The Bachelor of Music in Music Theater is focused on training students with a high proficiency in singing for a career in Broadway-style performance. The degree is one of the most music intensive in the country and couples rigorous music training with equally rigorous courses in dance, acting, performance techniques, stagecraft, and general studies. The faculty is committed to training musical theater majors as professional musicians as well as highly skilled dancers and actors. Our graduates have experienced great success due, in large part, to the music training we provide.
Students in the musical theater program audition for all six of the Bass School of Music annual productions and are cast in musicals and operas alike. Our productions integrate the skills of the curriculum: music and text analysis and preparation, character analysis, acting skills, movement, dance, and diction. Students gain performance skills in not only musical theater but also classical and operatic repertoire. Each student must complete a junior recital consisting entirely of classical repertoire and a senior recital focused on music theater repertoire and related styles. This vocal cross training makes our graduates competitive and versatile.
In addition to the rigorous training our musical theater students receive, graduating seniors audition for a New York City Showcase and have the opportunity to work with professionals in the field and audition for agents and casting directors.
The degree plan below shows the courses required for completion of a Bachelor of Music in Music Theater. The course sequence is a suggestion only, and each student will meet with his or her advisor to discuss the most appropriate sequence for that student.
All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student. Students must receive credit for six semesters of Music Assembly. Students must attain the required proficiency and performance levels as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog.
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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AMV 1372 | Applied Voice | 2 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
MUS 1112 | Theory I | 2 |
MUS 1122 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
AMA 1571 | Class Piano I | 1 |
OMT 1381 | Opera Music Theater Performer's Lab | 1 |
THRE 1413 | Acting Company I | 3 |
DANC | Dance Technique | 1 |
ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
Total Credits | 16 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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AMV 1472 | Applied Voice | 2 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
MUS 1212 | Theory II | 2 |
MUS 1222 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
AMA 1671 | Class Piano II | 1 |
THRE 1513 | Acting Company II | 3 |
DANC | Dance Technique | 2 |
ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
Total Credits | 16 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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AMV 1372 | Applied Voice | 2 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
MUS 2112 | Theory III | 2 |
MUS 2122 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
AMA 1771 | Class Piano III | 1 |
MUS 1123 | Music and the Human Experience | 3 |
OMT 2382 | Acting in Music Theater | 2 |
DANC | Dance Technique | 1 |
General Education Course | 3 | |
Total Credits | 17 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
---|---|---|
AMV 1472 | Applied Voice | 2 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
MUS 35XX | Theory Topics Course | 2 |
AMA 1871 | Class Piano IV | 1 |
MUS 3133 | Writing About Music | 3 |
DICT 1152 | English Diction | 2 |
THRE 1402 | Stagecraft | 2 |
THRE 1441 | Stagecraft Lab | 1 |
DANC | Dance Technique | 2 |
Total Credits | 16 |