A Bachelor of Music degree can be a viable path to a musical theater career, according to a student account published by BroadwayWorld. Angelina Kardos, a senior at Berklee College of Music in Boston, described how she changed her major from Flute Performance to Professional Music in her sixth semester while still graduating on time.
BroadwayWorld reported that Berklee allows all students to enter with an undeclared major, giving them time to explore classes before committing. The Professional Music major uses flexible tracks of study, which let Kardos take singing, dance, and acting classes while retaining her flute performance credits.
Required music courses such as Harmony, Ear Training, Arranging, and Introduction to Music Technology gave her skills in sight-singing, transcription, and music analysis that she said directly support character and acting choices. She also performed as a student singer for Musical Theater Writing classes, workshopping original songs and learning how the writing process shapes storytelling.
Kardos is preparing a senior recital in March, arranging and orchestrating all songs for rhythm and string sections and background vocalists. She said ensemble credits, student-run theatrical projects, and networking with peers across performance, writing, production, and business majors have prepared her for multiple areas of the industry.
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