Bachelor [Theatre Arts -Music Theatre] From Colorado Mesa University

This approach to create "triple threats" is the hallmark of CMU?s program, and enhances the young performer?s potential for an exciting career in Musical Theatre. Students begin training with music theory and ear training, private voice instruction, choir and class piano. Acting I and II, Ballet and Tap are also included to complete first year academic requirements. To complement technique courses, students also participate in a wide variety of performance related assignments which include mainstage productions, experimental theatre productions, choral ensembles, dance concerts, student directed one-acts, and technical crew assignments.?

CMU?s BFA in Music Theatre is designed to create young theatre professionals ready to work from the moment they graduate. As part of the program, the Music Theatre capstone course requires music theatre students to perform a 25-minute cabaret of their own devising that will showcase their abilities and create a ready-made showcase for wherever they choose to go. In addition, CMU brings professional artistic directors and casting agents to campus to interview and audition our students BEFORE they graduate to create a professional network they can immediately access upon graduating.?

The Music Theatre program offers highly personalized instruction from skilled professors who are seasoned performers, coaches, directors, teachers, and technicians; working graduates cite this as the prime reason for their success in gaining employment in both regional and national venues. Music Theatre graduates work on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in national Broadway tours, regional theatres, dinner theatres, cruise ships, and with Disney and Universal Studios.?