Interesting reality check for singers

musicamusica
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:13:33 +0000

“I once made a comment that a singer should not pay for grad school as a rule of thumb. By this I meant that if they are not good enough at this point to have a full ride that they should look into another career.”

Someone said: "By the time you are ready for grad school–don’t look for a good school you believe in, find a good school that believes in you. "If you do find that school, the money and opportunities should follow. When students look for that grad school, don’t only chat with potential teachers, but try and meet with the opera director and get a feel for what specific opportunities may come along. If they do not envisage him in specific roles, then that school is probably not for him. Grad school auditions are about casting. That two years pasts by fast and singers need to sing on stage from the get go.