My daughter was not sure last year about performance or music education. She has discovered her passion is with teaching though she would like to continue performing as time allows. She was to study the voice in as much depth as possible in addition to being proficient on the other instruments. The problem she is running into is that very few music education programs on the west coast offer pedagogy and diction as part of the curriculum. She would have to double major which is possible as there is some crossover in the first 2 years but I am told music education majors already have more units than the other music majors. Are there others who have faces this dilemma? She could add the classes but were cautioned that she not exceed the number of units allowed. She plans on getting advanced degrees.
Sorry for not proof-reading this. Many mistakes.
Others can respond better on Music Ed than I can. Most students that I know who did both VP and MusEd took 5 years to graduate due to credit requirements. However I do know a few students who just did MusEd then took a year to work privately with a teacher and then applied to MM VP degrees with success.
Oh, great idea! I never would have thought of that. She has been told that it is difficult to get into an MM program without the VP degree. Thanks.
If she does pursue this route…be sure it is at a school with a reputable VP program that sends students on to MM programs. If it’s mainly a MusEd program, the strategy may not work. She’ll need a good teacher and good program. So I would be sure to be asking those questions if you pursue that route…as entry into MM programs is never easy…but doable with talent and the right teacher/program.
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