Musical Theatre Career Advice
Mon, 21 Apr 2003, 09:31 pmClint3 posts in thread
Musical Theatre Career Advice
Mon, 21 Apr 2003, 09:31 pmA moment of your time please
My daughter really wants to pursue this field as a career...
We've had conflicting advice on formal training
Does she need to get formally examined (voice and theory) to enter courses...
She has been in many productions and been paid to sing solo on occassion... she is becoming reasonably sort after in our area
Age 15
What formal training should we pursue
She sings musical theatre and is a soprano
My daughter really wants to pursue this field as a career...
We've had conflicting advice on formal training
Does she need to get formally examined (voice and theory) to enter courses...
She has been in many productions and been paid to sing solo on occassion... she is becoming reasonably sort after in our area
Age 15
What formal training should we pursue
She sings musical theatre and is a soprano
Re: Musical Theatre Career Advice
Wed, 23 Apr 2003, 01:51 amClint wrote:
>
> My daughter really wants to pursue this field as a career...
> We've had conflicting advice on formal training
>
> Does she need to get formally examined (voice and theory) to
> enter courses...
>
In my opinion, you're talking about two different things here...
Getting into musical theatre COURSES really depends on the course...some may require a level of formal theory already attained (like I imagine it would be a hell of a head start if you can sight-read music); some courses, though, may cover a lot of theory anyway...that's what you're there to learn.
Pursuing it a a CAREER though, is something slightly different, and no, in my experience, formal training is not a pre-requisite. Obviously, every bit of experience helps, but there ARE many professionals who were not necessarily trained.
Both of the options require audition technique, and a level of talent...so training is a good option. There are individual tutors who can give just as valid tuition as you can get in a full-blown music theatre course...the advantage of doing a major course is that they usually have the resources and casts to actually stage several musicals each year, so that way you gain 'hands on' (throats on?) experience.
Contact the schools you are thinking of applying for and ask to get hold of their entrance requirements.
Cheers,
Craig
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> My daughter really wants to pursue this field as a career...
> We've had conflicting advice on formal training
>
> Does she need to get formally examined (voice and theory) to
> enter courses...
>
In my opinion, you're talking about two different things here...
Getting into musical theatre COURSES really depends on the course...some may require a level of formal theory already attained (like I imagine it would be a hell of a head start if you can sight-read music); some courses, though, may cover a lot of theory anyway...that's what you're there to learn.
Pursuing it a a CAREER though, is something slightly different, and no, in my experience, formal training is not a pre-requisite. Obviously, every bit of experience helps, but there ARE many professionals who were not necessarily trained.
Both of the options require audition technique, and a level of talent...so training is a good option. There are individual tutors who can give just as valid tuition as you can get in a full-blown music theatre course...the advantage of doing a major course is that they usually have the resources and casts to actually stage several musicals each year, so that way you gain 'hands on' (throats on?) experience.
Contact the schools you are thinking of applying for and ask to get hold of their entrance requirements.
Cheers,
Craig
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