School of Music Area: Voice

Voice Study at JMU

As a JMU voice major, you will join a community of thoughtful, energetic, supportive artists working to help you meet your educational and professional goals. You’ll have weekly individual voice lessons and studio classes with a professor who is both a renowned performer and an experienced teacher. We work to build foundational technical and artistic skills through classical technique which may then be applied to a wide range of musical styles. For those interested in music theatre, please note that the music theatre concentration in the School of Music is focused on crossover training and requires completion of a core curriculum in music. JMU performance opportunities here are numerous, including several large and small ensembles in classical, jazz, musical theatre, and operatic genres. Many of our students are also involved in co-curricular activities such as a cappella groups, church choirs, songwriting/arranging, and other commercial contemporary music. Your learning at JMU is enhanced with regular visits from guest artists and alumni to help connect you to the working world beyond JMU. Graduates of our voice program have careers teaching and performing across the United States and as far away as Paris, Weimar, and Dubai. We are committed to nurturing thriving artists prepared for their careers of choice.

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