Music Theatre Minor Curriculum

The Music Theatre Minor requires 21 credits. The Music Theatre Minor is open to all undergraduates by audition1.  Students accepted into the program must declare the minor by completing a form available in the Department Office.

Musical Theatre Minor
Required Courses

 14

AR-216
or
THE-107 

Acting I
or
Acting I 

 3
MTR-120 History of the American Music Theatre 3
MTR-109 Ballet I 1
One additional dance course: Ballet, Tap or Jazz 1
VC-103 Voice Secondary (2 Semesters, 1 Credit Each)2 2
Music Theory3 4

Electives
A minimum of 7 credits must be chosen from the following courses:

 7
MTR-216 Acting for the MT Major I 3
MTR-251 Genres and Styles I 3
MTR-252 Genres and Styles II 3
MTR-253 Genres and Styles III 3
MTR-335 Speech for the Actor 3
MTR-493 Music Theatre Production 2
MTR-493T Music Theatre Production (tech) 1
MTR-511 Music Theatre Ensemble4 1
THE-110 Acting II 3
THE-115 Stagecraft 3
THE-127 Theatre Production 1
THE-217 Principles of Stage Design 3
THE-218 Stage Lighting 3
THE-410 Advanced Performance Workshop 3

Important Notes:

  1. Enrollment in the Minor is limited to no more than 12 students during any academic year.  Students may not audition for the Music Theatre minor until they have earned a minimum of 12 credits at Rider University.  The audition for the Minor will require: 
    1. 32-bar cut of an up-tempo song from the music theatre repertoire
    2. 32-bar cut of a ballad from a music theatre repertorire
    3. one-minute monologue (from a full-length play)
  2. Students in majors requiring voice primary study will substitute two semesters of elective private voice study for VC-103.  An additional fee is required for elective private voice study.
  3. Princeton campus students must complete TH-141:  Musicianship. Lawrenceville campus students must complete MUS-110: Music Theory I and MUS-110L: Music Theory Lab.
  4. Acceptance into MTR-511 is by audition.
  5. Some elective courses have prerequisites:  Please see catalog course descriptions for details.
  6. Some courses will be offered only on the Lawrenceville campus.