Hello! I’m a prospective grad voice student interested in opera, contemporary music, and composition. The contemporary performance degree at Manhattan greatly intrigues me, but I notice that you only get private lessons once a month instead of once a week on your instrument (the other weeks being in a group setting) and that some key classes in the traditional voice degree are lacking. For those of you in the program, what do you think of it? And would it be realistic in terms of time and money to possibly do a combined degree in voice studies and contemporary performance? It doesn’t seem practical as a vocalist to specialize in just contemporary performance because I don’t want to be pigeon-holed into a specific niche at the expense of other opportunities. I want to be as hire-able and well-rounded as possible… Thanks for any info! 