BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (Cabaret)

Musical Theatre Dance

You will be taught by professional dancers and choreographers to develop a foundation for different dance styles and ensemble skills, with a focus on jazz, tap and ballet.

With the help of your tutors, you will develop correct alignment and posture and increase core and upper body strength. You will develop versatility in performance to include specific knowledge of dynamics, use of space and the stage, and the relationship with other dancers.

Musical Theatre Acting

You will develop performance skills in acting and learn a range of styles, strategies and techniques under the direction of specialist acting tutors.

In this module, you will be introduced to acting exercises and techniques, for example, Stanislavski, Meisner, improvisation, etc, and through narrative and script work as an individual and ensemble performer.

Musical Theatre Singing

Individual singing lessons will be supplemented by vocal repertoire and ensemble classes designed to broaden your awareness of the range of vocal styles available to you.

You will explore your individual voice with tutors, and your skills will be strengthened and nurtured to support stylistic and dramatic choices for your solo and ensemble performances.

Cabaret Skills

This year-long module is focused towards preparation, developing the different disciplines and practices needed for cabaret performance skills, as well as developing a good sense of performance context.

You will be challenged creatively, physically and intellectually under the direction of specialist teachers, preparing you towards your professional careers.

Personal Development

You will be introduced to a range of strategies designed to offer support to the emerging arts practitioner, including models of successful self-development.

This module will help you develop self-awareness in your strengths and weaknesses, and will include workshops on a variety of tools, such as mindfulness, managing stress, nutrition, setting achievable goals, employability and careers, yoga, tai chi and vocal health.

Musical Grammar

This module will introduce, reintroduce and familiarise you with a range of music theories (traditional, jazz, rock) and aspects of musical structure and notation. Alongside this, you will present and discuss your work, both individually and in groups, enhancing skills in teamwork and presentation and building confidence.

Cabaret Skills

This year-long programme of study is focused on preparation, developing the different disciplines and practices needed for cabaret performance skills.

In addition, the module focuses on developing a good sense of performance context.

You will be challenged creatively, physically and intellectually under the direction of specialist teachers, preparing them for your professional career.

Ensemble

You will produce a professional standard performance, demonstrating confidence within your chosen repertoire(s) and technical and expressive maturity. You will need an appropriate balance in programming and the ability to lean towards either a supporting or leadership role and develop your skills in hosting events and presenting the work to others.

Musical Theatre Development 2

This module develops your performance and communication skills in the musical theatre disciplines of acting, singing and dance, and introduces a more developed sense of performance context.

You will develop your current repertoire, your exploration of new work under the direction of specialist acting, dance and vocal teachers, and your skill in preparing for performance.

Musicals On Screen

This module explores the diverse cultural, social and historical contexts in which the movie musical has developed and currently operates. In addition, you will focus on the exploration of different filmmaking techniques, technologies and creative methodologies, using real world movie musicals as examples.

Performance Development

This includes your 1 to 1 tuition in your selected instrumental or vocal study.

Professional Skills

Supporting the Cabaret Skills module, this year long programme of study is focused on professional practice, developing the different skills needed for cabaret performance, as well as developing a good sense of technical knowledge.

As part of this, you will work under the direction of specialist teachers, preparing them towards professional careers.

Self-Employment, Employment and Visualising Success

This module explores the local and national marketplace and will introduce you to a number of different models of successful positioning within it.

A successful career as a music professional needs to be informed, alongside musical and communication skills, by an understanding of the nature of self-employment in business.

This module will seek to develop this, and to encourage a confident approach to the world beyond university, enabling a tailored financial and business planning which encourages an awareness of local markets and circumstances.

Cabaret Performance Showreel

This large all-year module incorporates a huge array of classes specific to your specialisms, including:

• instrumentals studies
• sight-reading
• vocal rep
• musical direction
• spoken voice/entertainment skills
• video and audio editing
• plus your chosen option (comedy song, guitar or magic) to create your own Industry Showreel at the conclusion of the course.

Working with a wide range of tutors, this module will encourage you to look at how to present your own work on camera, how you market your skillset in the profession and help you to reflect on positioning yourself to a professional standard to agents and bookers.

Cabaret Skills

This year-long programme of study is focused on preparation, developing the different disciplines and practices needed for cabaret performance skills.

In addition, the module focuses on developing a good sense of performance context.

You will be challenged creatively, physically and intellectually under the direction of specialist teachers, preparing them for your professional career.

Create Your Own Show (Personal Study)

This module allows you to select an area or areas of study of their choice, in singing, instrumental study, dance (including choreography), acting, comedy, magic, and to develop this over an extended period into a self-devised show.

This provides an opportunity to develop an individual repertoire, and to present a longer and more challenging programme of work centred around your individual skill set.

Ensemble

You will produce a professional standard performance, demonstrating confidence within your chosen repertoire(s) and technical and expressive maturity. You will need an appropriate balance in programming and the ability to lean towards either a supporting or leadership role and develop your skills in hosting events and presenting the work to others.

Musical Theatre Development 3

This module develops your performance and communication skills in the musical theatre disciplines of acting, singing and dance, and introduces a more developed sense of performance context.

As part of this, you will develop your current repertoire, your exploration of new work under the direction of specialist acting, dance and vocal teachers, and your skill in preparing for performance.

Performance Development

This includes your 1 to 1 tuition in your selected instrumental or vocal study.

Personal Study (Recital)

This module sees you select an area of study in performance and develop it over an extended period.

For performers, this is an opportunity to present a longer and more challenging programme of work.

Personal Study (Written)

This module provides you with an opportunity to select an area of study of your choice, to research it and present your findings in written form, and to develop this over an extended period.

The MT Swing

This module gives you an insight to the role of a ‘swing’ within a musical theatre performance context. This is where you will be asked to learn all the parts of a particular production to be ready to fill any role.

You will develop an exploration of performance styles in practical work and a willingness to approach new and more complex learning strategies.

A more professional approach to rehearsal will be encouraged and you will keep a ‘swing bible’ (written log) of all information needed to effectively take part in the performance, in any given role.

Venues and Organisations

In this module, you will conduct self-analysis in your knowledge of and skills in accompaniment, clowning, magic and comedy, as you discuss with confidence aspects of practice relevant to their individual choice of or combination of discipline development.