<p>Your daughter is getting great experience! Another thing she might want to consider are university sponsored summer MT workshops, especially starting after sophomore year. There are many out there, and many threads here on them. Some of them, like Interlochen, are wonderful, but extremely spendy. Others, like University of Michigan, are extremely selective. My daughter attended the programs at UArts in Philadelphia and Oklahoma City University, both reasonably priced, didn’t take up the entire summer, and were run by the same faculty that are involved in both highly regarded MT degree programs. While summer university programs are NOT considered stepping stones to the MT degree programs, they give students an opportunity to get the feel for them and to compare themselves to the competition, which is growing more competitive by the year. There are many, many university programs out there, some requiring audition tapes, and now would be a great time for you to start investigating them. There are many threads regarding these. Perhaps some of our expert thread finders will post them for you!</p>
<p>Also, you might consider looking into audition coaching down the road. University auditions are very different from regular theater auditions, and although many are able to prepare successfully for auditions without them (many threads here regarding both!) my daughter used Musical Theater College Auditions (MTCA) for both summer program and University auditions. We began her junior year. Aside from assisting with monologue and song selection and coaching, they helped with college lists, accompaniment recording, keeping us on track with all the different requirements, and helped my daughter learn healthily how to create a strong mix/belt voice since we were unable to find someone in the Pacific Northwest to do that who met with our classical teacher’s approval. We did 90% of the work over Skype, very successfully! MTCA also provides outstanding support at Unified Auditions, and if you live near NYC, provides many master workshops in dance and auditions. We couldn’t have done it without them and feel that the $ invested were well worth my daughter’s acceptance to one of her top choices and a very large scholarship. They consider themselves teachers, rather than just coaches. You can find full descriptions of their services and student successes on the web. There are many threads on coaching, also, here on CC, so lots of opportunities for you to research . . . feel free to pm me.</p>