State Schools as academic safeties with BM in Voice

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Feel free to message me! I can answer questions about IU Jacobs. I have one daughter who already graduated from there in Voice (undergrad and masters) and have another daughter who is currently there as a sophomore Voice major. I also personally know several other kids currently in the Voice program. My oldest did their dual degree called the Bachelors of Science with an Outside Field (aka BSOF) for her undergrad in Voice with outside field in History. The degree can be completed in 4 years and meets all the major requirements for both concentrations so a student can pursue grad school in either/both concentrations. My oldest then got her Masters in Vocal Performance there. I know kids currently in that same degree doing Voice with outside fields in Psychology, Arts Management, Computer Science, Film Studies. My youngest is doing a straight BM degree. Music and an Outside Field : Jacobs School of Music Bulletin

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And I know that sometimes IU erroneously gets a bad rap for its large size and lack of performance opportunities for undergrads. We arenā€™t finding that to be trueā€“especially lately. My youngestā€™s sophomore voice performance cohort is only 16 studentsā€“thatā€™s all genders and voice types. Yes, the music school is large but it offers soooooo many different degrees (bachelors to doctorates) from jazz, to music industry, to strings, to brass, to music ed etc. So yes there is a lot going on, but the voice cohorts are reasonably sized and the kids tend to be pretty tight and very supportive of one another. And as far as performance opportunities, 6 sophomores have been cast in main stage opera roles this year and others in ensemble/chorus roles. (And main stage means main stageā€“the Musical Arts Center is huge and rivals the size of the MET. Young, underdeveloped voices have no business up thereā€“considering vocal health alone). And the number of ensemble performance opportunities can be amazingly large. Outside of assigned ensembles there are always opportunities to be part of recitals (including other studentsā€™ recitals), master classes, opera workshops, etc. My daughters were/are singing all the time.

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My kid went to Harvard and didnā€™t want to do the double degree with NEC, but concentrated in music. There was more than enough for doing it that way. I am certain her music supplement got her in.

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If IU didnā€™t happen, what other schools did your students consider that maybe should be on the radar ?

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I feel like we are guessing here. Is this person a soprano or alto? What kind of singing? Classical? Opera? Musical Theatre? Jazz? Pop? Rock?

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She is currently a mezzo, classical singing (opera).

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U Cincinnati seems to come up in a lot of rankings for operaā€¦.safety academically. Not sure if double majors. Itā€™s a public school not on your list.