@kksmom5 posted the following a few years ago and I thought they might be helpful to everyone if I reposted it. Please post the Name of your school, then answer the following;
We are starting to understand that most BFA Musical Theatre programs try very hard to train “triple threat” performers, but in the end, one of the three disciplines tends to emerge as slightly more prominent or emphasized than the others, and there is usually a second, then third.
What would you say is the primary emphasis of your training at _______?
Also, can you describe the type of training you get in each of the three disciplines? For example, in music, how much time and what sort of training in voice, theory, repertoire, piano, etc. Do you learn both “classical” MT styles as well as contemporary pop styles? When and how?
For acting, do you explore the different approaches, and in what depth? Do you train with the acting BFA’s or separately? Do you get a lot of straight acting training, or is most of the acting training in the context of “acting the song?”
In dance, can more advanced dancers take classes with the Dance majors? How much time is devoted to “specialty” dance like tap, partnering, hip hop, etc?
Sometimes different students have different experiences, so it would be awesome to hear from several!!
She and I posted them in some different schools’ threads so if you search with “Emphasis of Training” you might find the original posts. Some folks actually did answer.