From: Jeffrey Snider
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: RE: Good vocal programs for less?
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Molly-

There are MANY good programs at schools that are less expensive. There are
also many "expensive" schools that are well-endowed enough to provide lots
of scholarship help.

I tell prospective students and their parents all the time, "Don't be afraid
to look at the bottom line." Especially for performance majors. No matter
how good you are, there will be a period of time when you will have to play
"struggling artist" and a huge student-loan debt won't help!

Also, at the undergraduate level especially, your main concern is your
private "applied voice" instructor. It doesn't matter how prestigious the
program is, if you graduate without singing well your chances are greatly
diminished. It is also difficult to fix a lot of technical problems on the
graduate level. I know several teachers who simply will not take a graduate
student (or transfer student for that matter) if they have serious technical
problems-regardless of their "raw" talent.

Just some opinions!

Jeffrey Snider, DMA
Chair, Division of Vocal Studies
College of Music
University of North Texas
Denton, TX USA
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