BM in Performance - Musical Theater
This degree program, offered in collaboration with the Theatre Department, is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in musical theater performance. The program aims to instill a thorough understanding of music and theater and their relationship to contemporary society. Private lessons, solo and ensemble performance, and the theatrical training necessary for this discipline are emphasized. A basic understanding of the standards and opportunities for professional performance leads the student to realistic expectations for a career as a performer or teacher.
Students in the musical theater concentration will be expected to achieve an approved jury level at the end of each semester in order to stay in the program. They must successfully perform two significant roles and one chorus role in an approved music theater production. Students must successfully complete a crew or backstage assignment; presence is required at all strikes for all productions in which students participate, whether as a crew or cast member. The minimum number of credits required for the degree is 120.
| Music CORE 30-34 credits | Credits |
| Music Theory and Aural Skills (16) | |
| MUT 100 Music Theory and Aural Skills 1 4 | 4 |
| MUT 101 Music Theory and Aural Skills 2 4 | 4 |
| MUT 200 Music Theory and Aural Skills 3 4 | 4 |
| MUT 201 Music Theory and Aural Skills 4 4 | 4 |
| Music History (12) | |
| MUH 105 Multi-Cultural Perspectives of American Popular Music and Jazz | 3 |
| MUH 222 Music History Survey 1 | 3 |
| MUH 223 Music History Survey 2 | 3 |
| MUS 325 History of the American Musical Theater | 3 |
| Functional Piano (4) | |
| MUS 150 Piano Class 1 1 | 1 |
| MUS 151 Piano Class 2 1 | 1 |
| MUS 250 Piano Class 3 1 | 1 |
| MUS 251 Piano Class 4 1 | 1 |
| Conducting (2) | |
| MUS 244 Basic Conducting 2 | 2 |
| Applied Music 28 credits | |
| Private Lessons (8 semesters) | 24 |
| MUP 490 Capstone: Performance | 4 |
| MUS 442 Recital Class (4 semesters) | |
| Ensembles 3.5 credits | |
| MUS 404 Opera Workshop: Musical Theater (4 semesters) | 2 |
| MUS 401 Choral or MUS 405 Chamber Singers [3 semesters total] | 1.5 |
| Additional Music Courses 2 credits | |
| MUS 321 Literature of the Major Instrument (Musical Theater Literature) | 2 |
| Additional Theatre Courses 29 credits | |
| THE 120 Stage Movement/Voice | 3 |
| THE 121 Scene Study | 3 |
| THE 130, 131, 132, 133 Theatre Workshop, 4 semesters | 4 |
| THE 226 Professional Auditioning and Marketing Techniques | 3 |
| THE 220 Contemporary Methods | 3 |
| THE 103 Contemporary Dance | 3 |
| THE 203 Musical Theatre Dance [two semesters] | 6 |
| THE 139 Makeup | 3 |
| Dance Elective | 3 |
| Additional Non-music / Non-theatre Courses 9 credits | |
| Electives | 9 |
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