Undergraduate Catalog

Music (Musical Theatre), Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements for Music (Musical Theatre) Majors (82 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 further graduate study.

Music courses (31 credits)

MUSC 111AWritten Theory I

2

MUSC 111BWritten Theory II

2

MUSC 112AAural Skills I

1

MUSC 112BAural Skills II

1

 

MUSC 127AClass Piano

2

Or

MUSC 127BClass Piano

2

 

MUSC 218AConducting I

1

MUSC 220AVocal Pedagogy I

1

MUSC 220BVocal Pedagogy II

1

MUSC 319BMusical Theatre Repertoire

3

MUSC 322History of Music I

3

MUSC 323History of Music II

3

MUSC VariesApplied Voice

7

MUSC VariesConcert Choir

2

MUSC VariesElectives

2

Theatre courses (36 credits)

THEA 113Introduction to Theatre

3

THEA 114Stagecraft

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 330ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 330BTheatre Lab

1

 

THEA 341Theatre History

3

THEA 342AScript Analysis

3

THEA 347Stage Directing

3

THEA 404Theatre As A Business

3

 

THEA 430ATheatre Lab

1

Or

THEA 430BTheatre Lab

1

 

THEA 451Capstone Project

3

One of the following classes:

THEA 247AStage Management

3

THEA 247BScenic Design

3

THEA 247CLighting and Sound Design

3

THEA 247DCostume and Makeup Design

3

Dance courses (15 credits)

DANC 140Fundamentals of Dance/Movement

3

DANC 141Body Awareness

3

DANC 142Improvisation/Choreography

3


Two of the following classes:

DANC 145ADance Technique: Ballet

3

DANC 145BDance Technique: Tap/Musical Theatre

3

DANC 145CDance Technique: Jazz/Modern

3

Additional Requirements

Music (Musical Theatre) majors 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.