schools where you can have a vocal performance major and with a robust english (writing) program

College Search & Selection
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<p>so strong in music - strong enough to have a vocal performance major - </p>

<p>and strong in english - that is, robust enough to have the std comparative lit writing as well as more creative writing and ideally cinema studies / media writing</p>

<p>regions:
midwest eastern</p>

<p>not west
not south</p>

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<p>Oberlin</p>

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<p>Northwestern</p>

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<p>Oberlin - applied and waiting
NU - applied ED - REJECTED! she’s bummed and went into a funk so we might be asking for next yr or on the slight change there is something still a possiblity for this yr., or for an assessment of what we did apply to this yr. music was a sort of late factor, I think . so I thought I 'd ask the question in this forum better late than never.</p>

<p>to repeat : good academics and music vocal major. I know all college have a music major , but apparently not all colleges have vocal performance majors - true?</p>

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<p>U Iowa…strong in both.</p>

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<p>

That’s true. For instance Yale does not have a vocal performance major, only music. But that doesn’t stop people from coming out of there with the ability to make it in voice. My former choir director went from Yale to Juilliard and sang at NYC Opera and the Met. My point is narrowing the search down to only VP may not be the best thing.</p>

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<p>I immediately thought of UMaryland College Park from which a distant niece graduated last year. Excellent program in vocal performance. They also have a strong creative writing program. Here’s a link to the vocal major:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.humanities.umd.edu/academicplans/plan?id=81”>http://www.humanities.umd.edu/academicplans/plan?id=81&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Disclosure: My son went to UMD. My D might.</p>

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<p>Iowa is in the mix. midwestern ; knew was strong in english.</p>