pal.</p>
<p>the northwestern met winner was not a certificate student...he was a senior in the undergrad voice program. i will be a soph at nu this fall in voice and love every minute of it...the profs are great....coaches are amazing...and the master classes they brought in were terrific</p>
<p>This is a great forum! Nice to hear so many opinions. USC/Thornton also has an excellent vocal program. I have a string student there but through my HS senior singer, know a number of vocal majors. Conversely, we have heard similar comments about the Indiana program for undergrads that you are describing for Boston U. Mainly, that it is very focused on grad students and there are too many BM vocal majors. My daughter is taking a program from an IU Masters grad who is not recommending it at this stage.
Has anyone heard anything about U of Oregon, U Cincinatti-CCM, UT Austin, or U Wisconsin?</p>
<p>I have also heard that about Indiana/Boston....from a coach who just came to NU this year and has tons of experience...I believe he actually used to work at Indiana...but I may be wrong</p>
<p>I have to mention the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. Its a unique program in that it is a conservatory program which is associated with a Major University. The school was formed when Cincinnatis Conservatory of Music merged with the College of Music. The result is a conservatory style program with all the benefits of study at a major university.</p>
<p>The school was ranked by US News & World Report as the sixth top university program in the country for pursuing a graduate degree in music. In voice, CCM is ranked third in the nation. It is a small school, about seven-hundred undergraduate students total and less than fifty in voice. The school offers admission to only five to twenty students each year making it one of the most competitive programs to get into. The teachers and facilities are also world class.</p>
<p>The College-Conservatory of Music has a long list of successful singers who are alumni of the program. Perhaps the most important soprano of the late 80s, Kathleen Battle was a student at CCM as well as the worlds top countertenor, David Daniels. CCM is a nurturing, yet competitive environment for undergraduate students. They come out prepared for the challenges of a career.</p>
<p>cvonhaps:
do you know anyhting of the reputation of the Cleveland Institute of Music for voice?</p>
<p>Hi all. </p>
<p>I was curious about the vocal program at U Arts. Does anyone have any opinion of their program? Also about how large is the IU Jacobs vocal program?</p>
<p>Take a look at University of Cincinnati.</p>
<p>Also, it is usually tougher to transfer to a conservatory than to get admitted as freshmen. I would seriously try to get admitted as a freshmen if I were you.</p>
<p>Cvonhaps, </p>
<p>Yes, perhaps all of those things are true, however, it is next to impossible to get in there.</p>
<p>LOL: It is next to impossible to get into most good musical theater/vocal programs.</p>
<p>I agree that it is next to impossible to get into most MT programs, and there are very talented kids who are not accepted into any programs, but there are so many great programs for vocal performance, someone who is talented should have no problem finding a good program. The teacher selection is so important and some lesser known schools that are not as competitive have excellent teachers. Remember that even a well known teacher like Barbara Paver at CCM also taught at SUNY Pottsdam. The main goal for a vocal performance undergrad major is to prepare his or her voice for graduate work. You don't have to go to a major conservatory to do that.</p>
<p>Does anybody know about the reputation of vocal programs/faculty at U Miami (FL) or U North Texas? Good teachers at either one?</p>
<p>I was very impressed with the faculty at U North Texas which came recommended by my daughter's voice teacher. I'm interested in hearing what people say about University of Miami. My D had a practice lesson with one teacher there and liked her very much, but it's difficult to get a feel for the rest of the faculty.</p>
<p>I'm curious to hear opinions of the vocal programs at Southern Methodist University (Meadows School of Fine Arts), University of Texas (Butler School of Music) and University of Houston (Moores School of Music)</p>
<p>Hi KeyofH.
My son also auditioned for and was accepted by UNT for vocal performance. I'm curious which voice faculty you and your daughter met specifically, and I'd love to hear your impressions of them and the department in general. The price is certainly right for UNT! We, too, were impressed and happy with them.</p>
<p>SimpleLife: I am delighted to answer your questions but would prefer to send a private reply rather than posting a general response. Anyone else who is interested, let me know and I'll respond privately as well.</p>