Westminster Choir College Teacher Recs?

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<p>I was recently accepted to Westminster Choir College, and am planning to take a visit out there at the beginning of April. I'd like to set up a lesson with a teacher there, but don't know about any of the faculty members' reputations. I was wondering if any current students, parents of current students, or prospective students who have already visited could give me the names of a few teachers to look into? Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>My son will be a freshman there in the fall as well. He will be studying with Chris Arneson, but he’s also had lessons with Elem Eley and Laura Brooks Rice and liked both of them really well. They all have bios online, which might help you as well. Good luck! </p>

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<p>Thank you, megpmom! I’ll look into those names, and I’ll also look at the bios :slight_smile: Congratulations to your son on his acceptance, and good luck to him as well!</p>

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<p>Some of the teachers at WCC take a larger proportion of grad students and might only take on a couple of undergrads. Also, most undergrads don’t select a teacher there in advance, but rather, do the “mass audition” when school starts and let a teacher select them. It would be worthwhile to look over on the “other” site for singers (PM me if you don’t know it) and check out the forum pertaining to teachers there. While there are some obvious “ax grinders” there, you can get a good feeling for which teachers like more than the usual amount of drama in their studios and which like to keep things cool and even.</p>

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<p>Mezzo13 - The teachers there are by and large really good, but you need to pick one that matches your personality. That will make or break your experience at WCC. The studios have very different personalities. The beautiful part is - you absolutely can switch studios if there is a bad match. Think about what you want - Pure Opera? Pure Choral? Some MT thrown in? That will have an impact on your choice of teacher. While they publish the “no need to have a teacher before you start”, in reality, most kids already know their studio.</p>