Update on Module 3

Inquiry Title - "What is the best way to prepare someone for full time professional training in Musical Theatre/Dance?"

I am very excited about Module 3 and only wished that I could devote more time to it. Nevertheless, I am doing what I can and trying to move along as swiftly as possible.

My inquiry has three main strands....

1 - Interviews with Audition Panel members at Theatre Schools -  to find out what the country's leading Theatre Schools are looking for in potential students.

2 - Graduate Survey - from the perspective of people who have been through and survived the intensive training. What do they wish they had been told? What skills do they wish had been developed further before starting? etc.

3 - Literature Reviews surrounding my inquiry.

Where am I up to?..........

1 - I have had an excellent response from several Principals and Course Leaders at some of the country's top Theatre Schools. Using my mentor as my gatekeeper was an excellent strategy in order to gain access to this group and I have managed to interview 4 Principals/Course Leaders. The interviews have provided me with some really interesting and I hope useful data. At present I haven't had the time to fully analyse the responses, however I am looking forward to doing this very soon and seeing how this fits into my overall inquiry.

2 - I am currently in the process of sending out my Graduate survey via survey monkey. I hope to have this sent by the end of this week and responses back by the end of next week.

3 - I have spent a significant amount of time choosing literature which I believe will assist my inquiry. At present I have not conducted the literature reviews and this is most certainly next on the 'to-do' list! I will be using the guidance in Reader 7 in order to conduct my literature reviews.

As I have had a large interruption from study, I am still very much looking for SIG members and I shall be commenting on your blogs and getting to know your inquiries in more detail :)