UCLA music

UC2008 · 03-23-2008, 02:22 AM

UCLA is a very prestigious school... how is the music program at UCLA? I was also accepted by other UCs for biology so I am still deciding between music and biology

duogmeg · 03-23-2008, 02:59 AM

I've heard that UCLA's music program is pretty good... can't vouch for any specific performance faculty but from what I've heard it's one of the better UC's for music. As far as other UC's go I've heard great things about Irvine's music program from my teachers.

gdtmsailor · 03-23-2008, 07:00 PM

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.

lorelei2702 · 03-23-2008, 08:32 PM

It is fine for teachers to share vocal students, so long as they confer and have the same goals and perspectives, allowing for different priorities and approaches. However, to change every few months however is absurd pedagogically. A singer has to have an approach which allows her/him to perceive the voice and reproduce sounds and sensations predictably. It is not possible under that kind of a system, especially for a young singer. I find it hard to believe.....

Cosmos · 03-23-2008, 08:38 PM

Great bass teacher. Chris Hanulik is principal of the LA Philharmonic.

Singersmom07 · 03-23-2008, 09:57 PM

Have to admit, DD was accepted at UCLA but although she did well with Juliana Gondek and liked her n the audition, she was somewhat confused with the "team" approach to lessons. I agree it is easier for a young singer to tune in with one teacher.