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Vocal Performance

Receive expert training from a faculty of renowned New York professionals as you prepare for a career in vocal performance. You will receive a full liberal arts education and benefit from a comprehensive curriculum in musical theater, contemporary, and opera. Vocal Performance at NYU Steinhardt offers opportunities for performing and recording, unparalleled facilities, and access to a vast network of peers, industry practitioners, and accomplished alumni, as well as cross-training in movement, speech, diction, song study, scene study, audition skills, and business skills.

Bachelor of Music
Vocal Performance: Music Theatre

Study movement, speech, diction, song study, scene study, audition skills, business skills, and more as you prepare for a career in music theatre.

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Bachelor of Music
Vocal Performance: Classical Voice

Gain a foundation of vocal technique through private lessons, studio classes, performances, and more as you prepare for a career on the stage.

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Bachelor of Music
Vocal Performance: Contemporary Voice

Study voice, acting, movement, auditioning, and business, while achieving a level of performance excellence necessary for a career as a professional vocalist.

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Master of Music
Vocal Performance: Music Theatre

Study vocal performance with a specialization in music theatre, fully integrating training in voice, acting, and dance.

Application Extended: Still Accepting Applications

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Master of Music
Vocal Performance: Classical Voice

With a blend of training in voice, acting, diction, movement, and repertoire, this degree prepares you for a career in recital and concert performance and opera.

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Advanced Certificate
Vocal Pedagogy
Post-Master’s Study

Combining intensive vocal training with related academic study, this post-master's advanced certificate expands your knowledge of vocal pedagogy.

Application Extended: Still Accepting Applications

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Master of Music / Advanced Certificate
Vocal Performance: Music Theatre / Vocal Pedagogy

Perform in fully staged music theatre productions, develop pedagogical skills for voice, and build a vocal repertoire for teaching in this dual degree.

Application Extended: Still Accepting Applications

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Master of Music / Advanced Certificate
Vocal Performance: Classical Voice / Vocal Pedagogy

Prepare for a career as a classical vocal performer and develop pedagogical skills and methods for teaching voice.

Application Extended: Still Accepting Applications

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Doctor of Musical Arts
Music Performance

Prepare for a lifelong career in music as a collegiate educator or top level performer in the Steinhardt DMA program.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Music Performance and Composition: Performers

Conduct cutting-edge research, perform on stage at NYU and throughout New York City, and study with world-renowned artists.

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Find Your Voice at NYU Steinhardt

  • Fully integrate the study of voice with the study of music, acting, and performance skills.

  • Participate in a challenging and innovative curriculum aligned with the music industry of the 21st Century.
  • Performance opportunities in fully-staged productions under the guidance of professional directors, conductors, and choreographers.
  • Guest artists and faculty drawn from New York’s vibrant community of professional artists.
  • Graduates have built successful careers in the world of opera, music theatre, and popular music.
  • Summer two-week intensive workshops in contemporary, music theatre and classical voice.
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The Vocal Performance faculty have helped me realize who I am as an artist and have opened doors to career paths I never would have dreamed possible. - Abby T., Musical Theatre Vocal Performance (MM`25)

News and Events

Vocal Pedagogy Program Announces New Global Partnership

The NYU Steinhardt Vocal Pedagogy Outreach Program (VPOP), announced a new international partnership with Harmony – The Music School, a contemporary music institution in Bangalore, India known for its student-centered approach to vocal training and ensemble performance. Launching in the 2026–2027 academic year, the collaboration marks the program’s first sustained global partnership.

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Dongyang Fei Highlighted at Conference in Shenzhen, China

Dongyang Fei—a first-year doctoral student in Musical Theater Performance with a sub-specialization in Performing Arts Administration at NYU Steinhardt and a member of the NYU Alumni Shanghai Committee—delivered the final performance at the 2025 NYU Alumni Pan-Asia Conference in Shenzhen, China

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Five NYU Steinhardt Alumni Win Top Prizes at the 2025 Tony Awards

NYU Steinhardt alumni brought home Best New Musical, Best Revival of a Musical, and more at the 78th annual Tony Awards on June 8.

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Meet NYU Steinhardt Costume Supervisor Michelle Humphrey

Michelle Humphrey discusses her job as a costume designer for NYU Steinhardt Music and Performing Arts Professions. "This is a field where creativity and skill will take you far, but passion and persistence will take you even further."

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Questions

For more information, please contact steinhardtvocalperformance@nyu.edu