<p>i'm looking for a program that offers musical theatre training with a strong focus on vocals...preferably classical training included..the only one i've seen is NYU steinhardt school of music...are there any similar ones??</p>
<p>I'd recommend that you check out Oklahoma City University and Baldwin-Wallace College, both of which have a BM in MT. Possibly look at Miami or FSU, which I haven't explored, but I think are like NYU in that they offer MT under both theatre and music departments.</p>
<p>Also - look at the Faq link at the top of the MT discussion page - it lists several other schools whose degrees are a Bachelor of Music. I'm assuming that most of those schools would definitely have a vocal focus, and cross-train classical as well.</p>
<p>I'll second Ericsmom. OCU has a strong music orientation as does B-W. Take a look at Shenandoah and Catholic University. The Florida schools, FSU and U. Miami, are unique in that students may choose between two MT performance tracks - a BFA in theatre through the School of Theatre or a BM through the School of Music. Though my D is working on the BFA degree at Florida State, she receives a lot of classical voice training, just as the BM students do. Both BFA and BM students study with the same teachers and receive the same vocal training. I know that students at Penn State and U. Michigan, which offer BFA's, also receive quite a bit of classical vocal training. Many MT schools believe that classical voice training is an important component of the students' education. </p>
<p>A question I believe is important to ask is how much music education in general do you want? Schools that offer a BM in MT require students to take much of the same curriculum as other music majors. Standard would be two years of music theory, ear training, and piano, one to two years of music history, and possibly a year of some sort of choral ensemble. Oh, and of course, 8 semesters of private voice lessons. Schools that offer BFAs require more drama training and fewer courses in music. If you take a look at the Florida State thread at the top of the MT discussion page I have written a blow by blow comparison of the BFA and BM degrees offered at FSU. You'll see that the BFA students take 8 semesters of private voice just as the BM students do.</p>
<p>thank you! your help is much appreciated</p>
<p>Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark, has a BM in mt and uses classical training. It's a wonderful school with a great program. Audition for scholarship only.</p>
<p>i am studying musical theatre at a performing arts high school...do colleges look at this??</p>
<p>NYU-Steinhardt</p>
<p>You might look ay Belmont in Nashville. I believe they have a MT program with a vocal performance emphasis.</p>
<p>Hey I would look at going into Northwestern UNiversity as a voice major and then auditioning for MT...bith programs are really strong. :)</p>
<p>Westminster Choir College/Rider University</p>
<p>(Music Theater program)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rider.edu/883_4031.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.rider.edu/883_4031.htm</a></p>
<p>Im at BW right now. It's true that we are very classicaly oriented. You study classical repertoire along with MT all the way to your Junior year when you have your junior classical recital. After that its MT till you graduate (depending on your teacher). But along with the heavy voice emphasis comes lots and lots of music classes. If you are not a fan of music theory then you may want to rethink BW, and Im assuming any other school that offers a BM in MT. The 2 years of theory are very tough and I know some people who just cant handle it, but getting through it all helps you so much in the long run.</p>
<p>I'm a student at OCU right now and when I was making mmy search I hadd the same thoughts as you. I wanted to go to a school that emphasized classical training while wworking on Musical Theatre pieces. At Ocu when you are an MT major you are required for your rep. to have half musical theatre and half classical. This is ddone to ensure that you have the "legit. chops" to really sing correctly.</p>
<p>As to performing arts high schools, it all depends on what you have to bacck it up. The audtion is youself, show the best that you have. If your school has done you right, it will show in your audittion thaat way. </p>
<p>Best of luck at all of your auditions.</p>
<p>pearlgirl05, i'm planning to go to northwestern this summer for their musical theatre summer program for high school students...but i dont think i have the academics to back me up for a school like that for college, for they have such high standards, my brother is insanely smart and he was deferred </p>
<p>bwmt09, yes music theory would not be my favorite class but it would help incredibly in the long run...and i work on it with my voice teacher now so that i feel more stable as a singer and performer in general, what do you think of bw's location? is it a fun place to live? and does bw's bm is musical theatre offer a good amount of training in dance and acting to maintain equal talent? what are you think of the program?</p>
<p>chrism i have to look into westminster, i havent had a chance yet but it looks like it has the same goals as me</p>
<p>dr3azmt, what do you think of ocu? i'm very much a city girl and ive moved about every 2 years my whole life so i need a place that will keep me busy...is it a fun city to live in? and what do you think of ocu's program? </p>
<p>thank you everyone for all the tips! i would have no idea what i'm doing otherwise...lots of questions sorry!</p>
<p>BW is located in the lovely town of Berea OH (note the sarcasim). While it is about 15 minutes outside of Cleveland, it's very hard to get into the city. Unfortunatly Berea isn't a college town, so a lot of the time there isn't too much to do. If you're someone who needs action going on all the time, BW may not be for you. Most of the time we make our own fun, but at times we are definatly searching for things to do.</p>
<p>The focus of the program is most definatly music. most of your acting training comes from your workshop class with Vicky, although you still take a few acting classes outside of the con. It's not as much as other schools, but Vicky is very good and there are many great actors here. If you have no training in dance you'll do well here, but if you already have lots of training you won't get much out of it. I love the program. Sometimes i curse to the fact that i have to take so many theory classes, but it helps sooo much. Basically the program revolves around Vicky, who is amazing!</p>
<p>I hope this helped, PM if you have anymore questions</p>
<p>My daughter is a HS sophomore and is also looking for classical singing in an MT program; we saw a show at OCU last spring and she loved the environment (small campus, huge theater) and thought she might be comfortable living in Ok. City once she saw there was a mall and a Pei Wei.<g></g></p>
<p>We are also in Texas, so the easy access to OCU was appealing as well. </p>
<p>Were you at TMEA by any chance? They had a college night and my D brought home brochures from Baldwin Wallace, Steinhardt and OCU, along with others.</p>
<p>Well tex, </p>
<p>To telll the trutth Oklahoma City is not a very "hoppin'" city itself. BUT thee campus here iss full of activity. There is always something going on, either a group of friends getting together or there is a campus event. Trust me, the social life here at OCU is definately enough to quench your thrust for excitement.</p>
<p>I may be biased though, but I hope I amm helpful.</p>
<p>texmex88, If you haven't finalized the Northwestern summer camp plans yet and you are currently a junior or younger, I would recommend that you check into OCU's summer camp options. They have a one week classical music camp and a 3 week musical theatre option. To read about some of our experiences at the summer camp last year, look at the summer camp thread during July and early August of 2005. You are also welcome to send me an e-mail (click on my name and choose e-mail from the drop-down options).</p>
<p>i wasnt at TMEA and i will look into the OCU program...although my theatre teacher made me promise to go to northwestern if i got in because shes friends with them and all that but who knows!! i think a lot of the colleges im looking at are going to need a visit in order to see if its right for me...who knows maybe im a small town girl at heart! thank you all for your help! it is very appreciated</p>
<p>What small town are you referring to? Oklahoma City and Cleveland are both huge cities compared to our home city. I think most of the schools discussed above are in larger cities, although Shenandoah may be in a smaller place an hour from DC, and Arkadelphia, AR (Ouachita Baptist) is in a smaller town, but very much a college town (an hour or so from us, that's how I know! I used to go to band camp in HS at the public university that is there). BTW - I do not know the location of Westminster Choir / Ryder (could be smaller town?).</p>