Musical Theater and Vocal Performance

Core Requirements

• AMU 230 -  Musical Theater & Opera Scenes Workshop

• or 

• AMU 236 -  Musical Theater: Solo Cabaret

History and Cultural Criticism (Choose one)

• AMU 212 -  Bach, Handel, and their Predecessors
• AMU 213 -  Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
• AMU 214 -  Romanticism
• AMU 230 -  Musical Theater & Opera Scenes Workshop
• ADA 140 -  American Musical Theater and Dance
• ADA 142 -  Dance in America
• ATH 241 -  Contemporary American Theater and Drama
• ATH 348 -  Global Performance Tradition

Performance Experience (Choose One)

• AMU 230 -  Musical Theater & Opera Scenes Workshop
• AMU 231 -  Chamber Music Workshop
• AMU 232 -  Jazz Workshop
• AMU 233 -  Japanese Drumming Workshop
• AMU 234 -  Balinese Gamelan Workshop
• AMU 235 -  Latin Percussion Workshop
• ATH 112 -  Acting 1
• ATH 230 -  Movement for Actors
• ATH 231 -  Voice for the Stage
• ATH 232 -  Musical Theater: Solo Cabaret

Creation, Production, and Design (Choose One))

• AMU 140 -  Music Technology I: Transforming Sound, Making Music
• AMU 202 -  Musical Thinking: World and Pop
• AMU 240 -  Music Technology II: Recording and Mixing Sound
• AMU 301 -  Music Theory: Materials and Design III
• AMU 304 -  Composition and Performance Projects
• AMU 306 -  Songwriting
• ATH 111 -  Introduction to Design
• ATH 113 -  Introduction to Stage Design
• ATH 117 -  Fundamentals of Stage Lighting Design
• ATH 118 -  Introduction to Costume Construction
• ATH 122 -  Introduction to Costume Design
• ATH 124 -  Stage Management: Live Performance

Capstone Experience

• AMU 330 -  Musical Theater Performance

• or

  • Independent Study

  or

  • Another advanced level course with Co-Directors approval 

Practica Requirement

Practica provide practical experience in ensemble work and production support essential for understanding the collaborative nature of musical theater and opera.

NOTE: Students cannot mix theater/dance and music practica

• AMU 012 -  Union College Japanese Drumming and Global Fusion Band
• AMU 014 -  Union College Concert Choir
• One year combined theater and dance practica