Bachelor of Musical Arts in Performance, Voice
Application Deadline for Fall 2026 - December 1, 2025
Designed for students who want the flexibility to pursue more coursework within the liberal arts in addition to an education in music. This is an interdisciplinary degree with a larger commitment to liberal arts.
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Musical Arts in Performance: Voice requires a minimum of 120 credits: coursework is approximately 50% within SMTD and 50% within the liberal arts. The liberal arts coursework can be tailored to a student’s specific interests. Students will elect either a performance or multidisciplinary track. SMTD coursework to include:
Performance Track
- Private lessons
- Music Theory
- Musicology
- Ensemble participation: at least two terms of band, orchestra, or choir; two additional terms of any ensemble
- Piano
Multidisciplinary Track
- Private lessons
- Music Theory
- Musicology
- Ensemble participation: four terms of at least two different ensembles
- Piano
- Performing Arts Technology
Silent Advisor
Degree requirements and term-by-term layout for current students.
Faculty
Timothy Cheek
Professor of Music
Diction, Vocal Coach
Stephanie Havey
Assistant Professor of Music
Stage Director
Valdis Jansons
Assistant Professor of Music
Applied Voice
Caitlin Lynch
Norma L. Heyde Faculty Development Professor of Voice & Opera; Assistant Professor of Music
Applied Voice
Rose Mannino
Lecturer
Applied Voice
Stanford Olsen
Professor of Music
Applied Voice, Oratorio
Ana María Otamendi
Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano
Collaborative Piano
Chía Patiño
Assistant Professor of Music
Stage Director
Kirk Severtson
Professor of Music
Opera Coach/Conductor
Matthew Thompson
Clinical Assistant Professor of Music
Vocal Coach
Louise Toppin
Professor of Music
Applied Voice
Daniel Washington
Professor of Music
Applied Voice
Stephen West
Chair of Voice & Opera and Professor of Music
Applied Voice