Musical Theatre Performance Minor
The minor in musical theatre performance, a joint program in the Department of Music and the Department of Dramatic Art, provides students with opportunities to improve their abilities in musical theatre performance. The minor has three components including acting literacy, music literacy, and movement literacy.
Students will have ample opportunity for performance experience through the department's and student group productions.
The minor has three tracks, depending on the student's major status:
- Music track (taken by students pursuing the dramatic art major or music majors in instruments other than voice)
- Dramatic track (taken by students pursuing the music major)
- Hybrid track (taken by students pursuing a double major in dramatic art and music, or by students majoring in other disciplines)
Departmental advising is available for students with questions about course and program expectation and opportunities, both on campus and in the professional world.
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
The minor requires 15 credit hours. Students can pursue one of three tracks.
Music Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| DRAM/MUSC 151 |  Introduction to the American Stage Musical | 3 |
| At least 4 hours in Music Literacy: | 4 | |
| Individual Voice Lessons | ||
| Group Lessons in Voice | ||
| Fundamentals of Tonal Music I | ||
| Advanced Individual Lessons in Voice H | ||
| At least 4 hours in Movement Literacy: | 4 | |
| Beginning Ballet | ||
| Introduction to Dance Technique | ||
| Beginning Modern Dance | ||
| Intermediate Ballet | ||
| Intermediate Modern Dance | ||
| Advanced Ballet | ||
| Performers' Awareness | ||
| Movement for the Actor | ||
| The remaining 4 hours can come from either list above or from the Acting Literacy list below: | 4 | |
| Acting the Song | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Students in the music track may not also pursue the music major (B.A., B.Mus) in voice or the music minor.
Dramatic Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| DRAM/MUSC 151 | Introduction to the American Stage Musical | 3 |
| At least 4 hours in Acting Literacy: | 4 | |
| Acting for Nonmajors | ||
| Voice Training I | ||
| Acting the Song | ||
| At least 4 hours in Movement Literacy: | 4 | |
| Beginning Ballet | ||
| Introduction to Dance Technique | ||
| Beginning Modern Dance | ||
| Intermediate Ballet | ||
| Intermediate Modern Dance | ||
| Advanced Ballet | ||
| Performers' Awareness | ||
| Movement for the Actor | ||
| The remaining 4 hours can come from either list above | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Students in the dramatic track may not also pursue the dramatic art major or minor.
Hybrid Track
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| DRAM/MUSC 151 | Introduction to the American Stage Musical | 3 |
| Any combination of courses from the Music, Acting, and Movement Literacy lists (see below): | 12 | |
| Music Literacy | ||
| Individual Voice Lessons | ||
| Group Lessons in Voice | ||
| Fundamentals of Tonal Music I | ||
| Advanced Individual Lessons in Voice H | ||
| Acting Literacy | ||
| Acting for Nonmajors | ||
| Voice Training I | ||
| Acting the Song | ||
| Movement Literacy | ||
| Beginning Ballet | ||
| Introduction to Dance Technique | ||
| Beginning Modern Dance | ||
| Intermediate Ballet | ||
| Intermediate Modern Dance | ||
| Advanced Ballet | ||
| Performers' Awareness | ||
| Movement for the Actor | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Students pursuing both the dramatic art and music major (double majors) should follow the hybrid track.
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