Musical Theatre / Music Focus

The Certificate of Achievement in Musical Theater with Music 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, Music 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, Music 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 

Enrollment Data – Musical Theater (Music Focus)

	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 003B	Music Theory 2	1	24	1	19
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 044A, B, C, D	Musical Theater/ Opera Scenes	2	20	1	13
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 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, Music 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 vocal music performance to create a triple-threat singer/actor/dancer. The emphasis of the program is hands-on experience in performance. Students receive one-on-one voice lessons throughout the four-semester program, with opportunities to perform solos, in small ensembles, in a large choral ensemble, in a scenes class, 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 Music concentration is a 44-unit CTE program that will prepare students for careers in the musical theater industry.  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
Music Core:	MUSC 003A	Music Theory Level 1	3	C	3	Yr 1, Fall
21 units	MUSC 020A	Musicianship Level 1	1			Yr 1, Fall
	MUSC 003B	Music Theory Level 2	3	C	3	Yr 1, Spring
	MUSC 020B	Musicianship Level 2	1			Yr 1, Spring
	MUSC 030AB/031AB	Piano Level 1-4 *	1			Yr 1, Fall
	MUSC 039G	Applied Music: Voice	1+1+1+1			Yr 1, Fall, Spring Yr 2, Fall, Spring
	MUSC 042	Concert Choir	1+1+1			Yr 1, Fall, Spring Yr 2, Spring
	MUSC 044A-D	Musical Theater & Opera Scenes	2			Yr 2, Fall
	MUSC 070	Music Business	3			Yr 2, Fall
Theater Core:	THEA 012	Survey of Musical Theater	3			Yr 1, Fall
18 units	THEA 035A	Voice Production & Articulation	3			Yr 2, Fall
	THEA 040A	Acting One	3	C	3	Yr 1, Spring
	THEA 040B	Acting Two	3	C	3	Yr 2, Fall
	THEA 070A	Theater Production: American Rep.	3			Yr 1, Spring
	THEA 070D	Theater Production: Musical	3			Yr 2, Spring
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, Spring
	OR		OR			OR
	DANC 021-024	Modern, Level 1-4 *	1			Yr 2, Spring
	DANC 031-034	Tap, Level 1-4 *	1+1			Yr 2, Fall, Spring

TOTAL UNITS:  44 units

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

None

Like West Valley College, nearby Foothill College offers an AA in Theatre Arts, with up to 48 units in the major area. The degree at Foothill offers options for concentration, one of which is in 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. This is the only known program that approaches this certificate in breadth and depth.