Musical Theatre Track

(Grades 6-12)

Curriculum

  • Year 1 students must take 5 hours of classes. Mandatory classes include ballet, jazz, and acting. Two elective classes are chosen during their scheduling meeting.

  • Year 2 students must take 5.5 hours of classes. Mandatory classes include ballet, jazz, acting, and MT workshop. One elective class is chosen during their scheduling meeting.

  • Year 3 students must take 6 hours of classes. Mandatory classes include ballet, jazz, acting, and MT workshop. Two elective classes are chosen during their scheduling meeting.

  • Years 4-7 must take 6 classes. Mandatory classes include ballet, jazz, voice studio, and MT workshop. Two elective classes are chosen during their scheduling meeting.

  • In addition to regular coursework, our senior year students will also prepare for a Senior Showcase and do a Capstone Project.

  • These electives must be taken at some point of the program:

    • Group Piano

    • Nutrition

    • Anatomy of the Performer

    • Musicianship

    • Sight Singing

  • The following choice electives will be available to MT track students. Please note that not all electives will be offered every semester. (*) indicates an elective that may be taken more than once.

    • Song as Text

    • Scene Study Lab

    • Choral Ensemble*

    • Plays on Page and Stage

    • Stage Combat

    • Theatre Hair and Makeup

    • Ballroom Dance*

    • Modern*

    • Tap*

    • Pointe (invitation only)*

    • Music Theory I

    • Music Theory II

    • History of Musical Theatre

    • Alexander Technique

    • Welcome Backstage

    • Classical Crossover

    • Theatre History I

    • Theatre History II

    • Aural Skills

    • Acting in Shakespeare

Assessments

Semester Evaluation

Teachers keep track of skill progressions and complete a semester evaluation for each student. This allows parents to see how students are progressing, our students to make personal goals, and our teachers to ensure they are addressing all skills and needs for the students in their classes.

Mid-Year Conferences

Optional conferences are available after the first semester for parents to meet with teachers about their child’s progress. Any questions or concerns can be addressed and continued focus on student goals can be discussed.

Placement Assessments

At the end of each semester, students do an informal placement assessment in each class. This allows for level adjustments, if needed, before the new semester. It also gives our teachers the opportunity to create a semester of curriculum that focuses on the needs of the students in a particular class.

Academy Perks

While any of our classes can be taken a la carte, being an academy student comes with many perks! Our students are “Rad” and we want to praise their hard work, create a culture of friendship and support, and cultivate a continued love of the arts! Check out some of the perks of being an academy student below!

Headshots

Students will have headshots taken annually with a professional photographer.

Guest Artists

Students will have access to guest artists at no additional fee.

Field Trips

Our Academy track students will be taken into the city to see a Musical annually.

Discounts

Academy students are offered discounts on summer camps, voice lessons, and birthday parties! Siblings of academy students are offered a discount, as well. We take pride in our families becoming our family!

Apparel/Supplies

Academy students are offered required dance class apparel and shoes, show costumes, music folders, class texts, etc. at no additional cost.

Audition Workshops

Students will have 3 quarterly mock auditions, preparing them for live auditions with feedback to help them with audition skills. 1 quarterly workshop will be on filming auditions, as this has become more common practice, post-pandemic.

Add-On’s for Academy Students

BFA/BA College Coaching

Let us guide you through the college admissions process, from choosing schools, to compiling what is needed for prescreens and auditions. We will also help you pick songs and monologues.

Prescreen Prep and Filming

Work with our teachers to prep your prescreens for your monologues, dance prescreen and reels, and your vocal prescreens.

Voice Lessons

Our Academy track students get the BEST deal on voice lessons. $75 for an hour lesson!

SAT/ACT Tutoring

Get your college testing tutoring at the studio, and save yourself some time!

College Essay Writing

Get your college essays finished at the studio!

Private Audition Prep

Auditioning for a local or school production? Get audition coaching at a discounted rate just for being an academy student!