<p>A person on the MT board asked what the difference in the training is for Acting/MTs. Well, here’s a list of the differences in our programs. It’s pretty similar for the most part and the things we get are quite comparable. Hope it’s helpful!</p>
<p>Basically here’s the parallel for acting/MT:</p>
<p>FRESHMAN YEAR:
MT - Alexander Technique, Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Private Voice Lesson, Piano, Music Theory, Voice for Musical Theater (Acting the song)
ACTING - Linklater Technique, Stage Combat, Movement, Masque
CROSSOVER - Costume & Property Technology, Survey of Theater Arts, Script Analysis, Acting Studio (Preliminary studio to break habits, introduce you to objectives, opening up, etc.), Scene & Lighting Technology</p>
<p>SOPHOMORE YEAR:
MT - Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Music Theory, Piano, Musical Theater History, Foundations of Singing-Acting (SAVI Technique), Private Voice Lesson
ACTING - Voice Lab, Movement, Theater History, Advanced Combat (an elective most acting majors take)
CROSSOVER - Meisner Technique, Voice and Speech (Learning General American Dialect and the International Phonetic Alphabet)</p>
<p>JUNIOR YEAR:
MT - Jazz, Ballet, Partnering, Musical Theater Repertory (The scene study of songs/scenes), Musical Theater Dance Repertory (Dancing while singing), Junior Voice for Musical Theater (Song Styles), Private Voice Lesson
ACTING - Dialects (now just a semester), Voice and Speech (the class that has replaced the second semester of Dialects that will be new this coming semester), Laban Technique, Audition Techniques (this is currently in the position for senior year acting majors, but will move into this position next year for juniors, switching place with Acting on Camera, so juniors and seniors will take it simultaneously)
CROSSOVER - Junior Studio (Introduction to Actions and Scoring a script), Viewpoints Technique</p>
<p>SENIOR YEAR:
MT - Cabaret/Audition (Voice for Musical Theater), Movement Credit (take whichever dance classes you want, as long as they equal one credit), Private Voice Lesson
ACTING - Movement (not sure what the subtitle of this class is), Acting on Camera (currently in position of junior year, but will be in the senior year position next year)
CROSSOVER - Greek Drama, Shakespearean Drama, Business of Theater</p>