Belmont University

henrob
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:30:15 +0000

My son auditioned in 2001 as a violinist, so my advice would not be too pertinent. I do remember they were very supportive and encouraging. I expect the voice faculty to be the same. It seems to be a nuturing environment.

I did mention the Commercial Voice is one of the two largest programs. I’m sure the musical theatre is much smaller. I think you have the potential to get lost in the crowd in commercial voice. Many, many kids audition and major in Commericial Voice. My son did play in the pit for the MT productions and thought they had a good MT program. He was raised around singers so he knows good voices.

I would imagine that the vocal component of Belmont’s MT program may be the strongest, given the school attracts many good singers. But I’m sorry I don’t know more about the MT program there. My daughter, a junior in HS, is considering MT, but not at Belmont. She wants to go to a school different from her brother. Good luck with the auditions.