Blair School of Music faculty encouraged first-year voice majors not to participate in any extracurricular performing arts groups or productions that require a semester or year-long commitment of voice-use during their first year of school. However, it later became clear that freshmen voice majors were, in fact, allowed to audition for a cappella groups if they chose to do so,” Kylar Larson, junior and Melodores president, said. He added that if first-year students prioritize building strong vocal technique first, they will be able to participate in these groups in future years without sacrificing vocal health and growth. First-year voice major Eleftherios Nikolaidis expressed agreement with this sentiment. “Typically, vocal majors join the Melodores or Harmonic Notion.