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Music
Theatre Major
B.F.A. Degree
Why study Music Theatre?
Music Theatre at CMU
Admission, Retention and Termination Standards
Information for
Transfer Students
Program
Why study Music
Theatre?
Students wishing to develop the skills necessary to become a
professional performer in theatrical genres that combine
acting with music and dance, need a program that provides
training and experience in those areas.
Music Theatre at CMU
Students interested in the BFA-Music Theatre program should
contact the Office of the Dean, College of Communication and
Fine Arts to discuss dates and criteria for the auditions.
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Admission, Retention, and Termination Standards
Admission. Admission to the program is by audition only.
The auditions occur early in the spring semester each year.
Auditions are attended by faculty from music, theatre, and
dance.
Click
here for criteria and information about the audition
process, or contact the Office of the Dean listed above, or
write to the Director, BFA-Music Theatre Program, 129 Moore
Hall, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48859.
Retention. Each year, Music Theatre majors
demonstrate their progress as singers/actors in performance
examinations known as juries. Juries are held during the
final examination time at the end of the spring semester. In
a jury, the Music Theatre major performs for faculty and
receives written comments.
Students are allowed two attempts to satisfactorily complete
each jury level. Only one attempt may be made each semester.
Failure to pass to a higher level of study will result in
dismissal from the Music Theatre program.
Additional criteria for continuing in the program include
meeting the current university standard for grade point
average (GPA). A student who has been awarded a Music
Theatre Scholarship has additional criteria to fulfill.
These criteria are listed on the Music Theatre Scholarship
material each student receives at the end of each semester.
Scholarship students are required to request renewal of the
scholarship at the end of each semester.
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Information
for Transfer Students
The principle goal of the Music Theatre program is to
provide comprehensive training in the complex area of music
theatre that integrates various performance skills (music,
theatre, dance) and production experiences into a high
quality professional major.
All students wishing to become a BFA-Music Theatre major
must audition.
Click here for further information about audition dates
and requirements. Answers to many other questions may be
found there as well.
Transfer students often have questions about what courses
they should take to prepare for the Music Theatre program.
Since each student's background is different, it is
difficult to give answers that will apply to all situations.
Generally, training in the following areas is recommended
but not required to enter the CMU Music Theatre program:
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Studies in music, particularly formal voice lessons
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Studies in acting, particularly basic acting classes
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Studies in dance, particularly basic dance technique
classes
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Required Courses (56 hours):
DAN
133 (2) Dance Technique I
DAN 136 (2) Ballet Technique I*
DAN 137 (2) Tap I*
DAN 138 (2) Jazz I*
DAN 230 (3) Movement-Rhythmic Form and Structure
DAN 231 (2) Fundamental Movement
DAN 232 (2) Dance Composition I
*
Students demonstrating sufficient proficiency as determined
by appropriate DAN faculty member(s) may substitute a higher
level skills course for this course.
MUS
147 (1) Piano Class I*
MUS 148 (1) Piano Class II*
MUS 150 (2) Voice (2 semesters; one credit each)
MUS 206 (3) Understanding Musical Composition
MUS 233 (3) Musicianship for the Elementary School
MUS 250 (2) Voice (2 semesters; one credit each)
MUS 284 (3) Techniques for the Singing Actor (3 semesters;
one credit each)
MUS 350 (2) Voice (2 semesters; one credit each)
* Students demonstrating sufficient proficiency as
determined by appropriate MUS faculty member(s) may
substitute a higher level skills course for this course.
TAI
182 (3) Acting I
TAI 282 (3) Acting II
TAI 278 (3) Stage Makeup
TAI 380 (3) Musical Theatre
TAI 460 (3) B.F.A. Studio
TAI 481 (3) Directing
TAI 452 (3) Music Theatre Performance
TAI 574 (3) History of Drama and Theatre I
OR TAI 575 (3) History of Drama and Theatre II
Elective
(14 hours):
Selected from DAN, MUS, TAI and/or cognate classes in
consultation with the advisor.
Total:
70 hours
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