I didn't get why stet left the school (scene with Kathy Bates and the other with Kevin Mchale) when couldn't be a soloist after his voice broke? I mean he didn't have much communication with his dad before he surprised him so his dad couldn't have known his options at ABC were limited.
shareThe reason for his leaving was unclear.
His voice broke and he faced a long recovery period before he could possibly become an alto, we all of us, that are passed out teens, understand if we put too much strain on a voice after its broke it does just that, it breaks and poorly.
So at a guess, I would say he left because he wouldn't be able to sing at the same level for a good few months and decided to move on.
But that's just a guess truth is it didn't clearly state why he was leaving.
That's the way it generally used to be. As soon as a boy's voice broke, he was no longer considered of any use to the choir. T. Tertius Noble, the founding choirmaster of St. Thomas Choir School in New York, took this old-school approach. As soon as he noticed a broken voice in rehearsal, he would call the chorister forward, shake his hand, thank him for his years of service, and ask him to call home because he would be expelled immediately. Among other objections, this policy was not good for alumni relations. It has long been replaced by a more humane approach, there and I trust in every other choral foundation. At the very least, ex-choristers in St. Thomas Choir School serve as acolytes (a serious and challenging role in its own right, as anyone attending a liturgy there could appreciate). They might form their own choir of changing voices. Or they might even join the altos/tenors/basses of the professional choir. Earlier thinking was that a boy with a broken voice had best not try to sing at all for a few years; but this thinking has changed, provided that he is carefully guided by a knowledgeable coach.
Stet's leaving the school upon voice change is just one more unfortunate feature of the film which doesn't correspond to modern practice.
Unfortunately Stet's voice broke, so although he could change to a different role within the choir, he'd never have a solo again or achieve those desired high notes.
Plus as he reconciled and was finally accepted by his father, his father wanted him to be a part of his family and Stet would attend a school no doubt nearer home.