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Professional Singer Colleges

If you have a passion for singing, professional singer colleges can help your dream come true. Singing can be a rewarding career, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects singing jobs to increase by eight percent through the year 2018. Competition will be strong, though, and a music degree from a college or university can increase your chances of landing a top singing job.

  1. Arizona State University

    • Arizona State University's Herberger Institute School of Music offers a bachelor of music in performance with a concentration in voice, which will prepare you for a professional singing career. The coursework includes musical research, classroom study, vocal practicing, lesson preparation, and studio presentations, as well as participation in an ensemble. You'll also perform in any of the five concert halls on campus--some of the best-designed music facilities in the country. Some of the courses offered include French, German, and Italian diction, song literature, and repertoire. The faculty--some of whom are professional singers--will teach you vocal and technical singing techniques, musical interpretation, and how to apply language and diction to your singing.

      Herberger Institute School of Music
      Arizona State University
      Tempe, AZ 85287-0405
      480-965-3371
      music.asu.edu/

    University of Texas at Austin

    • University of Texas at Austin's Butler School of Music offers a bachelor degree in voice performance in such areas as opera and opera theater, solo and ensemble recitals, chamber singing, and choral arts. Some of the subjects you will study include the structure of tonal music, musical analysis, the history of music, and choral conducting. The on-campus Butler Opera Center presents a variety of student performances each year, including fully staged operas and summer opera. The members of the international faculty are professionally trained in stage direction, conducting, ensemble singing, and opera, and many still enjoy successful careers.

      Butler School of Music
      University of Texas at Austin
      1 University Station E3100
      Austin, TX 78712-0435
      512-471-7764
      music.utexas.edu

    University of South Florida

    • The University of South Florida offers a bachelor of music degree designed for students who wish to pursue a professional career in music and includes a concentration in performance for those interested in a singing career. You must complete 120 units, including liberal arts classes such as English composition, mathematics, and natural science as well as classes in music theory, history, and literature. As a vocal performance student, you must complete three semesters of language diction electives. You also must either complete one semester each of French, German, and Italian, or, in lieu of taking these classes, pass proficiency tests in each language. You may also choose to enroll in choral ensembles or opera courses.

      University of South Florida
      4202 East Fowler Ave., FAH 110
      Tampa, FL 33620-7350
      813-974-1753
      hayden.arts.usf.edu

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