<p>I know there are a lot of good private music schools. Does anyone know of good public schools with good music programs? My daughter is finishing her junior year and headed to Interlochen for voice for the six-week summer program.<br>
Suggestions?
Thanks</p>
<p>Indiana is one of the top schools for vocal performance. My D is an Interlochen grad, if you want any information as you go through the college search process. She is a vocal performance major at Rice, but applied to many of the top programs. She thinks Michigan is strong in vocal performance, too (another public school).</p>
<p>U of Rochester (NY) has connections with Eastman School of Music</p>
<p>Thanks. My daughter is not particularly strong academically. So I guess I need to throw that into the mix too.
Eastman is part of U of Rochester, right? Eastman would be great to get into. Our fingers will be crossed.</p>
<p>isnt rochester private? but heres some more great public school music programs:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
University of Oklahoma
University of North Texas, Denton
University of Michigan(amazing vocal performance. ur gonna have to meet dr. blackstone over there, hes superb)
Ohio State University</p>
<p>camper- none of those are particularly strong in vocal performance except for Michigan.</p>
<p>University of Rochester is definitely private and with a price tag to match.
The 3 State University of New York options you might want to try are:
SUNY Potsdam - Crane School of Music is supposed to be a good school
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Purchase</p>
<p>Also, depending on what your geographic needs are I think that the University of Pennsylvania has some pretty good music programs. However, if it is cheaper tuition you are after you would be better off looking at your own state u's b/c out of state tuition for some of these schools can be pretty high, although maybe not as high as a private school tuition (I am not sure on this as we have not looked out of state for schools aside from briefly considering Berklee).</p>
<p>Sorry, forgot to add that University of Rochester and Eastman School of Music are considered very selective as far as admission. My own daughter's chances of getting in to Eastman are considered slim to none although she could probably get into U of R on a non-music major depending on her SAT grades (they say their average student is an 1800 on the new SAT). </p>
<p>Most of the people on this board will tell you as they have told me that when it comes to music schools the audition is the most important factor in admission. </p>
<p>I would throw this out though. I have a friend whose daughter applied for admission to the musical theater program at Ithaca College. Two weeks before her audition date she received a letter from Ithaca stating that she had not made it into the College therefore she did not need to show up to the audition. I think this is definitely not the norm though but her grades were in the B range and her SAT's were average. Anyway, her daughter did go on to get a nice merit scholarship in the musical theater program at another school and all is well that ends well.</p>
<p>U Penn is private as well. Penn State is the flagship public in PA.</p>
<p>URochester is not nearly as selective as Eastman though. And yes, there is a hefty price tag to these schools too.</p>
<p>My DS met a couple kids from the UConn and UMass music schools at a summer jazz program and he was pretty impressed with them. Anyone know anything about either of those state schools' music programs?</p>
<p>What about the U of Hartford? I've heard that Hartt School is good. Like I said, my daughter isn't strong academically and her SATs are low average. Her interest is music.<br>
Ok, how about private schools with good financial aid? The ideal would be a small school with lots of personal attention with an excellent vocal music department that offers tons of financial aid and merit scholarships. Any ideas?</p>
<p>UHartford is private as well. I have heard good things about the Hartt music program, although the academics are middling at best. No idea whatsoever about aid, though.</p>
<p>UHartford gives very generous aid. and the Hartt school is one of the top music schools in the country.</p>
<p>Is the University of Cinncinnati public? Ohio residents pay considerably less. They have a great conservatory, and the academic admission standards are somewhat less competitive.</p>
<p>I wouldn't recommend Cincy for vocal performance. OR-quality of student life.</p>
<p>MomofWildChild: WHy not CCM for vocal performance? I know of a young lady who once gave up Juilliard for CCM for voice.</p>
<p>MomofWildChild: Don't know about quality of life at U. of Cinn., but I have heard that it is one of the best and most competitive for vocal performance??</p>
<p>U of Hartford is private and not very deamanding academically BUT the Hartt School is very selective and generous with aid for students it wants to attract. We have first hand knowledge on this.</p>
<p>Cincy's reputation for vocal performance has suffered in recent years. The program is lacking- especially for undergrad.</p>
<p>From what I have been told, faculty at CCM does not particularly think conservatory is where undergrads belong, and they have a very good point. The program is not lacking, but rather it is not the mission of the program. Having a good voice teacher and getting stage experience are important, and that can happen lots of other places, where the young singer can gain skills and confidence. </p>
<p>High school voice students who study with NATS teachers can got to the regional competitions and get to know who the teachers are in the region who are turning out the best singers. NATS regions cover 3-6 state areas, so there are lots of possibilities within an easy geographical access. The teachers whose students compete must attend, so any high school student can meet and visit with them, and frequently they will be judged by university voice teachers. </p>
<p>There are lots of excellent vocal music programs all over the country, especially for an undergraduate. It is more important for instrumentalists to go to the major centers than it is for undergraduate voice students. All of this CC talk about just a few schools tends to distort the realities for voice students. Sure there are major program whose young singers are very happy, but that does not mean those are the student/singers with the most talent or who are most likely to make it, regardless of all the wonderful musical experiences they are having. Many of the best singers bloom quite late, and some even train late. You cannot teach talent and musicality. Encourage your young singers to go to the best school they can for a good education and find the teacher who makes them feel great about their singing and its possibilities. Then they will meet their true potential, whether it is as a singing star or an arts supporting member of the rest of society.</p>
<p>look into Canadian schools: McGill and University of Toronto have excellent voice programs... with cheap tuition and of course the american dollar value to the canadian dollar (which isn't worth as much as when i started here, but it still helps!)</p>