Piano Primary Track
| Bachelor of Music in Music Theater: Piano Primary Track (133 semester hours) | |
| Choirs and Conducting |
14 Credits |
| CR109 Chapel Choir (2 terms) | 2 |
| CR209 Schola Cantorum (2 terms) | 2 |
| CR309 Symphonic Choir1 (4 terms) | 4 |
| CR215 Fundamentals of Conducting | 3 |
| CR315 Techniques of Conducting | 3 |
| Applied Music and Diction | 30 Credits |
| PI101 Piano Primary (8 terms) | 16 |
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VC103 Piano Secondary (4 terms) |
4 |
| VC117 English Diction | 2 |
| PI340 Keyboard Skills | 3 |
| PI413 Accompanying Class | 2 |
| PI513 Jazz Keyboard Improvisation | 3 |
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| 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 | 25 Credits |
| MT101 Body Awareness | 2 |
| MT109 Ballet I | 2 |
| MT209 Tap Dance I | 2 |
|
MT309 Jazz Dance I |
2 |
| MT207 Music Theater Vocal Coaching | 3 |
| MT216 Acting for the Music Theater Major I | 3 |
| MT335 Speech for the Actor | 3 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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Free electives |
6 |
Important Notes:
- For a student who undertakes a full-time, 12-credit internship, a semester of CR309, Symphonic Choir, may be waived.
- It is recommended that pianists take TH422 Electroacoustic Music as the theory level I elective.
- 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.
- A senior recital must be authorized by the primary department and presented by each student.
- Program requirements must be met in weekly Music Theater Lab.
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