The Musical Theatre B.F.A. is a voice-focused program, with additional requirements for acting and dance. The curriculum stresses vocal training and year-round participation in our musical theatre ensemble, Musical Theatre Workshop, as well as courses in music theory, and musicology. In addition to the one or more productions staged by the department each semester and regular student-produced performances, the program is affiliated with Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane, an Equity summer stock company which produces three full-scale musicals every summer.
The major also offers the flexibility for students to pursue courses in other fields or to double major. Admission to the Musical Theatre B.F.A. program is based on an audition, which takes place during the sophomore year.
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Musicology | ||
| MUSC 1410 | Hist Euro Music To 1800 | 3 |
| MUSC 1420 | Hist European Music Since 1800 | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Music in New Orleans | ||
| American Music 1 | ||
| World Musics 1 | ||
| Intro To Opera | ||
| Topics: Musics Latin Amr | ||
| Musical Theatre In Amer | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Black Music, Black Lives | ||
| Theory | ||
| MUSC 1510 | Harmony | 3 |
| MUSC 1520 | Advanced Harmony | 3 |
| Select 2 of the following: | 6 | |
| Jazz Theory | ||
| Tonal Analysis:18/19th C 1 | ||
| Twentieth Century Theory 1 | ||
| Performance | ||
| APMS 1090 | Musicianship Lab I | 1 |
| APMS 1100 | Musicianship Lab II | 1 |
| Performance | ||
| APMS 2187 | Musical Theatre Workshop (6 semesters) 2 | 6 |
| APMS 2213 | Voice/Vocal Jazz (2 semesters) 3 | 4 |
| APMS 3214 | Voice/Vocal Jazz (2 semesters) | 4 |
| APMS 4234 | Adv Voice/Recital Prep | 3 |
| APMS 4300 | Adv Comp/ Sr. Recital | 3 |
| Theatre and Dance | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Fundamentals of Acting | ||
| Acting II | ||
| Suzuki Method of Acting | ||
| Select at least 10 credits of the following: | 10 | |
| Tap Dance I | ||
| Tap Dance II | ||
| Ballet I | ||
| Ballet II | ||
| Jazz Dance I | ||
| Contemporary Dance I | ||
| Jazz Dance II | ||
| Contemporary Dance II | ||
| Contemporary Dance III | ||
| Ballet III | ||
| Jazz Dance III | ||
| Contemporary Dance IV | ||
| Ballet IV | ||
| Jazz Dance IV | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 62 | |
- 1
Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites (see course descriptions)
- 2
Students may elect to mature within an ensemble by taking the major ensemble for his/her instrument up to 8 times for credit.
- 3
Students are encouraged to take applied lessons every semester; however, a course substitution, one semester of APMS 4910 Lect Rec Prep/Lect Rec (2 c.h.) is available for students lacking one semester of lessons.
It is strongly recommended that BFA Musical Theatre students take
- MUSC 2450 Intro To Opera (3 c.h.) and
- MUSC 3320 Musical Theatre In Amer (3 c.h.) which are offered as part of the CORE.
BFA Musical Theatre students are urged to take as many dance and acting electives as possible, and are strongly encouraged to take at least one dance class each semester.