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Musical Theatre

Debra Lambert, Program Director, (650) 508-3597, dlambert@ndnu.edu

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Musical Theatre is interdisciplinary and is 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 of 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. The Music Theatre Conservatory, an advanced training program presented in partnership with Broadway By the Bay, a professional company offering Equity contracts for its productions, provides additional intensive training for talented students from around the country during the summer months.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements.
Prerequisites Units
DAN1025 Jazz Dance 2
DAN1030 Dance for Theatre 2
MUS1005 Vocal Performance and Repertoire 2
MUS1100 Exploring Music at the Keyboard 3
MUS1105 Comprehensive Musicianship: Diatonic Techniques 3*

MUS1110

or

Comprehensive Musicanship: Chromatic Techniques

 3*
MUS1115 Comprehensive Musicanship: 20th Century Tedchniques  
MUS1105L Comprehensive Musicianship: Diatonic Techniques, Lab 1

MUS1110L

or

 Comprehensive Musicanship: Chromatic Techniques, Lab 1
Mus1115L Comprehensive Musicanship: 20th Century Tedchniques, Lab  
MUS1150/2150 Computer Applications in Music 3
MUS1600 Individual Instruction in Voice 4
MUS1725 Class Piano 2
THE1000 Introduction to the Theatre 3
THE1005 Introduction to Oral Interpretation of Literature 3
THE1015 Beginning Acting 3

THE1025

or

THE1030

Theatre Production and Stagecraft I

Theatre Production and Stagecraft II

3

THE1065L

or

THE1070L

or

THE1080L

Theatre Production: Costume Lab

Theatre Production: Sound Lab

Theatre Production: Stagecraft Lab

1
THE1075 Theatre Production: Rehearsal/Performance 2
* BFA students must take MUS1100/1105 and MUS1120/1125.  They must also take either MUS1110 and MUS1130, or MUS1115 and MUS1135.  
Total Prerequisites 42
Major Requirements Units
Six units of any upper-division Dance courses (prefix DAN) 6
MUS2005 Vocal Performance and Repertoire 2
MTR2055 Musical Theatre Workshop 2
MTR2125 Musical Theatre History and Repertoire 3
MUS2305 Overview of Music Literature 3
MUS2600 Individual Instruction in Voice 4
MTR2885 Musical Theatre Final Project 3
MTR2891 Musical Theatre Internship
(satisfies two units of the Career Development requirement) 		2
THE2100 Intermediate Acting 3
THE2115 Advanced Acting 3
THE2150 Directing 3
THE2175 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 (DAN) and Theatre (THE) course descriptions; see Music listings for Music (MUS) 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.