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Musical Theatre

The. Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Musical Theatre is an Interdisciplinary major offered, jointly, by the Department of Music and Vocal Arts and the Department of Theatre and Dance. The BFA in Musical Theatre major features a professionally oriented curriculum that is rigorous, incorporating the three disciplines iof acting, singing, and dance. It is designed to prepare talented students for careers as actors/singers/dancers in professional musical theatre, or to pursue graduate professional studies in the performing arts.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements.
Prerequisites		Units
DA035	Jazz Dance	2
DA036	Dance for Theatre	2
MU001A	Exploring Music at the Keyboard	3
MU001B/C/D	Comprehensive Musicianship	6*
MU008A/B/C/D	Music Skills Lab	3*
MU014V	Vocal Performance and Repertoire	2
MU015V	Individual Instruction in Voice	4
MU017	Class Piano	2
MU093/193	Computer Applications in Music	3
TA001	Introduction to the Theatre	3
TA002	Introduction to Oral Interpretation of Literature	3
TA010	Beginning Acting	3
TA021	Theatre Production and Stagecraft	3
TA090C/L/S	Theatre Production Lab	1
TA090R	Theatre Production: Rehearsal/Performance	2
* BFA students must take MU001A/B and MU008A/B. They must also take either MU001C and MU008C, or MU001D and MU008D.
Total Prerequisites		42
Major Requirements		Units
Six units of any upper-division Dance courses (prefix DA)		6
MT125A	Musical Theatre Workshop	2
MT125B	Musical Theatre History and Repertoire	3
MT125D	Musical Theatre Internship (satisfies two units of the Career Development requirement)	2
MT125E	Musical Theatre Final Project	3
MU114V	Vocal Performance and Repertoire	2
MU115V	Individual Instruction in Voice	4
MU120A	Overview of Music Literature	3
TA100	Intermediate Acting	3
TA110	Advanced Acting	3
TA140	Directing	3
TA190R	Theatre Production: Rehearsal and Performance	2
Total Major Requirements		36
*Other Degree Requirements and General Electives** * Other degree requirements include Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements (e.g., Career Development, U.S. History).		46
Total Unit Requirement		124
See Theatre Arts listings for Dance (DA) and Theatre (TA) course descriptions; see Music listings for Music (MU) course descriptions.

A candidate must participate in an ensemble experience on campus each Fall and Spring semester of residency. At least four semesters of ensemble experience are to be in a large choral organization or musical theatre production. By the end of the undergraduate program, a candidate must show evidence of ensemble experiences varied in size and nature. In fulfilling this requirement, a candidate may register in an ensemble for credit or may participate in an ensemble for no credit; however, a candidate must earn a minimum of four units of ensemble credit to graduate.

Each candidate will attend a minimum of ten concerts per semester, including music from various historical periods and cultural traditions, on or off campus. For each concert attended, the student will submit a Concert Evaluation Form to the department chair, along with a printed program from the concert.

Musical Theatre Courses

MT125A Musical Theatre Workshop (1-3)
Students are taught the skills and techniques required to prepare and perform individual and group musical numbers along with audition skills in singing, dancing, and acting. Cross-listed with MU525A and TA025/125.

MT125B Musical Theatre History and Repertoire (3)
Offers a survey of the individuals and organizations responsible for the creation and development of the modern musical. The course traces the beginnings of theatrical musicals from the 17th and 18th centuries and study the major innovations in structure, composition, and performance throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

MT125D Musical Theatre Internship (2)
Students apply their accumulated skills and techniques in a performance position in an off-campus, professionally produced musical theatre production. Satisfies two units of the Career Development Requirement.

MT125E Musical Theatre Final Project (3)
Students prepare and present a musical theatre program which may consist of several musical theatre numbers or a short musical play. Selection of the materials and production arrangements is planned and approved by the student with the theatre and music faculty.

Music/Theatre Department Homepage

For further information, contact:
Debra Lambert , Chair, Department of Music
Notre Dame de Namur University
1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002
Voicemail: 650-508-3694
E-mail: dlambert@ndnu.edu

Professor Michael B. Ellkins, Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance,

Notre Dame de Namur University

1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002

Voicemail: 650-508-3575

E-mail: melkins@ndnu.edu