If you envision yourself performing in concert halls or in opera, or working as a voice teacher or a coach, you may wish to pursue a career in Vocal Performance.
Students at the Frost School of Music concentrate on developing performance skills through study with voice professors who have proven themselves as master teachers and performers. Private voice lessons, vocal coaching, diction, and language study are vital components of the degree program. Students also study music theory, music history and literature, opera literature, solo repertoire, and vocal pedagogy. Voice majors present both junior and senior recitals.
With a wide variety of ensemble offerings, voice majors have numerous opportunities to expand their knowledge of choral literature and styles. Each semester Opera Theater presents scenes from operas and full‑length productions with the opera orchestra. More than a dozen choral ensembles are available, including the University Chorale, Chamber Singers, Jazz Vocal Ensembles, Collegium Musicum, Men’s Chorale, Women’s Chorale, and the Civic Chorale of Greater Miami, to name a few. In addition, many voice students work professionally as choristers in the Florida Grand Opera and as singers with various performing organizations throughout South Florida.
The Frost School’s Musical Theatre Program, one of the first in the United States, continues to serve as a model for others around the country. A comprehensive program encompassing dance, singing and acting, it prepares today’s students to compete as “triple threat performers.”
At the Frost School, you’ll find professional training in musical theatre structured in a well-rounded, conservatory format incorporating intensive classes in acting, singing, voice/diction, movement, and dance. Enhancing the program is a sequence of integrated classes in dance and movement, embracing all of the movement forms and dance techniques needed for a successful career in theatre.
The goal of this highly competitive, interdisciplinary curriculum, developed in conjunction with the College of Arts and Science’s Department of Theatre Arts, is to prepare you for a professional performance career, whether it be on the musical stage or in non‑musical/dramatic theatre. The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, located right next to the Frost School, offers a convenient venue to pursue performance opportunities. Every semester, the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre produces a wide‑ranging repertoire of plays and musicals in which many students participate.
In addition to the conservatory courses, students pursuing the Bachelor of Music degree take courses in piano, music theory, and music history. Advanced theatre arts courses may be taken as electives.
The School’s Musical Theatre program offers access to the Larry Taylor‑Billy Matthews American Musical Theatre Archive, located in the Richter Library. One of the largest collections of musical theatre materials ever assembled, this valuable archive includes more than 1,000 published and unpublished vocal scores, 15,000 LPs, 1,000 CDs; 3,000 playbills, programs and reference books; and an extensive collection of sheet music.
Department Chair:
Dr. David Alt
dalt@miami.edu
305-284-2161, ext. 7931
Program Directors:
Vocal Performance
Esther Jane Hardenbergh
Musical Theatre
David Alt
Opera Theater
Alan Johnson
Choral Studies
Jo-Michael Scheibe
Click on the programs below for complete course requirements.
Bachelor
of Music in Vocal Performance
Bachelor
of Music in Musical Theatre
Bachelor
of Arts with Majors in Music and Theatre
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