<p>First of all, are you “almost a junior” or “already” a junior?</p>
<p>It is possible to transfer and study at another school with 75 or even 90 credits already done, depending on major. Unfortunately, music is a sequential, intense curriculum and it is not possible to do with music. If, for instance, you wanted to do English, it would still be hard at many schools, not because the school won’t admit you, but because often courses aren’t offered every semester or even every year so it is hard to get the classes you need to graduate in a shorter span of time.</p>
<p>I suggest you look at the website for UCSB music, and any other school you might be interested in. Here is info for UCSB transfers into the BA or BM degree programs in music: <a href=“http://www.music.ucsb.edu/academics/undergrad/admissions/transfer”>http://www.music.ucsb.edu/academics/undergrad/admissions/transfer</a> Every school will be different. It does mention the situation of coming out of a community college and applying to UCSB for music, which might be a situation equivalent to yours.</p>
<p>I don’t think we know enough about you to advise. Have you taken piano, or theory, or music history? How much singing and performing have you done? Have you finished distribution requirements? What is your financial situation? Can you afford to drop back a year or two to switch courses? Can you afford private study?</p>
<p>I would not say this is impossible if you are willing to drop some credits, but, again, I don’t know enough about your situation to say. Other options might be private study while you finish (as others have said), preparing to apply for a grad program on your own, using a conservatory continuing education program or taking classes a la carte with private lessons, that kind of thing. I don’t know a lot about voice (others here do) but I do know that vocal performers need time to develop and so any loss of time may not be as much of a big deal as it would be for an instrument.</p>
<p>The BA might be easier for you to accomplish. Others here would have to tell you the drawbacks of BA versus BM in voice. If you did the BA and private lessons and performed some, it might work, but sometimes BA students have fewer opportunities in a school that also offers a BM.</p>
<p>You could also train and sing as an amateur, as a hobby, rather than professionally. If you are talented, I don’t mean to sell your short by saying that: that is an option for any artist, musician, dancer, or actor.</p>
<p>I have concerns about your sentence about “just” being a teacher, “preferably university…” Just want to make sure you know how difficult it can be to get a position teaching at a university :)</p>
<p>I think you really need to get into the nitty gritty of school websites to see how this might work Look at some of the other schools suggested above, and look at conservatories too. Then make an appointment to talk to someone in the department at various schools, armed with some knowledge of how things work at that particular institution. Look into a very good private teacher and talk to him or her too. </p>
<p>The UCSB site says that although most have to audition for performance classes during the winter before entrance, there are exceptions and you might be able to get into a class by auditioning just before fall classes start. There is also frequent mention of junior-level students dropping back to meet requirements. Don’t give up before investigating whether this new course is, indeed, possible, but understand that an alternative course can also get you to your goals if done carefully.</p>