Undergraduate Catalog

Music (Musical Theatre), Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements for Music (Musical Theatre) Majors (76 credits)

Combining curricula in both music and theatre, the Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in Musical Theatre provides opportunities for students to develop competencies in both the artistic and the technical aspects of musical theatre. Admission to this program requires an audition with music, theatre, and dance components.

Completion of this program prepares the student for professional work in musical theatre, as well as for further graduate study.

Music courses — 31 credits

MUSC 111AWritten Theory I

2

MUSC 111BWritten Theory I

2

MUSC 112AAural Skills

1

MUSC 112BAural Skills

1

 

MUSC 127AClass Piano

2

Or

MUSC 127BClass Piano

1

 

MUSC 218AConducting I

1

MUSC 220AVocal Pedagogy

1

MUSC 220BVocal Pedagogy

1

MUSC 319Art Song Literature

1

MUSC 322History of Music I

3

MUSC 323History of Music II

3

MUSC VariesApplied Voicer

7

MUSC VariesConcert Choir

2

MUSC VariesElective

2

Theatre courses — 30 credits

THEA 113Introduction to Theatre

3

THEA 130ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 130BTheatre Lab

1

THEA 230ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 230BTheatre Lab

1

THEA 241Fundamentals of Acting

3

THEA 242Advanced Acting

3

THEA 244AAudition Workshop

0.5

THEA 244BAudition Workshop

0.5

THEA 244CAudition Workshop

0.5

THEA 244DAudition Workshop

0.5

THEA 247AStage Management

2

THEA 330ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 330BTheatre Lab

1

THEA 341Theatre History

2

THEA 342AScript Analysis

2

THEA 342BSurvey of Dramatic Literature

2

THEA 347Stage Directing

3

THEA 404Theatre As A Business

2

THEA 451Capstone Project

3

Dance courses — 15 credits

DANC 140Fundamentals of Dance/Movement

3

DANC 141Body Awareness

3

THEA 243Stage Movement

3

Additional Requirements

A Music (Musical Theatre) major must appear in music, theatre, and dance performances each year at Marywood and must attend theatre master classes and workshops offered by the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance.