<p>Hello, Im beginning to narrow my search for the right school down. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a good music dept., school of music, or conservatory at a state school specifically for voice. I am looking for a program at a lower cost with a great program.</p>
<p>Where do you live?</p>
<p>And where are you willing to go?</p>
<p>What genre of voice are you looking for? </p>
<p>Also, if you search "voice" or "public" in the music major forum, you'll get a lot of threads on this exact issue!</p>
<p>Indiana University is a state school, so is UMich, so is UNT, so is UMaryland College Park. They have fine music programs. But if they are not YOUR instate university, they will cost you almost as much as attending a private conservatory (except for UNT which is more modestly priced). Do you want to know about public university music programs in general, or do you want to know about them in YOUR state (and what is it??)?</p>
<p>my state is KY i will go most any where except. I know the music dept. of choice in my state. It's good, I just would like to learn about others. Ummm... classical voice</p>
<p>Penn state has an internationally recognized music school! It's wonderrrrrrful.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stringsmagazine.com/search/msd/default.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://www.stringsmagazine.com/search/msd/default.aspx</a> is a searchable music school database. You might want to take a preliminary look.</p>
<p>State schools other than your own will cost you dearly in most cases, and as thumper said can approach the cost of attending a private conservatory. The merit/talent awards are usually token amounts, if at all, when given to out of sate students. </p>
<p>There may be a few programs and schools that might be a bit more generous, but for the most part you may well see better merit and talent scholarships from private LAC's and universities with strong music programs. </p>
<p>The "Discussion of Colleges with Music Majors" thread pinned to the top of page is a good place to begin looking.</p>
<p>does being homeschooled have any effect on music students?</p>
<p>Perhaps your voice teacher can give you an idea of the kind of teacher you should have and that can help narrow the choices. For example, my D is a soprano and her voice teacher wants her to study with another soprano. The first place she looks when considering a school is the faculty page and she likes to see at least 2 and preferably several more sopranos on staff so she can have a choice in case her initial placement with a teacher doesn't work out. People come and go so there is not guarantee, but it is a start.</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music is top notch. However, I think that their main focus is Opera,which I know is strong. Check them out for other vocal majors.</p>
<p>We live in GA. My daughter is a soprano. Columbus State was her last choice until she visited. The downtown Columbus campus is wonderful, a great cooperative effort between the school and the city. The School of Music, performance venues, and student living suites are beautiful. We toured the school and then one of the voice teachers met with d for a voice lesson, on a Saturday afternoon. </p>
<p>Daughter was impressed with the teacher and very impressed with the school. The faculty tour guide said the quality of student is continuing to improve as people realize what is there. The school seems to have significant money for scholarships, and the web site says there is opportunity to waive out-of-state tuition.</p>
<p>They have music education graduate students only so the school is dedicated to the undergraduate. No graduate students teach classes or private lessons. </p>
<p>I was somewhat prepared emotionally and financially for my daughter to go many miles away to school. I never thought she would consider staying in GA at a state school. But the school is worth a look.</p>
<p>wohin, My son was homeschooled and had no problems in applying to music schools. (He is at Indiana now.) I have heard that Georgia has extra requirements for homeschoolers, unless that has recently changed. But in general, the application process is no different for homeschooled students than for any others.</p>
<p>OP should be aware that if you present strong academic credentials, you could get significant breaks on out-of-state tuition. I am thinking of Florida State University and UNT, in particular. Not sure about IU, but I have read that they tend to be generous with financial aid. Another you might look into is Appalachian State University, in Boone NC.</p>
<p>It sounds like University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM) could be a very good option for you. Depending on where you live in Kentucky I think you might qualify for "in-state" tuition through a reciprocal program. Their voice program is considered among the best.</p>
<p>For a music student, IU's aid is based on the audition. The academic scholarships are not available, which was a real disappointment for our son, as his academics were stronger than his audition tape. And I would never call IU "generous" with aid, at least not judging by what they offered us. :(</p>
<p>Susantm, That's not true. D received both academic and music merit scholarships from IU. It is the same for Michigan, she is one of two music major freshmen at UM that received Stamps scholarship which is academic based. If OP has top notch academic stats, she will pay less than in-state tuition for both IU and UM.</p>
<p>Some of the best singers I heard this year in auditions were from Ohio State, wonderful singing and training.</p>
<p>Well, pointegirl, I emailed IU Financial Aid after he received only small Music school scholarships and no academic ones. They told me that he would have received the top IU academic scholarship had he not been a music major. However, being a music performance major, he was not eligible for it.</p>
<p>Now it IS possible that my son could have received a scholarship from the Honors College had he applied. However, it was a long application and he wasn't sure he wanted to participate, since you have to take so many honors level courses and such. However, the regular academic scholarships of, I think, $7000 a year, were unavailable to him.</p>
<p>I don't see why music majors are excluded from these scholarships. On the IU scholarship website, it specifically said "automatic consideration" and "regardless of major". Besides, all music majors are admitted to the university at large even before their audition. D is a performance major too. She didn't apply to Honors College. The scholarship letter stated that it was the highest amount an out-of-state student can get. She received the academic scholarship even before her audition.</p>
<p>One thing to add. The amount of scholarship/financial aid at IU is usually negotiable. We didn't try it but D's friend did. He sent the school a copy of offer from Oberlin and they upped his scholarship money. I also heard from a violinist's mom that IU is very willing to work with you with your financial package.</p>
<p>All I can tell you is what IU told me. I would love to have that $7000, as we are having a very difficult time paying for IU. But they said he wasn't eligible. I know what the website says, which is why I emailed them when he didn't get anything. I have no idea why your daughter was offered money, but my son was not.</p>
<p>Besides the small music scholarship, all IU offered was loans. And actually, the music scholarship was only offered after my son said he could not possibly attend without some grant money. So I guess we did negotiate, in a way.</p>