<p>Hi. im currently studying at a Community college in cali and would like to transfer someday to a university (USC Thorton-1st choice, UCLA- second choice). English is my second language.</p>
<p>music is my passion and i loved to sing all the time. i dont know how to picture myself doing something else someday besides my craft.</p>
<p>i dont sing classical though but do appreciate all kinds of music. i loved singing contemporary/pop/rnb music but could try to sing classical if thats required to get in a music school major(just need the right training)...</p>
<p>im wondering if these schools i chose are very strict in what your singing style is and if what requirements are needed to be admitted. i heard auditions are the first thing they look a, than academically. Im really strong about this craft i have. i just dont know if ill be able to enjoy singing OPERA in these schools if i did get admitted (cause i know this is what youll have to focus on). im not saying opera sucks, its just that im not aware and use to it besides other types of music today.....</p>
<p>i was also wondering how important your academics are once completing the general ed before transferring in a university and their important requirements.... since the focusi will be on your major (voice major).</p>
<p>you will be focusing on your instrument i suppose, but how important are youre skills in math and composition when you get admitted as a transfer.... as much as possible, i want to get it out of my way since im really not enjoying math and not fond of writing but trying to complete the preres of the school... i just want to be a singer and hoan my craft since its a dream of mine. i just wanna graduate college with a music vocal singing major...</p>
<p>pls give me advice and tips about these schools and recommendation, details, important facts i should be aware of...</p>
<p>im deserately concerned about this issues....</p>
<p>i hope they dont try to take away what style you love and make you be someone you arent just to be a good opera singer and admitted in their school......</p>
<p>im really concern about USC and UCLA. pls help me in anyway you can. thanks.</p>
<p>You can gather much information by looking at the music dept. web sites for those schools. THey will tell you what specifically is required for auditions, and by looking at the curriculum and the classes required and offered you might get a better idea if their programs will suit you. Are you close enough to go visit? You should take a tour, talk with students and faculty, sit in on classes and/or rehearsals and maybe schedule a trial lesson. Have you had private lessons? A vocal performance major is very competitive- good luck!</p>
<p>If you're planning to major in music at university, yes, you will be training classically.</p>
<p>Auditions include singing Italian Aria (art) songs, along with other songs in languages such as German, French and English.</p>
<p>They also may ask you to sight sing.</p>
<p>So in essence, do not even consider majoring in music unless you know you will enjoy singing classically. Unless, of course, you're into Jazz. Some colleges offer a BM in Jazz Music.</p>
<p>And grades, as I am aware of, are a big deal for admissions, but what really sways the school's decision is your classically trained talent.</p>
<p>you have to sing those forein lang songs during audtions already??? what if you sing differently but can sing and adapt classically??? you mean you have to already be a great classical singer already when you start... but thats why i want to learn and take music so i can learn more and hoan my skills.</p>
<p>englishis not even my first language.... so iif sang a different genre, they wont allow it even though you can really sing????</p>
<p>Yes - you need to sing in foreign languages for the auditions. Both of these programs are classically based and both are highly competitive. Especially as a transfer---you will be competing with students whe have had years of training in classical voice for just a few openings. If you want to get into a good college program, you need the training first. Even if you opt for a Jazz based program, be ready for some heavy experienced competition.</p>
<p>how many songs are required to be sang in an audition??? does UCLA have voice prograp majors????? so you cant use your voice if its not classica??? casue miy voice has been singing for contemporary but i can try classical??? so wheter you have a good voice, you must really sing classical???? </p>
<p>and how academica interfere with this major??? does math apply a lot in this field???? what does a music major do (voice)</p>
<p>Audition requirements are posted on the respective music admissions websites. I believe that if you are applying for Jazz at UCLA, it would be through the ethnomusicology department.</p>
<p>ok thnks. but what doest it mean by jazz studies??? you can sing jazz?? what exactly does a voice major due coz i cant find the asnwer on the site..... theyre mostly opera and classical.</p>
<p>Being a vocal performance major at any institution is a very competitive prospect that requires an incredible amount of dedication, discipline, and talent. Only a tiny portion of singers who apply to schools get accepted, and a even tinier portion of those who graduate get full time jobs singing.</p>
<p>I think you may be a little confused in your terminology. A "Vocal Performance" major usually always refers to those studying classical singing. This type of field is the most common one - since classical music is the one that usually requires to most study and training at the post-secondary level. "Jazz Performance" also exists, but is a largely different style of training. You have to master the arts of scat-singing and improvisation, both of which are absent from classical. The third common type of post secondary music study for singers is "Musical Theater" - directed at more mainstream types of music and preparing one for careers on the Broadway stages (although of course, only a tiny portion of those ever make it to the big show).</p>
<p>If you're interested in any other field, such as being a singer-songwriter type, you may be out of luck because these other types of music generally do not require the amount of training that comes from college degrees. There are fine institutions, like Berklee, but working this field is still more about making contacts and getting lucky breaks instead of gaining qualifications in college.</p>
<p>Be very clear that going to music school is going to a trade school. This profession is very specialized and very skill specific. You must know exactly what you want to do, and how you plan to accomplish it. That's why all the programs at colleges have very tight and specific audition requirements.</p>
<p>i appreciate your reply stephin. but my purpose of studying music is for me to get a good degree. i dont care about a career or anything after college. singing is my passion since i was young and icant see myself in any field besides it. </p>
<p>i know in my heart its my calling... i just dont know how ill be able to study it. its really what i want but im not familliar with classical ones like those foreign italian arias.. if i did audition and didnt make it, then its alright... as long as i tried. my main poin it, i want to know if they also accept different kinds of style their students have or they are forced to be classicaly trained...</p>
<p>if i considered musical thetre, then i must be a great actor......right???? english is my secong lang and im afraid im not prepared to converse very well in english.... but i also can picture myself being part of it....</p>
<p>"my purpose of studying music is for me to get a good degree. i dont care about a career or anything after college. singing is my passion since i was young and icant see myself in any field besides it."</p>
<p>First of all, any degree in music is NOT a GOOD degree, when it comes to finding jobs. It doesn't matter what institution you get it from.</p>
<p>Secondly, if you're not looking to pursue a career singing - then why are you interested in a degree? Do you understand you will have spent 4 years of undergrad and $200,000 for nothing?</p>
<p>"Passion" and a "calling" in your "heart", are certainly necessities for being a musician. But they are far from the only requirement. There's also natural talent, luck, & ambition/discipline, and you can't lack any one of those traits. Just because someone has fun playing in their high school band or singing with the glee club after school doesn't mean one is suited and prepared to become a music major in college. Think long and hard.</p>