Could not agree more! Freshman year S22 was more concerned with voice cracking than majoring in music at all, LOL.
S22’s interests were wide and varied up until January of senior year when he decided to commit to a vocal performance major.
While it may seem “easier” to get in as a male vocal performer mostly because there are just fewer candidates, the competition is still fierce with loads of talented young men out there, and schools don’t just take young men because they need to fill their programs. They must be prepared and show that they have the potential to be teachable every bit as much as their female counterparts.
Best of luck, OP, and take your time!
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For at least the first couple of years in HS, your son should be involved in choir and band. It may be a challenge, but that will allow him the time to figure out which he prefers. The instrument he prefers, whether it be voice, or a band instrument, should be the one he then focuses on for college. That said, band will give him a broader knowledge of music. My daughter was in both through her junior year in college. Her senior year she is focusing only on voice since she is a vocal performance major and grad school audition prep requires significant time. If he is looking at music ed, and he wants to direct a band, his time would be best spent in band rather than on his voice. At this point, don’t be anxious about it, he has time to figure it out.
Are you saying he should focus on band as opposed to orchestra? At this point, I think he’s leaning towards bass.