 In this coeducational setting, students learned a wide variety of musical subjects, including solfège, diction, technique, Italian, and the keyboard.Schröter flourished as a singer, and benefited from the non-damaging technique she learned.Corona was a powerful performer, but was often compared to her fellow student and rival, Gertrud Schmeling (Madame Mara) in Hiller's "Grosse Konzerte" series.