<p>Hey, so I'm going to be a freshman at Gallatin School at NYU. I plan on majoring in musical theatre along with business (producing), and maybe something else. How easy will it be for me to take musical theatre classes at Tisch?</p>
<p>You are an incoming freshman? Have you discussed your plan with Gallatin? Personally I don’t see how it is possibe to have a MT degree at NYU outside of being accepted to either Tisch (Cap 21) or Steinhardt for their VP program. Both are audition only programs. I know the producing minor is available to all students and has a set of requirements. If you plan on pursuing MT as an option, I would seriously contact Gallatin so you have real specifics on what classes will be available to you.</p>
<p>I think the question is also what form of study do you want to take when you refer to musical theatre? Are you looking at it from an historical/ industry perspective or are you hoping to perform and to fill your schedule with voice/ acting/ song analysis/ dance classes? You need to clarify that with Gallatin and find out exactly what classes they have been able to get students enrolled into.</p>
<p>D is a VP major (MT) at Steinhardt. She was interested in Gallatin, thinking she would have almost a full range of options of NYU classes. After attending the orientation we realized that Gallatin offered many interdisciplinary classes (run by Gallatin) and the opportunity to TRY to get into other classes offered by other schools. We learned that whether you are successful at enrolling is dependent on the specific school and class…with varying success. Intro classes are easier to get into, but upper classes are often impossible. And I can’t imagine a non-audition student being allowed in an auditioned program. </p>
<p>So as I said above, you need to really clarify this all with Gallatin and not a post on cc.</p>
<p>I agree with uskoolfish here, jpd. You need to speak to an advisor at Gallatin ASAP, you actually should have done this prior to applying. You will not be able to take any of the same MT classes as Tisch majors. Studio classes are not available to anyone who is not a Tisch drama major. As mentioned, both Tisch and Steinhardt MT majors are required to audition in the admissions process. You may be able to take some MT classes through the Open Arts classes at Tisch, which any non-Tischie can do but I’m not sure whether or not Steinhardt offers anything similar to that, but the Open Arts classes would not be sufficient to create a major. Unless something has changed that I’m not aware of, I can’t see how you’re going to be able to have a major in MT if you are in Gallatin. Please call them directly and inquire.</p>
<p>ok i know what i’m doing and i know it’s been done. thanks for the concern. i have spoken with students who do what i want to do and i know it’s possible. it’s actually funny, when i went to the admitted student’s day at gallatin, a LOT of kids there were into musical theatre. the current students seemed to enjoy the opportunities they had there and i got the feeling i’d be able to do a lot there. i will be meeting with my adviser at orientation in a couple weeks. but please don’t accuse me of not knowing what i am doing.</p>
<p>I think we are trying to offer you advice based on the question that YOU posed. So no need to be huffy.</p>
<p>Ultimately, the program you put together will be limited by what the school will allow you to take. From what I can tell, your best bet will be through the open arts curriculum at Tisch. They offer 2 acting classes, 2 dance classes, a music theatre history class and the opportunity to study private voice (if you clear the wait-list) for 1/2 hour/ week. There is also a voice/acting class. In the spring semester it seems you can audition for a “studio” class that meets 3 times per week…but it looks like a one-time deal. There are also a range of related film, producing, and writing classes. Perhaps you may be able to take some music classes at Steinhardt, too.</p>
<p>I am sure it will be enjoyable to study in these classes, but you will not be mixed in with musical theatre majors and the scope of what you take will be nothing like the rigor or intensity of study that the Musical Theatre programs in Tisch or Steinhardt offer. And, of course, your degree will be neither a BFA or a BM.</p>
<p>So I’m not sure exactly how helpful my opinion will be since I’m starting at Gallatin next year too (yay us!), but I’m looking at studying musical theatre as well (but doing more musical theatre studies than performance) and here’s what I’ve gathered…</p>
<p>First off, Tisch classes seem to be a no unless it’s from their Open Arts curriculum. Studio classes seem impossible to get into. I’m not sure about Steinhardt’s program (that’s actually something that I’m pretty curious about myself). And then there are also the Gallatin Arts Workshops here, which no one else seems to have mentioned…I know they offer ones in choreography and acting and such. Also, I’ve been looking into the Dramatic Literature department in CAS, and it looks like they offer some basic acting classes and stuff too? Although I’m not sure if those are the same as Tisch Open Arts. And I’m not too sure how this works, but it looks like you can also take outside classes throughout the city and have them count for credit (but you have to pay separately for those…I’m curious to how this works though, because I’d like to take classes at Broadway Dance Center/Steps or something and have it count for credit…). </p>
<p>So yeah, overall it looks like it’s a bit tough to do, and you can’t get as intense training as you would in Tisch, but it can be done.</p>
<p>yaaa. i knew i wouldn’t be able to get into like cap21 classes… but it will also be interesting to see how things shape up as nyu is ending its affiliation with cap21 and starting its own musical theatre studio. i am not like thattt crazy about taking a million musical theatre classes, as i am also just interested in being in shows and such. i’ve actually already been auditioning for several broadway shows, so that’ll also be good too. but its nice to see that other people are doing mt at gallatin too.</p>
<p>In 2 years (as of now), CAP 21 will be replaced by an in-house MT studio for Tisch students who are accepted for MT. Currently 2 studios are in-house in Tisch’s drama department and they are the equivalent to any other Tisch studio with the exception that the faculty is NYU faculty and the location is at NYU. They are audition-only programs and I doubt they will effect Gallatin at all. The only possiblity is that perhaps with more NYU faculty members, there will be the option for more Open Arts Curriculum classes.</p>