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BA Music
Vocal Studies
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Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualProgram Recognition
•Long tradition of excellence in vocal studies at the Townsend School of Music
•Voice majors continually place high in regional competitions
•Routinely accepted into prestigious graduate schools
Training
•Private lessons from first semester
•All music majors participate in at least one ensemble per semester
•Core coursework in music theory, form and analysis, counterpoint, and music history
Notable Alumni
•Graduates singing in national and international companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Deutsche Oper Berlin
•Winners of Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and other prestigious competitions
Degree Flexibility
•Approximately 40% of credits in music, with broad liberal arts curriculum
•Double major option available for students combining music with another field
•Senior project options include recital, research paper, lecture-recital, conducting project, or original composition
•Interdisciplinary senior projects encouraged for double majors
Academic info
Snapshot
3.80
Avg GPA (W)
69%
Admit Rate
school-wide
72%
Grad Rate
4.5K
Enrollment
$58K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$23,847
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$42,312
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$19,817
$30-48k$21,484
$48-75k$22,533
$75-110k$25,184
$110k+$26,770
Program info updated 3h ago
Program Highlights
Program Recognition
•Long tradition of excellence in vocal studies at the Townsend School of Music
•Voice majors continually place high in regional competitions
•Routinely accepted into prestigious graduate schools
Training
•Private lessons from first semester
•All music majors participate in at least one ensemble per semester
•Core coursework in music theory, form and analysis, counterpoint, and music history
Notable Alumni
•Graduates singing in national and international companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Deutsche Oper Berlin
•Winners of Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and other prestigious competitions
Degree Flexibility
•Approximately 40% of credits in music, with broad liberal arts curriculum
•Double major option available for students combining music with another field
•Senior project options include recital, research paper, lecture-recital, conducting project, or original composition
•Interdisciplinary senior projects encouraged for double majors
Program Recognition
•Long tradition of excellence in vocal studies at the Townsend School of Music
•Voice majors continually place high in regional competitions
•Routinely accepted into prestigious graduate schools
Training
•Private lessons from first semester
•All music majors participate in at least one ensemble per semester
•Core coursework in music theory, form and analysis, counterpoint, and music history
Notable Alumni
•Graduates singing in national and international companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Deutsche Oper Berlin
•Winners of Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and other prestigious competitions
Degree Flexibility
•Approximately 40% of credits in music, with broad liberal arts curriculum
•Double major option available for students combining music with another field
•Senior project options include recital, research paper, lecture-recital, conducting project, or original composition
•Interdisciplinary senior projects encouraged for double majors
Updated 3h ago
