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can anyone tell me about loyola marymount new orleans for a singer mostly interested in pop,R&B, and soul?
There is no such place. There is, however, a Loyola University in New Orleans.
@mumkee- Try to get in touch with @PopPrincessPop. His daughter auditioned at a lot of the places that your daughter would be interested in and he’d be a good resource for you!
Loyola University New Orleans has a fantastic Popular and Commercial Music program @mumke. My D and I were super impressed with the faculty, structure of the program and location. She got a bit better scholarship offer and started at the University of Memphis this fall but we both thought very highly of Loyola.
They’ve got a lot of resources online and on YouTube with faculty and student interviews. http://famis.loyno.edu/degree/bachelor-science-popular-commercial-music/
I’m happy to answer any questions I can about Loyola or any of the other schools my D visited and applied to.
My son is a senior vocal performance major at Loyola. It’s been an absolutely wonderful experience for him. It is probably stronger for classical and jazz voice than popular though. As a bonus, New Orleans offers a wealth of outside performance opportunities regardless of the genre. My son has part-time gigs with St. Louis Cathedral, the New Orleans Opera Company and even got to sing back up on Tyler Perry’s nationally televised passion play last year.