Emphasis of Training at Webster

3ThreatMom
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:23:24 +0000

My daughter is a senior acting major this year at Webster. She is also a musician and was tempted to switch into the MT program, with Lara’s encouragement, but in the end remained in the acting program.
Webster’s primary focus is in acting. The MT majors do more in the area of voice, but even for them, acting is the main focus. MTs must also take other music courses, like theory and piano, and acting majors have a few more classes directly related to acting. Dance classes are available at all levels in all areas (ballet, jazz, tap), so those students who are dancers shouldn’t have a problem with getting a class at the level they need.
The MT and acting majors train together. I also know first hand that acting majors who want to take voice lessons, choose from the same teachers as the MT students. They can also take piano, music theory and any of the dance classes. The real challenge is getting all that to fit into your schedule!
Being a parent and not a student, I can’t really get into more detail about program and how the disciplines are taught, but I hope this info is helpful. Maybe a student will chime in and get more specific!