D attended Michigan in 2015 - I think the curriculum has changed since then. At that time, she was disappointed that the senior faculty were not involved in the program, as she was hoping it was a way to get to know them and help her with her college search (She did apply and was accepted, but attended elsewhere for her BM). While she did get to experience campus life in Ann Arbor, the dorms, and eat in the cafeteria, nothing else about the program was memorable as most of the performing was choral. The lions share of the students were from Michigan and were interested in teaching music. In contrast, her experience at Ithaca was quite different. Students she met there were from all over the US and are still in contact with her 8 years later as they finish their MM at places like Eastman, CCM, The Ithaca program had opera scenes, choral work, orchestral involvement, and solo singing, along with classes like music theory, a cappella, conducting… Again, I would seek more recent experiences to see if this is still the case, and would hope UM has made upgrades, but definitely find out who are the instructors!
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