<p>If your son is so keen on performing (as the voluntary audition seems to indicate) perhaps he really wants to be at least a music minor. In addition to the major that will theoretically provide him with a living. ;)</p>
<p>My son is contemplating adding a music minor to his TWO majors--don't know what this would do to his graduation date or co-op ability. My theory is you should study whatever you can while in college because the opportunity may never come again. At least not at that price (paid for by parents/scholarships!)</p>
<p>What are the real differences in chorus opportunities for boys vs. girls? Around here, the number of girls auditioning is at least ten times that of boys. I'd imagine if that holds true everywhere, chorus involovement & awards would be a huge boost for boys, as it's simply not as competitive for them & they are needed in all levels & types of college singing groups.</p>
<p>Mercymom - there are a lot of schools - many second or third tier, granted, that will give small scholarships for voice, stipends really, but every little bit helps. Men are in more demand, tenors are precious. Lorelie is the expert on this, but if my son were a tenor and interested in singing, I would encourage a music minor, because it could turn into a part time job for life, especially if he loves it.
A wonderful thing about college music is that even at schools that aren't known for their programs, there are still individually good groups to participate in, because the kids that are in those groups love to sing, even if they aren't majors - these are the schools that are more likely to have a little money for choir members.
If he's serious - St. Olaf's, Westminster, SMU, Lawrence - these places produce a lot of traditional church musicians/choir directors.</p>
<p>S got started on this Hendrix thing because a friend of his from schola is there as a freshman on a combination academic/choir scholarship. The friend is a double major in music and psychology, which is what S says he wants to do. He says he'll think about the music therapy major, but if he's not ready to commit school selection wise, there's always NYU's masters program (NYU doesn't have an undergrad major, just the grad).</p>
<p>He's also arranged to spend the night in the dorm with the freshman friend. Who stole my son and replaced him with this new kid?</p>