Music Theater Minor

The Music Theater minor is open to all undergraduates by audition *1. Students accepted into the program must declare the minor by completing a form available in the Assistant Registrar’s Office.

Music Theater Minor (21 semester hours)
Required Courses 14
AR216

THE107 
Acting I
or
Acting I
 3
MTR120 History of the American Music Theater 3
MTR109
Ballet l
 1
  One additional dance course: Ballet, Tap, or Jazz
 1
VC103 Voice Secondary (2 terms, 1 credit each) *2
 2
  Music Theory *3
 4
Electives
A minimum of 7 credits must be chosen from the following courses		 7
MTR216 Acting for the MT Major I 3
MTR251 Genres and Styles I 3
MTR252 Genres and Styles II 3
MTR253 Genres and Styles III 3
MTR335 Speech for the Actor 3
MTR493 Music Theater Production 2
MTR493T Music Theater Production (tech) 1
MTR511 Music Theater Ensemble *4
 1
THE110 Acting II 3
THE115 Stagecraft 3
THE127 Theater Production 1
THE210 Musical Theater Production 3
THE217 Principles of Stage Design 3
THE218 Stage Lighting 3
THE410 Advanced Performance Workshop
 3

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 Theater minor until they have earned a minimum of 12 credits at Rider University. The audition for the Minor will require:
    • 32-bar cut of an up-tempo song from the music theater repertoire
    • 32-bar cut of a ballad from the music theater repertoire
    • 1 minute monologue (from a full-length play)
  2. Students in majors requiring voice primary study will substitute two semesters of Voice Primary for VC 103. Other students may request permission to substitute two semesters of elective private voice study for VC103. An additional fee is required for elective private voice study.
  3. Princeton campus students must complete TH 141: Musicianship I. Lawrenceville campus students must complete MUS 110: Music Theory I and MUS 110L: Music Theory I Lab.
  4. Acceptance into MTR511 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.