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AIMS
AIMS Festival Orchestra, conductor Cornelius Eberhardt, and singers Fran Lubahn and Lisbeth Brittain Carter, 1975
and coaches to improve their vocal or instrumental technical skills: how to sing in ve languages and pronounce each of them authentically, how to understand a composer’s intentions as written in the music and texts, how to sing or play in the appropriate style, how to improve acting and
stage techniques and, above all, how to achieve the level of excellence required of the professional musician. In addition, tuition covers a single room, breakfast and lunch, and health insurance while in Austria.
Students may be eligible to receive academic credit at institutions where
they are enrolled if they are current students. Financial aid is possible for quali ed singers and a fundraising guide is provided to help singers raise the money to cover the cost of their travel and tuition.
Perhaps most unique is the time singers have to develop as artists
and as people. Because the program is six weeks, singers have time to recover from jet lag before diving deeply into their new schedule, adjust to new surroundings, address anxiety and amazing amounts of new knowledge, and “time to develop you. It’s not like real life; it’s where you can grow and learn,” Halley
says. Many programs have a focus on real-world expectations and, while AIMS prepares singers for those expectations, the program allows singers to focus entirely on themselves and their art.
B.A. in
Vocal Performance
WAGNER COLLEGE • NEW YORK CITY
• Individualized vocal training
• Well-rounded college curriculum
• Beautiful campus
• Diverse performance opportunities
wagner.edu/music
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