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Voice Primary Track

Bachelor of Music in Music Theater: Voice Primary Track (132 semester hours)
Choirs and Conducting

8 Credits

CR109  Chapel Choir (2 terms) 2
CR209  Schola Cantorum (2 terms) 2
CR309  Symphonic Choir1 (4 terms) 4
 
Applied Music and Diction 27 Credits
VC101  Voice Primary (8 terms) 16

PI103  Piano Secondary (4 terms)

4
VC115  English & Italian Diction 2
VC116  French & German Diction 2
MT207  Music Theater Vocal Coaching 3

 

Theory and Music History 33 Credits
TH141  Musicianship I 4
TH142  Musicianship II 4
TH241  Musicianship III 4
TH342  Contemporary Trends 3
Theory level I elective 3
Theory level II elective 3
MH247  Music Historiography I 3
MH248  Music Historiography II 3
MH345  Music History Since 1900 3
Music History elective 3
 
Professional Studies 35 Credits
MT101  Body Awareness 2
MT109  Ballet I 2
MT110  Ballet II 2
MT209  Tap Dance I 2
MT210  Tap Dance II 2

MT309  Jazz Dance I

2

MT310  Jazz Dance II

2
MT216  Acting for the Music Theater Major I 3
MT217  Acting for the Music Theater Major II 3
MT335  Speech for the Actor 3
MT480  Dance for the Performing Artist 2
MT492  Singing Actor: Music Theater 3
MT493  Music Theater Production2 2
MT496  Workshop in Music Theater 3
 
Arts and Sciences 24 Credits
AR315  History of American Music Theater 3

LL131  English Composition

3
LL227  Drama as Literature 3
Elementary Foreign Language I/II  (2 courses) 6
Literature or Philosophy elective 3
Social/Behavioral/Natural Science elective 3
History elective 3
 
Free Electives 6 Credits

Free electives

6

Important Notes:

  1. For a student who undertakes a full-time, 12-credit internship, a semester of CR309, Symphonic Choir, may be waived.
  2. A student must earn credit for participation in the cast or chorus of a music theater or opera production, which carries two credits on the Westminster campus. This requirement may also be met by participation in a role when a student is cast in a Lawrenceville music theater production, which carries two credits for Westminster students.
  3. At the end of the second year, music theater majors must pass a sophomore portfolio review in order to demonstrate proficiency as singing actors. Students who do not pass this review may, at the sole discretion of the Music Theater Program Committee, be dismissed from the major or placed on probation for a semester or year, at the end of which period a comparable review must be passed.
  4. A senior recital must be authorized by the primary department and presented by each student.
  5. Program requirements must be met in weekly Music Theater Lab.

Disclaimer:  This information is taken from a recent published version of a Rider University academic catalog or manual, though not necessarily the most recent.  Please be aware that, while the University makes reasonable efforts to keep website material current and correct, this information is subject to the University's academic policy committees, relevant accreditation organizations, and (in some instances) state and federal laws and regulations.  For this and other reasons it may be subject to change at any time without notice and without being immediately reflected on the Web site.