| Son has been advised by so many people to just get the best undergrad education he can, then go for vocal performance in grad school. A successful baritone friend of ours went to Yale (!) for a history degree, studied at Juilliard on weekends and did Tanglewood in summers.
Son has not applied to any stand-alone conservatories but looked for a good university associated with good music, or a good school with a BA in a city or area that would allow him to take lessons on the side, or places where he's contacted a voice teacher whose work/students/bio he liked (I know, he needs to actually have a sample lesson--IF he gets in!). If BC appeals academically, as it certainly would!, there are many voice teachers and opportunities, or so I'm told. I have to confess that I don't know for sure. The singing tenor who was a fullback on Harvard's football team studied voice with a BU faculty member. |