<p>My D recently was accepted into CM’s acting program! She auditioned however for MT. We know few are accepted, so she’s thrilled… but a little surprised!! My D grew up heavily involved with MT, a lot of singing and dance training!! We’re not sure how to view their decision to put her in acting. Is this a good thing? Will she still get to sing and dance??</p>
<p>Yes, it is a good thing. <a href=“http://www.drama.cmu.edu/media/assets/Actingcurriculum20112012EDITED.pdf[/url]”>http://www.drama.cmu.edu/media/assets/Actingcurriculum20112012EDITED.pdf</a></p>
<p>Congratulations on your daughters acceptance! It is a VERY good thing. She should be thrilled and delighted…she got the golden ticket. Enjoy.</p>
<p>The year my daughter auditioned at CMU for MT, she also was then accepted for acting. We had the same questions as Kristi06. After a long conversation with Barbara we understood their reasoning. Congratulations! It is a fantastic program.</p>
<p>Kristi06, Congratulations to your daughter!!! It really is a good thing for sure! Many of the students in my daughter’s class at CMU (acting and MT) were Mt’s. Most of the actors sing and are able to take private voice from the same faculty as the MT’s if they chose. They also can take some dance classes. There are just so few spots for MT and if your daughter is the brunette belter and they already had a brunette belter in mind, your daughter may have been offered acting. They also may have seen many strengths in her acting which really called that to the forefront in her audition. In my daughter’s class, two girls were clearly MT but were offered acting. They did have “auditions” again in August when school started for any actors to get into MT and both these girls did and were moved over to the MT path. They are both fantastic and are both now leads on National tours which they booked right after graduation. The fact that they were accepted for acting had nothing to do with their MT talent but more of space when trying to fit the class, I think. Congrats again to your daughter. My daughter loved every single minute of school at CMU and it has given her so many wonderful benefits!</p>
<p>Congrats to your daughter, Kristi. I agree with those above that there are MTs who end up in the Acting track at CMU but are still in musicals and so on. There just are so few slots in the MT track itself. </p>
<p>I recall thinking about this 7 years ago when my MT daughter was put on the Priority Wait List for Acting at CMU even though she is a MTer through and through. I was surprised actually (well, that she even made it that far) because of the skill areas of singing, acting and dancing, she had the least training in acting at that point. In her year, I believe they only took 3 or 4 girls for MT. I wasn’t sure she would consider the Acting track but accepted her offer at NYU/Tisch for MT. However, from what I know of CMU, being in the Acting track as a MT person can work and involves MT opportunities.</p>
<p>Kristi06, Congratulations! I hope it works out for your daughter and this wonderful school. My D, who is now graduated, was also accepted for Acting instead of MT. Quite a large proportion of the actors in her class initially tried out for MT. It didn’t entirely make sense to her at the time, but in hindsight, she feels that for her particular case, the acting track was a much better fit while in school, and for her future possibilities. And the school did allow her many MT opportunities. PM me if you want to discuss!</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for your input!! We greatly appreciate it!! It is very helpful!!</p>
<p>Congratulations, Kristi06.
My son graduated from CMU last May, and I can reiterate that it is a great program. Although he was an acting major, he and the other members of his troupe - all acting majors - are now producing their first professional album of original songs from their shows. There is so much creativity there that students can delve into all kids of interesting directions with acting, music, directing etc. The professors encourage students to follow their own paths and make their own work while still giving them a solid foundation.</p>