Vocal Performace

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am about to start my senior and am trying to find a liberal arts college with a strong classical vocal Performace degree. I'd really like the performance degree and not general music if possible. The voice teacher is obviously more important than the reputation of the school. I looked a good amount during my junior year at colleges but have come back frustrated. Any suggestions you have would be great! It's hard to find anything concrete on classical voice + christian colleges on the Internet. I would also prefer not to go to school in the Midwest BUT if the best school for me is here I will go. Thanks! </p>

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<p>Wheaton (outside of Chicago, Illinios) has a Conservatory. If I remember correctly, they said that they have about 500 students.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.wheaton.edu/academics/departments/conservatory”>http://www.wheaton.edu/academics/departments/conservatory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you! Funny you mention Wheaton since I am currently filling out their application. This is my favourite of all the colleges I’ve looked at. Financially it’ll be hard to swing though. </p>

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<p>Take a look at some of the Lutheran schools in Minnesota–St. Olaf in Northfield & Concordia College in Moorhead in particular. Midwestern, yes, but both have great vocal teachers & performance opportunities.For St. Olaf, you get the opportunity to hear/see at work world-class ensembles such as the Dale Warland Singers & Cantus, both based in the Cities. At Concordia, many of the vocal performance majors are also part of the Fargo-Moorhead Opera, and through that opportunity get to network with professional singers from across the country.</p>

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<p>Hi! My daughter just started at Oklahoma City University (yeah, Oklahoma…i know!). They have a Vocal Performance degree and put on 3 operas a year. Typically their operas win awards at competition. It is a Methodist school. My daughter is excited about being there - she just had to get past the fact that it is in Oklahoma. Another place you could look at is Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. All the best to you!</p>

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<p>Thank you! I am visiting Belhaven in October actually. Glad to hear you recommend it! & I will look up the other one.</p>

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<p>Houghton College in New York has a great reputation. </p>

<p><a href=“Major in Music at a Christian University | Houghton University”>http://www.houghton.edu/music/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.houghton.edu/music/undergraduate/degrees-programs/”>http://www.houghton.edu/music/undergraduate/degrees-programs/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Houghton University - YouTube”>https://www.youtube.com/user/HoughtonCollege&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;