Musical Theatre Minor

(19 credits)

A Minor in Musical Theatre trains students to be skilled actors, musicians, and dancers. This interdisciplinary opportunity is ideal for students majoring in Education or one of the BFA Theater tracks (other than Musical Theater) but is open to all students who love this art form.  Acceptance into the Musical Theater Minor is by audition only.

Required Courses

THEA 105Introduction to Acting

3

THEA 115Acting I

3

THEA 286History of Musical Theatre

3

Two credits of dance technique

2

Two credits of private voice (MUSC 134 or 334)*

2

*may substitute Regents Singers or Opera Workshop for 1 of these credits

Choose two of the following

 (at least 1 must be an MT Studio course)

MUSC 101Fundamentals of Music

3

MUSC 102Music Theory I

3

MUSC 216MT Studio 1: Styles & Literature

3

MUSC 356MT Studio 2: Auditioning/Acting the song

3