Voice Studios
The voice area offers a supportive, collaborative environment where students grow as performers, musicians, and individuals. Voice studios are led by nationally recognized, actively performing faculty who are deeply connected to Milwaukee’s vibrant arts scene, including Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Florentine Opera and Skylight Music Theatre.
From your first year, you’ll have opportunities to audition for fully staged operas, opera scenes, musicals, masterclasses, recitals, and vocal ensembles, including our pop ensemble and four choral groups. Voice majors receive weekly hour-long lessons and benefit from close, personalized instruction in a program that’s small enough to know you well but expansive enough to offer meaningful performance and professional development experiences.
UWM’s distinctive Versatile Voice degree prepares singers to work across classical, musical theatre and contemporary commercial styles, supported by a strong foundation in both performance and pedagogy. Whether you’re pursuing a career in performance, teaching, or further study, UWM provides the tools and mentorship to help you shape your path as a flexible, well-rounded artist.
Ensemble Opportunities
Entrance Auditions/Interviews & Admission
Peck School of the Arts degree programs may require additional steps to enter. For most dance, music and theatre programs, applicants must first be accepted to UWM, apply to Peck School of the Arts and complete entrance requirements such as an audition and/or interview.
Student Organizations & Clubs
Meet like-minded people in a wide variety of student organizations and clubs who inspire creativity and will support your aspirations. Collaborate and create, network with professional artists, and deepen your connection with faculty, mentors and fellow students outside of the classroom.
Music Programs
Music studios and ensembles are connected to a variety of academic programs, including majors, minors, certificates and graduate programs. This is a full list of programs offered by the Department of Music.
Faculty
Which faculty you have within this program is dependent upon your chosen courses or interests. For a list of all Music faculty and staff please click the button below.
- Assistant Professor, Voice
- Area Head, Voice & Opera
- agulay@uwm.edu
- 414-251-7756
- Music Building 341
- Teaching Faculty II, Voice
- Voice Liaison, Musical Theatre
- hoffmade@uwm.edu
- Music Building 351
Undergraduate Entrance Auditions
Music BA/BFA enrollment for Spring & Fall 2026.
• Friday, December 5, 2025
• Friday, February 13, 2026 (voice only)
• Monday, February 16, 2026
• Friday, March 6, 2026
• Friday, April 3, 2026
• Or by video submission
Graduate Applications
Fall: March 1 | Spring: December 1
Applications submitted after these dates will be reviewed on a rolling basis and may not be processed in time for the intended semester.
Undergraduate Programs
Scotlyn Haverkorn, music-admission@uwm.edu
Graduate Programs
Tim Noonan, music-grad-admission@uwm.edu
General Info & Questions
Contact Form | 414-229-4763
