Music(Vocal) Majors?

Question:What colleges offer both fashion design and music (vocal) as a major or minor? Also, if anyone has any information on either of those two majors or minors, that would be helpful.
Thank you!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: What colleges offer both fashion design and music (vocal) as a major or minor? Also, if anyone has any information on either of those two majors or minors, that would be helpful.
Thank you!

Many colleges offer both. The University of Cincinnati has an outstanding college-conservatory of music, and their college of design, art and architecture has had a recent run of fashion design students who placed highly in prestigious competitions.

Now that I answered the question straight--if you intend to try to pursue both, DON'T.

Voice and fashion are two highly competitive careers. Each requires dedication and refined skills. It's highly unlikely that you can complete a double-major in those two subjects--look at the U. of Cincinnati example above, your course work would be split between two entirely different colleges, each located on opposite sides of the campus!

And in the unlikely event that you should have completed a double-major like that, the odds of success as a vocalist or a designer will be zero unless you can pursue one of them full-time. Probably if you did complete that double-major, it would be at a state college or university with a program that's not particularly respected in the field--and your odds of success as a professional will be greater if you get the degree from a highly respected program.

A minor in either would do little or nothing for you professionally, and would require advanced courses that would sap time and energy away from your major.

In all college majors, your first year and much of your second is devoted to general education courses (English, history, science, math, psychology, foreign language) and to the basic intro. courses in your major. After the second year, you get to increasingly advanced courses in your major.

For a design major, that means you will live for design. You will spend many hours executing your original designs. You will research the history of attire, you'll become an expert in all manner of underwear, you'll familiarize yourself with all manner of dry goods and techniques for turning them into attire. And you should spend a bit of your spare time watching Project Runway and shopping. When you get nearer the end of the program, you'll want to explore entering your work in competitions.

As a voice major, you'll be taking required courses in all aspects of music. Your curriculum will include music theory, ear training, music history, form and analysis, classes in woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, and piano, and lots and lots of voice lessons. You will be practicing several hours daily--some on your own, some in ensembles. By the time you are ready to graduate, you will have passed the dreaded "piano proficiency exam" (it is actually quite important that a voice major be able to play piano) and you will have presented a senior recital for the public.

So--pick one, and pursue with single-minded dedication. Maybe later in life after you're established, you can turn your attention to the other. But don't look back!