Specialist in Music in Performance, Voice
The application deadline for most 2023-24 programs was December 1. See the Graduate Admissions page for specific degree application deadlines.
Designed for students seeking intensive and specialized professional training focusing on performance and ensemble participation. Applicants must possess a master’s degree in music or its equivalent. Each specialist student in voice performance may audition for a role in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance opera production. If cast, the student is required to perform the role, subject to the approval of their studio teacher. The degree requires at least three terms of full-time enrollment or two terms and two half-terms.
Curriculum
The Specialist in Music: Voice Performance requires a minimum of 30 credits. Coursework to include: Private voice lessons Opera Production and/or Opera Workshop Voice Literature Non-Performance SMTD Electives Applicants should have taken one semester in French, German, and Italian language prior to enrollment; however, any language deficiencies can be made up prior to or during enrollment at SMTD.
Courses
SMTD offers a wide variety of courses across all disciplines.
Silent Advisor
Degree requirements and term-by-term layout for current students.
Faculty
Kathleen Belcher
Timothy Cheek
Abbigail Coté
Thomas Hampson
Amanda Handley Majeski
Freda Herseth
Stephen Lusmann
Caitlin Lynch
Rose Mannino
Stanford Olsen
Scott Piper
Kirk Severtson
George I. Shirley
Matthew Thompson
Louise Toppin
Daniel Washington
Stephen West
Mo Zhou
Performance Opportunities
From large ensembles in celebrated concert halls to chamber groups in intimate recital spaces, performance opportunities across all disciplines abound, with nearly 900 student performances each academic year. Whether your focus is on early, classical, or contemporary music, whether your passion is for jazz, electronic, or world music, there is an ensemble—or in many cases, multiple ensembles—to suit your interests, including specific opportunities for percussion, piano, and organ & carillon. For students in theatre & drama, musical theatre, dance, and opera, opportunities abound in both professionally produced and student-run presentations.
Choirs
Students can explore opportunities across a wide array of SMTD and U-M choirs that perform a range of choral works in world-class venues in Ann Arbor and beyond.
Opera
Both undergraduate and graduate students have opportunities to perform in fully produced operas and opera workshops as part of this renowned program.
Early Music Ensembles
Students interested in historically oriented performance have opportunities to explore music from across the centuries, performed on authentic period instruments and high-quality replicas.
Solo & Studio Recitals
Across all disciplines, students perform and study with their peers in studio classes and perform for the public in solo student recitals and studio recitals