<p>Michigan's Music School is highly regarded for all aspects of music. All you have to do is wander the halls and hear the sounds coming from the practice rooms to know that! The Musical Theatre department is among the top 5 (some say top 2!) in the country. The Voice department is highly rated as well. Admission to both of these degree programs is achieved by only 5-8% of applicants. I am not as familiar with the Instrumental department, but I suspect it equals the other fields.</p>
<p>The question you really want to ask is, "Who is the best teacher for my voice or instrument?" rather than "What music school is best?" If you can find a truly great teacher who works well with you as an individual, the place where they teach is a secondary concern at best. Ideally, you want to find someone that you would be happy to follow if they were to change schools a year before you graduate.</p>
<p>The schools that are rated highly receive those ratings because they have a lot of excellent teachers. Unfortunately, attending one of them does not guarantee that YOUR teacher will be excellent. Every one of the schools mentioned above has its stronger and weaker departments and no one of them can possibly be the best at everything.</p>
<p>I need the same information for flute department, too.</p>
<p>You need to call the department and ask how many kids auditioned for piano performance and how many were accepted. That gives you the yield. I don't think you need any awards. You need a good audition.</p>
<p>For flute, it may be a different story as the needs for the band/orchestral groups can dictate now many kids they will be accepting in a given year. You should also find out how many kids are leaving next year given their senior/grad status. I know a young lady who found out she was auditioning for one flute opening at CMU one year and there were a dozen or more auditioning just the same day she was. A pretty good indicator that the odds were not good that year for flutes.</p>
<p>I also want to get into a music school for piano, and i feel like i'm groping in the dark to find colleges with good music programs. What other colleges are you considering? do you want a BA in music or a BM in piano performance?</p>
<p>er... I believe that CCM ( Concinnati Conservatory of Music) is also up there and maybe regarded higher than some of the schools noted above.</p>
<p>Holy old thread resurection Batman!</p>