<p>You may find it a little difficult to go from a BFA in Musical Theatre to a MM in Vocal Pedagogy unless you are able to take a lot of music courses outside of the BFA Musical Theatre major. This is something that is often very difficult to do (1) because the requirements for the BFA are dense, (2) because at many music schools there are certain courses that are only open to music majors. </p>
<p>Most MM programs will expect that you have had comprehensive undergraduate music education (or post grad/ pre-MM). This will generally include, music theory and ear training, piano, music history, vocal literature, languages, diction for singers, etc… Even though most Musical Theatre programs will require some of these courses, generally BFA Musical Theatre students will not take as many music courses as BM students… ex. one year of music theory and ear training instead of two or three. </p>
<p>If you are interested in pursuing a MM in Vocal Pedagogy. You may want to look at BM Music Theatre programs. These programs will generally have students take a larger number of music courses, cover more classical repertory in lessons, and would probably better prepare you for MM graduate school pre-screenings and auditions. </p>
<p>A few school to look at that I believe offer BM in Musical Theatre are: Rider University/ Westminster Choir College, Florida State, University of Miami, Baldwin Wallace, James Madison University, Oklahoma City University, NYU-Steinhardt. There are probably a few I am forgetting. I know that at Plymouth State University in NH students are able to double major BA Music Theatre with BA Vocal Performance & Pedagogy. Students from Plymouth are successful in MM auditions and admission. There may be other schools where you could double major in a similar manner.</p>