Older MT students
Thu, 25 Jan 2007, 09:21 pmRach1311 posts in thread
Older MT students
Thu, 25 Jan 2007, 09:21 pmHi there,
I'm interested to know if anyone - mainly women- only began formal training at any of the main music theatre courses
in their 30s. Does anyone know whether people are accepted into many courses at that age, or if there are some courses
that are more open to women in their 30s beginning training there? I imagine they would of course say they were open to
any age, but realistically, has anyone heard of people being accepted after their 20s? ;-)
R.
Having done it.
Fri, 2 Feb 2007, 11:28 amI didn't do an MT course but did do a Performance based course at 38. From my experience it's harder to get on the course than for the younger ones, you really have to work hard to justify why you want to do it, and then I felt that I was in many ways under a microscope. I got frustrated because I was told often that I didn't deserve a higher mark because "you're older and have more experience so we judge you differently". I stuck it out and got my degree which was well worth while.
I sincerely hope that the attitude to more mature students has changed these days.
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