| Chalex -- Congratulations on all of your D's acceptances. My D went the small LAC/conservatory route so I cannot comment much on the choices your D has. IU definitely has an excellent reputation for voice but more on the graduate than undergraduate level. I have heard anecdotally that undergraduates do not get much attention or performance opportunities and, in many cases, may not be taught by a full voice teacher but rather a graduate student TA in voice. My D went to Tanglewood after her sophomore year in high school and loved it. There were many students (particularly boys) who had just graduated from high school. I don't think she is too old for the summer program, however, it is 6 weeks long -- ending in mid-August -- and, depending on where she enrolls, you may find it conflicts with college starting dates or only leaves her (and you!) a short time before she leaves home for college. BU has a solid program for voice -- Phyllis Hoffman (who is wonderful) is the voice teacher from there who directs the Tanglewood program. Again, like IU, BU has a graduate program which, to a degree, short shrifts the undergrad program. I don't know how much your D is committed to voice. BU's program is in their music school so there are limited choices for other courses and a double-degree is difficult. Plus -- without scholarship aid -- BU is expensive - over 40K!!!! |