<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>Im posting this here because I dont really have anybody that I can talk to personally about it and I really need some feedback. Im planning to go to Graduate School but Im having a very difficult time deciding whether to focus on music or on theater.</p>
<p>My Bachelors is from Rutgers University, and although it is technically in Music, the concentration itself was music/theater (it was a fledgling musical theater program that was really just a hybrid of classes from both majors, with few actual musical theater classes). On the music side I studied voice, theory, etc. while on the theater side there was acting/dance/tech/etc. My background prior to finishing my Bachelors was in both theater (acting) and in music (performing, instrumental & voice). I was accepted into Montclair State University for their Masters program in Theater, but was disappointed to find that it was 99.999999% textbook work and very little hands-on theater work, so I decided their program wasnt for me. Since then Ive been sort of flailing around, trying to figure out what to do next.</p>
<p>Theres a part of me that would probably like to teach at the college level eventually (Im not realistically expecting to have a career performing in the arts at this point - even though I do have past experience - since Im already 38) and part of the reason Ive not made up my mind is that I dont know which field has more of a demand for teachers/professors (music or theater). The other part is that some of the schools which I thought I might be interested in attending turned out to not have the kind of program Id enjoy being involved in (see my comment about Montclair, above). </p>
<p>Can anyone give me some advice/feedback/suggestions on how to decide? I know thats kind of an obtuse question, but Im wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on what criteria I should use to help make up my mind (going by whichever I enjoy more wont help, since I enjoy theater and music equally, on their own terms) .Has anyone ever been in this situation, or something similar, and if so, how did you decide? Some people are telling me that a Masters in Theater is a waste of time for me, others say the same about a Masters in Music. As you can imagine, hearing such things doesnt help me make up my mind any quicker. FWIW, I graduated with honors, 3.4 GPA, was awarded a couple of minor scholarship awards from the Rutgers program, & did well on the GRE, so I dont think Id have too much of a problem getting into one of the decent schools, except maybe for my age :(</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks in advance...</p>