| UCLA has some great vocal teachers; Juliana Gondek is an amazing soprano and works well with men too and Vladimir Chernoff (sp?) is one of the world's greatest baritone's. The setup for teaching is one in which you do not have the same teacher all year long, however you switch off i believe every quarter or every term, or however it works it's every certain amount of weeks. Some students like that, some don't, but it keeps you on your toes for sure.
UCI has two very great qualified teachers: Robin Buck, a baritone that is the director of the opera program, very nice guy and very intelligent as well. The other is Darryl Taylor, tenor, very tough but good teacher. If you got into UCLA for voice you should go there. the other programs I know very little about. |