Music education, voice

College Majors Music Major
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I know there are a lot of comments on music education but I could not find the answer to my problem. I'm sorry if there have been any answers yet.
I'm an international student and I'd love to go abroad for one or two semesters. So I'm looking for good colleges/schools of music. I study music education, major voice and I'm looking for a program that has a good reputation for voice but also for education. I'm also looking for a school that's treating music education people seriously. I was able to find out a lot about schools of music on the internet but most of the information was about voice,MT majors OR about education. But I actually didn't find out much about music education students, major voice.
So I've got a lot of questions. For exmple: Who teaches music education students in their main instrument(Students?,Professional teachers?,Same teachers as for major voice?)? Do they have opportunities to perform? How often? Are there connections with other areas of study (eg. MT, opera or theatre)? I also fnd it very dfficult to find out which university has good voice (or secondly also piano) teachers. I watched a lot of youtube videos of different students of different schools. But people are always voice or musical theatre majors. So I have no idea how well music education teachers teach (if it's not the same teachers for them). Does anyone have an idea how to find out?</p>

<p>Does anyone of you know any college that focuses on performance within the music education? I would be very interested in that.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot in advance! I'd really be grateful for some advices even if you just tell me what it's like at your school. So I can compare ;)</p>

<p>LinaSing</p>

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<p>Your post is a bit unclear.</p>

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<p>Are you are an international student attending a degree program outside of the United States and want to come to the US to study music education for one or two semesters, or </p>

<p>are you an international student attending a US degree program and wish to study music education outside of the US for one or two semesters?</p>

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<p>Sorry for that.
I’m an international student attending a degree program outside of the United States and I wanna come to the US for one or two semesters.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure how well that would work for undergrad music Ed. Most schools seem to have a very defined course path for MusEd students - I’m not sure how coming in for a semester would work. Do you want to come to the US for the opportunity to live abroad or are you looking for something more specific?<br>
My D will be a Music Ed major in the fall, and from initial appearance, semesters abroad aren’t part of the plan. Summers, possibly, but the school year is too defined.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your quick answer.
I want to go abroad because I want to improve my English and I want to know what living abroad is like (different culture, different people & opinions…). As I want to become a teacher I have to study a second subject and I chose English. But most of the English students have already been abroad for a long time or they plan to go as part of their studies. I have never been abroad yet (except for holidays) and so I plan to go. And it’s not because I want to do what everyone else does but because I think it’s very important for a future English teacher to not only know a lot about language but also about the country and culture. I’m very interested in that and I can’t wait to go.</p>

<p>I know that Music Education is very defined - it’s the same over here. I actually don’t know yet how to deal with that. I thought that my previous knowledge (from my school) would help me to get into classes abroad. Some schools might have offered similar classes before. Even if they didn’t, some classes might “okay” to follow if someone is hard-working and very interested. For me it is not the most impotant thing that all the classes I take are taken into account (it would be great but it’s not a precondition).</p>

<p>What do you mean by “summers possibly”?</p>

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<p>Looking at this from the angle of a US student wishing to study abroad, perhaps you can see what may be applicable as an international wishing to study in the US for a semester or two.</p>

<p>In general, the college/university that the student attending has a system in place that makes this fairly easy. If the system does not exist, there are some organizations/corporations that specialize in this. There is also a separate forum here for [International</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/]International”>International Students - College Confidential Forums) and a [Study</a> Abroad - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/study-abroad/]Study”>Study Abroad - College Confidential Forums) forum wher you might be able to get some more info. </p>

<p>These are the two titled threads within the music forum
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/568282-study-abroad-music-students.html?highlight=study+abroad[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/568282-study-abroad-music-students.html?highlight=study+abroad&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/439125-study-abroad.html?highlight=study+abroad[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/439125-study-abroad.html?highlight=study+abroad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>They go into some of the issues and problems a US music student may encounter.</p>

<p>From the perspective of a music ed student, there are a couple of points that BeezMom mentioned that bear repeating. The sequenced and structured nature of the mus ed curriculum may not allow a seamless transition between programs. Most of the music ed programs are audition based and have both academic and an interview component. The school would (and I am assuming) want a way to vet a prospective study abroad candidate in relation to their standards for their program.</p>

<p>The instrumental instruction by performance faculty, music ed specific faculty, or even by graduate students for ed majors and music performance opportunities and ensemble/performance opportunities are very school specific. As for instruction, it could be any of those you mention. It depends on the school.</p>

<p>As for “summer study”, many US music students in ed, performance, or composition will apply for and attend the various performance festival or instructional immersion programs available overseas rather than do a full semester or term during an academic year.</p>

<p>As for music ed offerings during the summer at US institutions, there is not a very broad base of options. Some of the larger programs do offer music ed both at the undergrad and graduate level coursework during the summer. </p>

<p>Again the best option, if available, is to research what MIGHT be available as an existing program within your institution (or country) that would allow you to study abroad using a system that may well already be in place rather than trying to arrange and co-ordinate this on your own.</p>

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<p>Look at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. [Lawrence</a> University](<a href=“http://www.lawrence.edu%5DLawrence”>http://www.lawrence.edu)</p>

<p>They have a conservatory. They teach Music education, as well as vocal performance. My daughter is there, and she is rooming this year with a Japanese exchange student.</p>

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<p>Thank you all!! :):)</p>