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Named for the famous composer, Jean Sibelius, who was born and musically educated in the city of Helsinki, the academy has a history that is rich in great music. The school offers bachelors, masters and also the higher doctorate and licentiate degrees. Sibelius has over 1, students with faculty. Sibelius Academy also has an overseas exchange program with another school on our list, the Peabody Institute. Of the best music education schools in this list, Sibelius Academy stands out as the only music college in Finland.

Plus, Sibelius Academy has a Junior Academy that welcomes highly skilled young musicians. Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Founded in in London, England, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama has one of the most prestigious music programs in the world.

The School was ranked 1 for specialist universities in the UK in the Guardian University Guide for two years in a row with a perfect score of With around students and a student to faculty ratio of 7. They recently expanded their campus with a brand new concert hall, Milton Court.

Mannes School of Music. Its alumni include the famous pianists Richard Goode and Murray Perahia who both graduated the same year. The current curriculum emphasizes music technology, television and film music composition, and improvisation, which are tied to contemporary music.

Also, Mannes has two academic divisions — the preparatory division for pre-college training for children and teenagers; and the college division for undergraduate and graduate degrees. Peabody Institute. It offers degrees ranging from Bachelors of Music to Doctoral degrees. It has been training some of the finest musicians in the world for the last years.

School-age children are welcome to apply and enjoy the enrichment and instruction programs offered. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Institute of Music deserves to be on our list of the most prestigious music schools.

Forty of the highly talented faculty members also form a significant part of the Cleveland Orchestra. Which of these top music schools in the world is right for you? Recommended Schools. Founded in it is also one of the oldest which makes it one of the richest cultural centers of Los Angeles and the West Coast. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna is one of the oldest and largest music schools in the world.

It was established in in Vienna, Austria, also one of most beautiful cities in the world. Musicians like Brahms and Mahler studied at this cultural center of arts and music. Even though it has around 3, students it still has 4. Its students have won many international competitions in all areas of music including Conducting, Organ, Voice and Film and Media Composition.

New England Conservatory. The oldest independent school of music in the U. It is the only music conservatory named as a National Historic Landmark. NEC also offers a unique 5 year program together with Harvard University, conferring upon students degrees from two of the finest institutes in the nation. It also offers degrees up to the doctoral level. Jacobs School of Music. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, the Jacobs School of Music is well known for the success of its students.

It was the learning place of violinist, Joshua Bell and opera singer Richard Cowan, and includes on the faculty the pianist Andre Watts. The Musical Arts Center that seats 1, people features acoustics and technical abilities that are some of the best in the nation as well as a world class opera stage. The Jacobs School of Music also has a seat music hall that has a high beamed ceiling and side terraces.

The school offers more than 1, performances a year, including 7 fully staged operas and 3 ballets. Jacobs School of Music has the facilities, reputation and faculty to offer students one of the best musical educations in the world. There are some good ones out there that are big and small. There are also some that are basically scams, but it doesn't take long on the web to figure out which ones those are. Good programs teach a variety of skills through lessons, coachings, performances, and language classes.

A lot of good teachers teach at these programs, as do good vocal coaches. It is a vital part of networking and laying the early groundwork for later success. That's on top of gaining valuable stage experience and honing the craft.

Third piece of advice, and this has to do with the first thing I recommended -- don't think that those students in your class going off to grad school right away are on their way to big careers or somehow have an advantage over you if you don't get in anywhere.

Meanwhile, I had friends who went off to prestigious music programs. Only one of those is still singing professionally. Singer culture can often be a game of cattiness and egos. Everyone is insecure and it's very hard to cling to some sense of accomplishment and self-worth.

It can also lend itself to over inflated egos, as is the case when singers who are the stars of their departments either don't get into grad school, or arrive and find themselves nowhere near the top of the heap. Depending on whether you want to sing classical music or music theater, there are various other bits and pieces of advice. For sure, either fields require acting skills and so it would be good for you to maybe enroll in an acting class or take some basic acting training.

You should listen to as many singers as possible -- especially the great singers from the early- and midth century -- and familiarize yourself with as much of the repertoire as you can.

You should also try to familiarize yourself with what the business of singing. Last, and maybe even most important, you must have something outside of music that you can enjoy and do in your downtime. Most people do, but if you don't, you needs to find a hobby that takes your mind off the insanity that singing and the classical music career can foster.

There's plenty of other advice to be had. Each singer has to find their own way and put together their own career. The opera profession is not what it used to be. Young artist programs seem to have become an endless pool of cheap choristers and comprimario singers. I've seen many young artists never break out of that circuit. I've also noticed how few young artists from major programs manage to have big careers. In , 12 Voice and Opera students graduated with students earning 9 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 Doctoral degrees.

It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In , 8 Voice and Opera students graduated with students earning 8 Bachelor's degrees. Search suggestions. Best Voice and Opera colleges in the U.

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