Univ. of Michigan School of Music

gudana · 05-30-2005, 08:02 PM

I am currently a junior and I am considering to apply for school of music for piano.
I know some people from my school that are in dual enrollment program but they are all from string and wind departments and doing great but I am not sure how difficult it is to get accepted to piano department.
And I want to know:
1. how hard it is to get accepted into piano department
2. if I need some big awards to get in

If anyone knows, please tell me...

howardt1 · 05-31-2005, 11:43 AM

I need the same information for flute department, too.

jamimom · 05-31-2005, 11:50 AM

You need to call the department and ask how many kids auditioned for piano performance and how many were accepted. That gives you the yield. I don't think you need any awards. You need a good audition.

For flute, it may be a different story as the needs for the band/orchestral groups can dictate now many kids they will be accepting in a given year. You should also find out how many kids are leaving next year given their senior/grad status. I know a young lady who found out she was auditioning for one flute opening at CMU one year and there were a dozen or more auditioning just the same day she was. A pretty good indicator that the odds were not good that year for flutes.

allegro130 · 06-27-2005, 11:48 PM

I also want to get into a music school for piano, and i feel like i'm groping in the dark to find colleges with good music programs. What other colleges are you considering? do you want a BA in music or a BM in piano performance?

abbbaga · 08-12-2005, 10:15 PM

I know that University of Michigan's music school is one of the top in the nation, but how is it ranked among Northwestern University and University of Indiana Bloomington?

Anyone know what the campus size is?

frecklybeckly · 08-14-2005, 01:11 AM

are you talking about re: voice? since NU and IU are both heavy voice schools.

IU is one of the top five, including UM, Juilliard, Curtis, and Manhattan. the other five are Eastman, NU, some others I can't think of, I think Rice and Yale.

S2530S2 · 08-14-2005, 02:29 AM

Yale used to be good i heard. but now i say, Curtis, Juilliard, Manhattan, and Eastman are the best (in order). Michigan, Northwestern, and Rice have good programs, equally i would say. Indiana is also great for music.

Alexandre · 08-14-2005, 03:36 PM

All three schools (IU, NU and UM) have amazing music programs. And all three have excellent social and campus lives. You should visit all three schools and decide then.

ohdeargoodness · 08-15-2005, 02:31 PM

ok, when you say "great music," do you mean classical or mainly theater?

(by the way, I love you all, I might actually be able to do this whole college thing now)

Alexandre · 08-15-2005, 02:52 PM

I am pretty sure all three are good both in the classical/theoretical side of music as well as in Musical Theater. But I am not expert on music programs. Seek out more opionions.

musicalthtrmom · 08-15-2005, 05:02 PM

Michigan's Music School is highly regarded for all aspects of music. All you have to do is wander the halls and hear the sounds coming from the practice rooms to know that! The Musical Theatre department is among the top 5 (some say top 2!) in the country. The Voice department is highly rated as well. Admission to both of these degree programs is achieved by only 5-8% of applicants. I am not as familiar with the Instrumental department, but I suspect it equals the other fields.

BassDad · 08-15-2005, 06:16 PM

The question you really want to ask is, "Who is the best teacher for my voice or instrument?" rather than "What music school is best?" If you can find a truly great teacher who works well with you as an individual, the place where they teach is a secondary concern at best. Ideally, you want to find someone that you would be happy to follow if they were to change schools a year before you graduate.

The schools that are rated highly receive those ratings because they have a lot of excellent teachers. Unfortunately, attending one of them does not guarantee that YOUR teacher will be excellent. Every one of the schools mentioned above has its stronger and weaker departments and no one of them can possibly be the best at everything.

S2530S2 · 08-26-2005, 02:38 AM

how is the music department at umich?
i am planning on double major-ing in engineering and music performance.
comments will be appreciated. thanks

musicalthtrmom · 08-26-2005, 06:27 AM

Awesome...from what we can tell. My D is a rising freshman at UM....Voice Performance (soprano). Any specific questions? I can TRY to answer with our limited experience.

frecklybeckly · 08-26-2005, 11:28 AM

I am double majoring in music performance and LSA/RC. It's a 5-year program, but I'm going to try to do it in 4. Engineering-music, though, is much more difficult - I'm only doing a liberal arts major, probably, unless I follow this crazy whim to go into medicine.