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Musical Theatre Minor

This 20-hour minor, open to all students, includes courses in Acting, Piano, Music Theory, and Ear Training/Sight Singing. Acting the Song and History of American Musical Theatre. You’ll be involved in Theatre Arts productions through our Practicum program, and you’ll work closely with a Theatre Arts advisor, to keep you on track. This minor pairs well with majors in Music, Theatre Arts, communication, TV arts, creative writing, and other majors in within the fine arts, or the liberal arts and sciences.

Minor Requirements

  • THE 115: Fundamentals of Acting - 3 hrs.
  • THE 207: Theatre Practicum - .5 hrs.
  • THE 208: Theatre Practicum - .5 hrs.
  • THE 314 Acting the Song - 3 hrs.
  • THE 339 History of American Musical Theatre - 3 hrs.

  • MUS 140 Piano for Adult Beginners - 1 hrs.
  • MUS 161 Music Theory 1 - 2 hr.
  • MUS 164: Ear-Training and Sightsinging - 2 hr.
  • MUS 309 Resonant Fusion (Contemporary music ensemble) - 2 hrs.
  • APL 397 Applied Voice Lessons - 3 hrs.
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