Undergraduate Certificate: Musical Theatre
Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- Develop an individual approach to performing seamlessly between spoken word and song.
- Apply musicianship and rehearsal skills in collaborative theatre contexts.
- Execute musical theatre choreography through a blend of ballet, jazz, and modern dance forms.
- Demonstrate stylistic and historical awareness in musical theatre interpretation.
- Integrate vocal technique, music literacy, acting skills, and dance technique in live performance.
The Musical Theatre Certificate will offer students experiences in all three of the Divisions inside the Conservatory: Music, Dance, and Theatre. Drawing from the world-class talent of our faculty in each Division, this certificate will allow students from both in and out of the Conservatory to study musical theatre dance styles, enhance acting techniques, train their singing voices, and develop musical theatre scene work.
To be granted a certificate students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in the 20-hour program described below. No credit will be given for courses in which the grade is below C-. This certificate may only be awarded in conjunction with a UMKC undergraduate degree.
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Coursework (14 credit hours): | ||
| CONSVTY 417E | Scene Study (students will enroll in the course twice) | 2 |
| DANCE 260 | Jazz I | 1 |
| DANCE 416A | Dance Forms I | 1 |
| THEATRE 110 | Acting I | 3 |
| THEATRE 418 | History of American Musical Theatre | 3 |
| One of the following sequences: | 4 | |
| Applied Study for the Non-Music Major (Taken twice) | ||
| Freshman Voice I and Freshman Voice II | ||
| Elective Coursework (of which 3 hours must be 300+) | 6 | |
Student's must choose electives that are outside of their primary major. | ||
Non-Music majors must include a Fundamentals of Music course option as one of their electives, or score of 70% or higher on the Conservatory online fundamentals placement exam (see Conservatory advising for more details). | ||
| Dance Coursework: | ||
| Analysis of Movement | ||
| Ballet Technique and Theory I | ||
| Modern Dance Technique and Theory I | ||
| Dance Science and Kinesiology | ||
| Fundamentals of Body Alignment and Pilates | ||
| History Of Dance I | ||
| Dance Technique Non-Majors | ||
| Theatre Coursework: | ||
| Voice for the Actor | ||
| Movement For Actors | ||
| Acting II | ||
| Acting III | ||
| Speech for the Actor | ||
| Music Coursework: | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory for Musicians | ||
| Fundamentals of Music | ||
| Beginning Piano for Non-Music Majors | ||
| Sophomore Voice I | ||
| Sophomore Voice II | ||
| UMKC Choral Union | ||
| Conservatory Singers (Audition required) | ||
| Conservatory Concert Choir (Audition required) | ||
| Opera Role Performance (Audition required) | ||
| Alexander Technique for Performers | ||
| Total Credits | 20 | |