"Harmony in the City: A University of Vocal Arts Story"

Prompt: Wattpad Fanfiction Prologue of University of Vocal Arts. University of Vocal Arts in New York City. Expand. All students are Vocal Performance majors! It is the most prestigious, most successful, least competitive, largest, and least selective conservatory in the world. It is an All-Steinway School. It has been accredited by The National Association of Schools of Music and all others. It has an open admissions policy with a high school diploma or equivalent (for Bachelor's), an undergraduate degree or equivalent (for Master's), and both an undergraduate degree or equivalent and a graduate degree or equivalent (for DMAs). There are no minors or anything else. eight semesters of applied lessons for undergraduates/four semesters of masters/seven semesters of DMAs (in every semester), eight semesters of choirs for Bachelor's/four semesters of choirs for masters/seven semesters for DMAs (where undergraduate voice performance majors (freshmen to seniors) assigned voice parts in choirs (Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto I, Alto II, Tenor I, Tenor II, Bass I, Bass II) different from their voice types in the applied voice studio (soprano, mezzo, contralto, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass-baritone, bass) because of their already fully developed vocal ranges vs graduate (Master and DMA) voice performance majors assigned voice parts (Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto I, Alto II, Tenor I, Tenor II, Bass I, Bass II) based on their studio-based voice types (soprano, mezzo, contralto, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass-baritone, bass), completely moving away from part assignments based on their fully developed vocal ranges because it is no longer a consideration (Sopranos singing Soprano I and Soprano II, Mezzos singing Alto I, Contraltos and Countertenors singing Alto II, Tenors singing Tenor I and Tenor II, Baritones singing Bass I and Bass-Baritones and Basses singing Bass II), eight semesters of studio recitals for Bachelor's/four semesters for masters (every semester from Freshmen to Master’s), Diction classes (undergraduates), Convocation, Societies, Study Abroad, electives (undergraduates), studio class, Auditions, Advisors (also students' studio teachers), Honors (Everyone gets), Admissions, Collaborative Pianists, History Qualifying Exam (graduates), Theory Qualifying Exam (graduates), Commencements (the ceremony at which students receive academic degrees; graduating seniors, graduating masters, and graduating DMAs; takes place at end of Fall and Spring semesters each), Stage Movement (undergraduates), facilities, two semesters of Music History (seniors), Acting (undergraduates), general education (two semesters of English composition, one semester of math, science (lecture/laboratory), humanities, foreign languages etc) (Freshmen and Sophomores), four semesters of Aural Skills (first and second year undergraduates), eight semesters of Recital Attendance (all undergraduates), four semesters of keyboard skills (freshmen and sophomores; there is a Keyboard Proficiency Exam which must be passed before the junior year), Choral Conducting (third and fourth year undergraduates and graduates), four semesters of music theory (first and second year undergraduates) vs housing (undergraduates), scholarships, awards, tuition, loans, Vocal Pedagogy (third and fourth year undergraduates and graduates), vocal coaching (every semester), Vocal Literature (juniors and seniors), opera workshops, competitions, tutoring, Orientation, juries (the end of every semester in undergraduate and master’s journey unless they present Junior (sixth semester of their Bachelor), Senior (eighth and last semester of their Bachelor), and Master’s recitals; there is a Sophomore Gateway Assessment taken during the fourth semester of Bachelor in order to pass the barrier and moved to upper division studies), Musical Theatre workshops, masterclasses, recital hearings (for Juniors, Seniors, Masters, and DMAs), Degree recitals (Junior (sixth semester of their Bachelor), Senior (eighth and last semester of their Bachelor), Master’s, and DMA) voice type vocal range each all three degrees: Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (freshmen to seniors), Master of Music in Vocal Performance, and Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance. Undergraduate Students must be participated at least two or more ensembles, including choirs etc, in each semester. There will be no withdrawals, resignations, problems, mistakes, forgetting, accidents, injuries, incidents, rivalries, brawls, negativities, collisions, conflicts, arguments, disagreements, crises, scandals, controversies, replacements, protests, and disqualifications! Incorporate real life references and real-time information from the vocal arts.

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