WAAPA v. The Con
Tue, 18 Oct 2005, 08:52 pmWalter Plinge12 posts in thread
WAAPA v. The Con
Tue, 18 Oct 2005, 08:52 pmHi everyone,
I am a prospective Music Theatre WAAPA student. I am, however, keen in not limiting myself to just doing musicals for my career. I am interested in what people have to say about the possibility and/or fesebility of completing the music theatre course but having a classically trained voice.
My biggest predicament seems to be that I don't particulary want to go to a conservatorium where I would get no training in any dancing, which is somewhat crucial as a music theatre performer.
On the other hand, I would miss out on subjects like diction and language coaching that I would recieve at the con, if I were to get accepted to WAAPA.
My ideal situation would perhaps to go to WAAPA but have the access to classical voice training, whilst still completing all the other aspects of the music theatre course, like dancing. Would it then mean my voice wouldn't be up to scratch for things like light opera? I mean, who's ever heard of an opera singer who went to WAAPA? Perhaps my ideal situation would be attending the con and doing dance training? But where (sydney or brisbane con, that is).
Or, I could do an opera course after WAAPA like a post grad study of opera performance. Perhaps I wouldn't be good enough for it though!
God, you can see how confused I am!
Please, I'd appreciate any input.
I am a prospective Music Theatre WAAPA student. I am, however, keen in not limiting myself to just doing musicals for my career. I am interested in what people have to say about the possibility and/or fesebility of completing the music theatre course but having a classically trained voice.
My biggest predicament seems to be that I don't particulary want to go to a conservatorium where I would get no training in any dancing, which is somewhat crucial as a music theatre performer.
On the other hand, I would miss out on subjects like diction and language coaching that I would recieve at the con, if I were to get accepted to WAAPA.
My ideal situation would perhaps to go to WAAPA but have the access to classical voice training, whilst still completing all the other aspects of the music theatre course, like dancing. Would it then mean my voice wouldn't be up to scratch for things like light opera? I mean, who's ever heard of an opera singer who went to WAAPA? Perhaps my ideal situation would be attending the con and doing dance training? But where (sydney or brisbane con, that is).
Or, I could do an opera course after WAAPA like a post grad study of opera performance. Perhaps I wouldn't be good enough for it though!
God, you can see how confused I am!
Please, I'd appreciate any input.
Re: WAAPA v. The Con
Tue, 18 Oct 2005, 10:02 pmWalter Plinge
"...who's ever heard of an opera singer who went to WAAPA?"
I have... Rachelle Durkin went to WAAPA...she's quite good, or atleast the Metropolitan Opera seem to think so. So I think your voice would be in good hands whatever path you want to head down.
Maybe you should consider taking dance and acting classes outside of your intensive classical voice training at a conservatorium. A lot of professional musical theatre performers come from a classical voice background, with supplementary training in Dance and acting.
I think maybe you should contact the staff at WAAPA and have a chat about the possibility of combined training, I imagine they would be more than willing to help.
I have... Rachelle Durkin went to WAAPA...she's quite good, or atleast the Metropolitan Opera seem to think so. So I think your voice would be in good hands whatever path you want to head down.
Maybe you should consider taking dance and acting classes outside of your intensive classical voice training at a conservatorium. A lot of professional musical theatre performers come from a classical voice background, with supplementary training in Dance and acting.
I think maybe you should contact the staff at WAAPA and have a chat about the possibility of combined training, I imagine they would be more than willing to help.