<p>Hey, I am currently a Freshman at The Boston Conservatory, and someone asked me if i’d share my schedule on here, so I will! I know I could have loved to know about it when I was in ya’ll’s shoes last year. (note that the curriculum could always change between years! but i’m pretty sure most of it will be the same) </p>
<p>SCHEDULE
(p.s. I’m in core 4 of the freshman class, and this is what our schedule’s like, cores 1, 2, and 3 are all different times, same classes.)</p>
<p>MONDAY:
(2nd sem only) 9:00-10:50 History of Musical Theatre:
The description is basically what you might guess from the name, we learn about how musical theatre was created, we learn about different shows and learn how to critique them in essays. I love this class. It also includes a staged reading in our Zack Box Theatre of a relatively unknown show that you learn about in class, which is always a fun time. This semester we’re doing “Allegro”. Our teacher is an outer critics circle theatre critic. </p>
<p>1:00-2:50 Movement for Actors
We learn how to get into our bodies in acting. We do exercises to free up the body, we learn some alexander technique, we do yoga, and we learn human anatomy. We also learn a little improvisation and character work. Our teacher is a well respected performance artist and yoga instructor. </p>
<p>3:30-4:50 Acting
Acting class is possibly the best part about freshman year. You will learn about yourself and your coremates, and you will grow so much as an actor. We do shakespearian scenes and monologues, as well as contemporary scenes and monologues. Also, we do some serious improvisation. We also do a myriad of acting exercises and games to free up the mind to explore in our work. A very very fun class.</p>
<p>5:00-6:20 Ballet
You will be placed into beginner, intermediate, intermediate-advanced, or advanced ballet on the first day of classes. </p>
<p>TUESDAY
10:00-10:50 Piano
The steps to learning basic piano skills are taught, and again, you may take a placement test and get the credit waved 1st or 2nd semester. </p>
<p>1:30-2:50 Musical Theatre
This class is where you learn how to sing in a chorus effectively and second semester is devoted to the Freshman Revue. (a showcase for the freshmen on the mainstage) So much fun! and very educational for people who don’t have a lot of experience sight reading or being in a choir.</p>
<p>3:00-3:50 Voice and Speech
This class is devoted to learning how to speak again. We learn Lessac and IPA. Things have to be memorized constantly, but at least you’ll know how to write a shwah. We have this class 3 times a week. and from 4:00 to 4:50 we have a voice lab on this day. </p>
<p>5:00-6:20 Modern
There will be a Modern placement on the first day, and you’ll get put into Beginner or Advanced. The reason that you don’t take Jazz freshman year, is to be sure that you have proper technique before being thrown right in to a Jazz class, where you could get lost and not know what you are doing wrong technically. Don’t worry, you take Jazz sophomore year, and if you’re a dedicated dancer, the Jazz teachers don’t mind if you join every once and a while. </p>
<p>WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:20 Liberal Arts Core 1
Lib Arts is all about reading and writing and opinions. We learn a lot about American history in the meanwhile. As well as women’s and gay’s place in society throughout the years. Also, modernism and romanticism are a big part of this class. We read very interesting books and poems. As well as go to the MFA for a project. It’s a cool academic course. </p>
<p>1:30-2:00 Private Voice
This is when I have my half hour voice lesson. All I can say is, get an hour. It’s worth the extra money. But even in half hour lessons, I have found my voice has opened up and relaxed so much. </p>
<p>2:30-4:20 Intro to Theatre (1st semester only)
This class changes every year. This year we read plays, learned about being on a creative team, and read The Empty Space.</p>
<p>4:30-5:20 Ear Training
On wednesday’s class we do theory. Our teacher is brilliant, and has written and created the whole plan for the class as well and a workbook for us to write notes in. </p>
<p>THURSDAY
11:00-12:50 Acting
1:00-2:20 Musical Theatre
2:30-3:20 Voice and Speech
5:00-6:20 Ballet</p>
<p>FRIDAY
8:00-9:20 Liberal Arts Core 1
10:00-10:50 Ear Training
On this day of ear training we learn more sight reading skills, rhythm, scales.
11:00-12:20 Tap
You will have a tap placement when you get here, and that will put you in Beginner, intermediate, intermediate-advanced, or advanced tap.
1:30-2:20 Voice and Speech
5:00-6:20 Modern</p>
<p>Hope this helps for all the hopefuls and/or accepted and deciding people.
Congratulations on completing the audition process, that makes you a very brave person. </p>
<p><3 2014</p>