Are there any BM vocal performance programs with no audition requirements?

27dreams
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:43:53 +0000

If you’re not very good at singing but you really really want to be so much that you’re sure you want to be a vocal major, there are a few options…

You could take a year or two off to take general education classes inexpensively at a CC and work with vocal instructors/gain more experience singing before auditioning for music programs.

Or you could try auditioning for a few less competitive music programs (try LACs, most of them outside Oberlin aren’t known for music but probably still have your basic music major with performance curriculum) and applying for programs within the more competitive ones in music education, musicology, music industry… something you’d have a better chance of getting into and you could still have opportunities to take voice-oriented ensembles and private lessons within the music school you attend… and possibly even switch majors or get into grad school for voice if you show great improvement.

Also you probably already know this, but keep in mind that music degrees aren’t all fun and games. If you don’t think you’re good enough to get into any decent audition programs, be prepared to play catch-up in an already pretty intense major.