<p>Mom at Home…</p>
<p>Just to be clear, a BFA or BM degree does not lead to teacher certification but I just meant that there was no difference between them when it comes to teaching and someone could conceivably teach some voice, dance, or acting classes with these degrees (just not certified teaching jobs). </p>
<p>Picking up on what MTgrlsmom wrote, I agree with her that it is a matter of what sort of training your D prefers. Both BM and BFA degrees in MT can lead to success as a MT performer. But like MTgrlsmom talked about…my own daughter had a lot of voice and dance training prior to college but had her least amount of training in acting. She continued with voice and dance in college but was happy to boost her acting training as well, rather than just resting on her strengths (which a BM degree may have been like). In fact, she chose to do three semesters in ETW studio (still doing MT throughout her four years of college). She believes acting is very important in her field. I recall in a recent audition for an Off Broadway play, the casting director complimented her on her acting and said it was obvious she had been well trained in acting at her college, which was nice to hear. My D never looked into BM degrees. She is also not that interested in classical singing, though has done it. She cares about her music training as again, she is a musician, songwriter, composer, musical director, arranger and so music is huge in her life. But if one wants to be on stage, it really helps to be a very good actor and have a background in THEATER, not just music. Besides, one can also audition for plays, not just musicals, widening the possible job opportunities. As far as fall back careers, it is good to have various skill sets. My own kid can and has worked as a musical director, accompanist, arranger, songwriter/composer, and teacher and so I feel that no matter what jobs she ends up doing, they will be in the arts.</p>