<p>I'm looking for some universities in Texas that have good music programs! I want to Major in Vocal Performance and Minor in Psycology...is there any colleges someone could suggest that have that?</p>
<p>Why dont you give us a little more information. Texas has lots of great music programs. In terms of sheer number of programs it is rivaled only by the state of New York. What are your academic credentials? This may or may not limit you. Or how long have you seriously studied voice? If you are at a high enough level academics may not apply at specific schools. With a bit more info I would be happy to make a bunch of recommendations for you :)</p>
<p>Some music schools to start with: </p>
<p>Rice: has oustanding liberal arts including good psych; the music program is almost unrivalled and therefore one of the most competitive admits in the country; the academic stats of the school are very high (test score ranges similar to or > ivies); Rice is much smaller than the universities below and therefore has a liberal arts college feel (although enrollment is expanding and may change that somewhat); has the most beautiful campus of any of the Texas schools. </p>
<p>UNT: one of the country’s largest music programs; its music is well-respected; good for jazz and jazz education; the academics are not nearly on the same level as Rice and would be less challenging than the other schools mentioned below</p>
<p>Meadows School of Music (SMU in Dallas): good for music and academics </p>
<p>Butler School of Music (U of T at Austin): again good for music and academics</p>
<p>Baylor: in a small city like UNT; academics are stronger than UNT;</p>
<p>Add University of Houston. It is another good program sometimes overshadowed by Rice in the same city.</p>
<p>Living in Houston you are probably aware of Rice and UHouston. </p>
<p>Violindad was not exaggerating. Rice’s music school is a conservatory level program rivaled by only a couple other programs in the country. The faculty there are world renowned (all three voice faculty are regular adjudicators at the Met National Council Auditions) and the campus setting is picturesque. D and I thought we had wandered into a private country club when visited a few year ago. The operas put on are at such a high level and they are often filled with undergrads.</p>
<p>UHouston has produced some fantastic singers over the past couple decades. Two recent grads of a studio we sat in on when visiting are now at AVA for graduate work. It’s no Rice but it’s certainly a fantastic program that is just not that well known because like Singersmom says, it gets overshadowed by Rice.</p>
<p>UT Austin has some really wonderful voice teachers. Dr Diana Allen does outstanding work with undergraduate voices. One of her students (age 21) just competed in the semifinals of the Met NCA. The facilities at UT Austin are quite impressive to boot.</p>
<p>All three of these have fantastic academics. Standards will be bent if your voice is good enough.</p>
<p>What about SMU? Also if you can answer regarding the comparative strengths of the undergrad voice programs at UT Austin , Houston , Baylor, and SMU. </p>
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