Musical Theatre / Theatre Focus

The Certificate of Achievement in Musical Theater with Theater focus is a 44-unit CTE program that will prepare students for careers in the musical theater industry. The purpose of the certificate is to prepare students to succeed in auditions for regional and national shows. Students must complete the program earning a grade of C or better in all required courses. Students who complete the Certificate in Musical Theater, Theater will be able to: • Demonstrate acting, singing, and dancing proficiency suitable for a musical theater audition; • Perform standard musical theater repertoire, solo and ensemble, at a collegiate level; • Read music notation with a proficiency level suitable to learn new music quickly; • Apply musical theater, music, dance and acting terminology and language to critiques of musical theater performances; • Develop and demonstrate informed artistic choices in performance; • Analyze musical theater literature; • Demonstrate collaboration and team building skills; • Creatively solve problems Careers in musical theater include: • Musical Theater Actor, Singer, Dancer • Floor Shows (Hotels, casinos, clubs) • Band Member (Vocalist) • Broadway, Off-Broadway, Touring Shows: National, Regional, Local • Voice Over • Productions, Concerts: performer • Music Director (Musical Theater) • Community musical theater director • Musical Theater Teacher: Community School; Parks & Rec Program

2018	2019
Course Department Number	Course Title	Annual # Sections	Annual Enrollment Total	Annual # Sections	Annual Enrollment Total
MUSC 003A	Music Theory 1	2	55	3	44
MUSC 005	Fund. Of Music	5	96	5	70
MUSC 020A	Musicianship 1	2	39	2	38
MUSC 020B	Musicianship 2	1	14	1	18
MUSC 030A	Piano Level 1	6	79	6	58
MUSC 030B	Piano Level 2	5	31	5	30
MUSC 031A	Piano Level 3	5	16	4	21
MUSC 031B	Piano Level 4	3	7	2	5
MUSC 039G	Applied Music: Voice	1	13	2	31
MUSC 042	Concert Choir	2	64	2	66
MUSC 032A, B	Beg. Voice	3	45	4	53
MUSC 033A, B	Inter. Voice	3	11	2	6
MUSC 070	Music Business	0	0	1	16
THEA 011A	Script Analysis	1	7	1	5
THEA 012	Survey of Musical Theater	0	0	1	8
THEA 021A	Practical Theater (Stage?Shop)	1	7	2	9
THEA 022A	Practical Theater (Costume/Makeup)	1	10	0	0
THEA 035A	Voice/Articulation	1	14	1	8
THEA 040A	Acting One	3	55	5	78
THEA 040B	Acting Two	2	30	2	30
THEA 070A, D	Mainstage Production Workshop: American Rep, Musical	2	32	2	29
DANC 001	Ballet Level 1	NA	NA	1	19
DANC 002	Ballet Level 2	NA	NA	0	0
DANC 003	Ballet Level 3	NA	NA	0	0
DANC 004	Ballet Level 4	NA	NA	0	0
DANC 031	Tap Level 1	NA	NA	NA	NA
DANC 032	Tap Level 2	NA	NA	NA	NA
DANC 033	Tap Level 3	NA	NA	NA	NA
DANC 034	Tap Level 4	NA	NA	NA	NA
DANC 011, 012, 013, 014, 021, 022, 023, 024	Jazz & Modern 1-4	4	54	4	55

Projected Annual Completers = 4

The goal of the Certificate in Musical Theater with Theater Focus is to prepare students to succeed in auditions for regional and national shows. 

The certificate provides the skills needed to audition in the musical theater industry, building upon existing strengths in theatrical performance to create a triple-threat singer/actor/dancer. The emphasis of the program is hands-on experience in performance. Students receive class and one-on-one voice instruction throughout the four-semester program, with opportunities to perform solos, in small ensembles, in a large choral ensemble, and in the musical theater production.

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:

• Demonstrate acting, singing, and dancing proficiency suitable for a musical theater audition;
• Perform standard musical theater repertoire, solo and ensemble, at a collegiate level;
• Read music notation with a proficiency level suitable to learn new music quickly;
• Apply musical theater, music, dance and acting terminology and language to critiques of musical theater performances;
• Develop and demonstrate informed artistic choices in performance;
• Analyze musical theater literature;
• Demonstrate collaboration and team building skills;
• Creatively solve problems

Potential careers exist in the field based upon the success of auditions. Between 2016 and 2018, 35%-43% of performers possessed job training equivalent to an Associate degree or less. Growth in this profession is projected at 7% through the year 2026 in the State of California. 

The Certificate of Achievement in Musical Theater with Theater concentration is a 44-unit CTE program that will prepare students for careers in the musical theater industry. The purpose of the Certificate in Musical Theater, Theater is to prepare students to succeed in auditions for regional and national shows. Students must complete the program earning a grade of C or better in all required courses

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	CSU-GE	IGETC	Sequence
Theater Core:	THEA 011A	Script Analysis	3			Yr 2, Fall
23 units	THEA 012	Survey of Musical Theater	3			Yr 1, Fall
	THEA 021A	Practical Theater: Scene & Stage	1			Yr 1, Spring
	THEA 022A	Practical Theater: Costume & Makeup	1			Yr 2, Spring
	THEA 035A	Voice Production & Articulation	3			Yr 1, Fall
	THEA 040A	Acting One	3	C	3	Yr 1, Fall
	THEA 040B	Acting Two	3	C	3	Yr 1, Spring
	THEA 070A	Theater Production: American Rep.	3			Yr 1, Spring
	THEA 070D	Theater Production: Musical	3			Yr 2, Spring
Music Core:	MUSC 003A	Music Theory Level 1	3	C	3	Yr 2, Fall
15 units	OR		OR
	MUSC 005	Fundamentals of Music	3	C	3	Yr 2, Fall
	MUSC 020A	Musicianship Level 1	1			Yr 2, Fall
	MUSC 020B	Musicianship Level 2	1			Yr 2, Spring
	MUSC 030AB/031AB	Piano Level 1-4 *	1			Yr 1, Spring
	MUSC 032AB/033AB	Voice Level 1-4 *	2 - 3			Yr 1, Fall, Spring (Yr 2, Fall)
	AND		AND
	MUSC 039G	Applied Music: Voice	1 - 2			Yr 2, (Fall) Spring
	MUSC 042	Concert Choir	1+1			Yr 2, Fall, Spring
	MUSC 070	Music Business	3			Yr 1, Fall
Dance Core:	DANC 001-004	Ballet, Level 1-4 *	1+1			Yr 1, Fall, Spring
5 units	DANC 011-014	Jazz, Level 1-4 *	1			Yr 2, Fall
	OR		OR			OR
	DANC 021-024	Modern, Level 1-4 *	1			Yr 2, Fall
	DANC 031-034	Tap, Level 1-4 *	1+1			Yr 1, Spring Yr 2, Fall
Dance Elective:	DANC 001-004	Ballet, Level 3-4	1			Yr 2, Spring
1 unit	OR		OR
	DANC 011-014	Jazz, Level 1-4	1
	OR		OR
	DANC 021-024	Modern, Level 1-4 *	1
	OR		OR
	DANC 031-034	Tap, Level 3-4	1

TOTAL UNITS:  44 units

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

Though this is a CTE certificate, all of the courses in the certificate are accepted for CSU and UC transfer credit. Many of the courses are requirements of Music, Theater and Dance degrees at transfer schools. However, transfer is not the path of this program.

Like West Valley College, nearby Foothill College offers an AA in Theatre Arts. The degree at Foothill offers options for concentration, one of which is Musical Theatre Performance. That option provides 1 unit in Dance (Jazz), and 8 units of singing technique and repertoire for musical theater, all based in the Theatre Arts Department. The remaining 35 units of major courses are focused on theatre arts. That comes closest to matching breadth and depth of this proposal in all three areas.