Oberlin is a great choice. It does not have graduate students, or very few,
those in MAT programs. There are plenty of performance opportunities for the
undergrads. The opera lab is great. And they (still???) have Richard Miller and
the high tech voice lab, as well as the other fine teachers, who are quite
accessible to students. It is competitive, but there is so much high quality
music going on all the time, you learn about as much from all the music you hear
as that you learn yourself. Every day there is at least one musical event, but
often several, and you have to make some hard choices.
Merry
She is intent on studying for a classical
>performance degree in voice and her first choice is Oberlin.
> The "name" programs are often dominated by the graduate and doctoral
> students and provide few performance opportunities for undergraduates.
> Theory is theory. Good voice teaching is good voice teaching. Why not
> consider giving your daughter the opportunity to experience a program with
> less competitiveness and more support in an in-state school. Smaller and
> less well known programs have to offer more to the student to stay in
> existence. Faculty members are often more accessible, available and
> approachable in a smaller department. There is less likelihood of
> "politics" being part of the environment. This is a plus
> for both students
> and faculty.
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