Do most schools allow a student to take voice & dance even if they are not accepted in to the MT program or if they major in theater/drama instead? Thanks!
I know we must sound like a broken record, but you will need to ask this question of each school. How that works varies by school. Also check to see of the faculty is the same for non-majors. Sometimes it is different. See if you are ok with that.
Some voice and dance classes (at some schools) are not even available for non-majors. But note that even if schools say, “Sure…you can take voice and dance!” you are often competing with the MT, VP and dance majors, and it may be very, very difficult to get into a class. So, as you approach each school, ask two questions: 1) Can a non-MT/non-VP/non-dance major student take these classes; and 2) if they can take them, what are the chances of a student getting in given that the majors get first priority?
BFA Acting majors at Otterbein must take dance first year and may continue every year after if they choose. They also may take private voice lessons.
Thanks all! Great point @monkey13 You are probably right! My son is a freshman,not MT and he got blocked out of classes he wanted to take.
Like others said it varies by school. My D is a BA-Theatre student at Northern Kentucky and both voice and dance are available to non-BFA students. They do have to specifically request voice lessons, can’t sign up for them like a regular class. So there are options at some schools.
And private voice lessons will likely be an additional cost.
At some places, yes. At NKU it is just another credit hour (unless it puts you over the standard full time number of credits, then you pay for the credit).
That makes sense @raellis123
Yes, it totally depends on the school. D who is a studio art major at NYU was able to take private voice lessons at NYU. They were taught by graduate students, not the full-time faculty that taught our MT older D. So it was like working with the full-time faculty once removed…same techniques being taught, but by less experienced teachers. But because we were connected with the program thorough older D, she was able to pick grad students that older D knew were good. She chose to take voice lessons almost every semester instead of a minor. As it turns out she uses sound installations with her art work, so it has worked out well for her. There was a modest studio fee each semester. But in general, majors will have access to classes/ faculty that non-majors cannot take.
its a great option. Just have to fill in the acting gaps along the way. It’s way harder to get into acting classes as a non major at some places
Interesting @uskoolfish & @destiny95 good question for me to ask, thanks!