Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Music Theatre – General (Music Theatre) – Bachelor of Music Theatre

MUTH-G-BMT

Subject: Administered by the Dan School of Drama and Music, in co-operation with the Music Theatre – Performance Diploma Program at St. Lawrence College.
Plan:  Consists of 69.00 units as described below.
Program:  The Plan, in combination with sufficient electives to total 90.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Music Theatre Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
DRAM 100Introduction to Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies6.00
MUSC 104Music Fundamentals3.00
MUTH 1UNS 19.00
B. Complete the following:
DRAM 290Structures of Music Theatre3.00
MUSC 103Music, Meaning, and Society3.00
C. Complete the following:
MUSC 389Music Theatre Creation Lab3.00
D. Complete the following:
DRAM 240Introduction to Theatre Production I3.00
DRAM 246Technical Practicum1.50
2. Option
A. Complete 10.50 units from the following course list:10.50
BMT_Performance_Applied_Creation_Options
B. Complete 12.00 units from the following course list:12.00
BMT_History_Literature_Theory_Options
C. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list:6.00
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D. Complete 9.00 units from the following:9.00
DRAM
DRAM_Subs
MAPP
MUSC
MUSC_Subs
MUTH
Electives
Elective Courses21.00
Total Units90.00

3. Notes

A. 18.00 units in transfer credit will be awarded from St. Lawrence College to the Queen’s degree following successful completion of all requirements of the first two years of the Advanced Diploma program in Music Theatre – Performance. The transfer credits will be awarded as DRAM 100/6.0, MUSC 104/3.0, and MUTH 1UNS/9.0.

B. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Music Theatre Course Lists

The following lists may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

BMT_Performance_Applied_Creation_Options

BMT Performance Applied Creation Options
DRAM 235Stand-up Comedy3.00
DRAM 236Public Presentation3.00
DRAM 239Special Topics in Practice and Performance I3.00
DRAM 241Design and Theatre3.00
DRAM 242Introduction to Theatre Production II3.00
DRAM 251Introduction to Playwriting3.00
DRAM 294Dance for Music Theatre3.00
DRAM 311Theatre for Young Audiences3.00
DRAM 323Practical Concerns in Directing3.00
DRAM 330Intermediate Acting6.00
DRAM 331Playing Shakespeare3.00
DRAM 332Performing with Masks3.00
DRAM 335Acting for the Screen3.00
DRAM 339Special Topics in Practice and Performance II3.00
DRAM 342Elements of Design Practice3.00
DRAM 345Applied Technical Production3.00
DRAM 346Introduction to Props Design3.00
DRAM 347Puppetry3.00
DRAM 348Mask Making3.00
DRAM 350Playwriting III6.00
DRAM 351Playwriting and Dramaturgy III3.00
DRAM 373Scene Study at the Shaw Festival3.00
DRAM 384Dancer-Singer in Music Theatre3.00
DRAM 389Music Theatre Creation Lab3.00
DRAM 395Internship3.00
DRAM 422Directing Practicum I3.00
DRAM 431Advanced Acting3.00
DRAM 439Special Topics in Practice and Performance III3.00
MUSC 100Small Ensemble1.50
MUSC 112Medium Ensemble1.50
MUSC 115Large Ensemble1.50
MUSC 120Applied Study I (Advanced Performance)6.00
MUSC 121Applied Study I6.00
MUSC 122Applied Music - Alternate Study 1A3.00
MUSC 123Applied Music - Alternate Study 1B3.00
MUSC 151Introduction to Instrumental Composition3.00
MUSC 152Introduction to Vocal Composition3.00
MUSC 158Sampling and Beatmaking3.00
MUSC 159Creative Production: Beats, Songs, and Soundtracks3.00
MUSC 200Small Ensemble1.50
MUSC 212Medium Ensemble1.50
MUSC 215Large Ensemble1.50
MUSC 220Applied Study II (Advanced Performance)6.00
MUSC 221Applied Study II6.00
MUSC 222Applied Music - Alternate Study 2A3.00
MUSC 223Applied Music - Alternate Study 2B3.00
MUSC 253Introduction to Jazz Improvisation3.00
MUSC 254Composition in the Sonic Arts Studio3.00
MUSC 256Developing Sound Practices in the Sonic Arts Studio3.00
MUSC 280Vocal Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 281Woodwind Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 282Exploring Global Music in the Classroom3.00
MUSC 283Brass Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 284Keyboard Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 285String Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 287Percussion Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 288Guitar Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 294Dance for Music Theatre3.00
MUSC 300Small Ensemble1.50
MUSC 312Medium Ensemble1.50
MUSC 315Large Ensemble1.50
MUSC 320Applied Study III (Advanced Performance)6.00
MUSC 321Applied Study III6.00
MUSC 322Applied Music - Alternate Study 3A3.00
MUSC 323Applied Music - Alternate Study 3B3.00
MUSC 332Opera Performance3.00
MUSC 348Advanced Guitar Techniques and Methods3.00
MUSC 351Intermediate Composition Studio3.00
MUSC 353Intermediate Composition Intensive6.00
MUSC 358Jazz and Popular Music Arranging3.00
MUSC 389Music Theatre Creation Lab3.00
MUSC 394Contrapuntal Analysis3.00
MUSC 396Introduction to Orchestration3.00
MUSC 397Introduction to MIDI Orchestration3.00
MUSC 400Small Ensemble1.50
MUSC 412Medium Ensemble1.50
MUSC 415Large Ensemble1.50
MUSC 420Applied Study IV (Advanced Performance)6.00
MUSC 421Applied Study IV6.00
MUSC 422Applied Music - Alternate Study 4A3.00
MUSC 423Applied Music - Alternate Study 4B3.00
MUSC 451Advanced Composition Studio3.00
MUSC 453Advanced Composition Intensive6.00

BMT_History_Literature_Theory_Options

BMT History Literature Theory Options
DRAM 103Theatre and Pop Culture3.00
DRAM 211Introduction to Theatre for Young Audiences3.00
DRAM 219Special Studies I3.00
DRAM 290Structures of Music Theatre3.00
DRAM 296Sex and Violence in Performance3.00
DRAM 301Theories of the Theatre I3.00
DRAM 303Indigenous Playwrights3.00
DRAM 306Drama and its Performance in Canada3.00
DRAM 319Special Studies II3.00
DRAM 321Histories and Theories of Directing3.00
DRAM 344Scenography3.00
DRAM 371Modern Drama at the Shaw Festival3.00
DRAM 382Research Methods in Performing Arts3.00
DRAM 383Theatre and Music of Africa and the Diaspora3.00
DRAM 419Special Studies III3.00
DRAM 476Theatre as Witness3.00
DRAM 482Performance in Times of Crisis3.00
MUSC 171Social History of Popular Music3.00
MUSC 192Theory and Analysis IA3.00
MUSC 193Theory and Analysis IB3.00
MUSC 209Critical Issues in Contemporary Popular Music3.00
MUSC 210Western Art Music: Crusades to Colonialism3.00
MUSC 211Western Art Music: Industrialization to the Internet3.00
MUSC 240Music of Video Games3.00
MUSC 258Musical Acoustics3.00
MUSC 271Introduction to Hip Hop3.00
MUSC 289Global Musics3.00
MUSC 290Structures of Music Theatre3.00
MUSC 292Theory and Analysis IIA3.00
MUSC 293Theory and Analysis IIB3.00
MUSC 380Topics in Music History and Culture I3.00
MUSC 383Theatre and Music of Africa and the Diaspora3.00
MUSC 388Music in Canada Since 19303.00
MUSC 392Theory and Analysis III3.00
MUSC 394Contrapuntal Analysis3.00
MUSC 398Modal Counterpoint3.00
MUSC 399Tonal Counterpoint3.00
MUSC 438Music Education Seminar3.00
MUSC 445Topics in Advanced Analysis3.00
MUSC 446Advanced Analysis of 20th-Century Music3.00
MUSC 470Topics in Music Education I3.00
MUSC 480Genre Studies3.00
MUSC 482Performance in Times of Crisis3.00
MUSC 490Gender and Popular Music3.00
MUSC 491Music and Mass Media3.00
MUTH 232Opera3.00

BMT_Professional_Options

BMT Professional Studies Options
DRAM 386Arts Professionalism3.00
DRAM 448Arts Administration3.00
ENIN 140Design Thinking3.00
ENIN 200Foundations of Entrepreneurship3.00
ENIN 204Publicity and Media Relations3.00
ENIN 207Envisioning Disruptive Technologies3.00
ENIN 240Explorations in Creativity3.00
ENIN 250Makerspaces and the Creative and Innovative Process3.00
ENIN 301Creative Entrepreneurship3.00
ENIN 340Topics in Innovation and Entrepreneurship3.00
ENIN 400Innovation Design Sprint3.00
MAPP 311Sound Production3.00
MUSC 114Introduction to Teaching Music to Children3.00
MUSC 126Ear Training for Production3.00
MUSC 127Ear Training and Sight Singing I3.00
MUSC 157Amplified Sound in Live Contexts3.00
MUSC 270Conducting Techniques3.00
MUSC 273An Introduction to Music Education3.00
MUSC 331Music Direction for Music Theatre3.00
MUSC 335Music Education in the Community3.00
MUSC 338Secondary Music Education3.00
MUSC 370Topics in Advanced Conducting3.00
MUSC 374Music Education: Partnership Placement3.00
MUSC 382Research Methods in Performing Arts3.00
MUSC 386Arts Professionalism3.00

DRAM_Subs

Drama Substitutions
CLST 312Greek and Roman Drama3.00
ENGL 254Shakespeare3.00
ENGL 259Global Shakespeare3.00
ENGL 326Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama6.00
ENGL 335English Drama to 17006.00
ENIN
FREN 305Le théâtre depuis 19453.00
GNDS 427Towards the Human: Race and the Politics of Expression3.00
IDIS 210Arts in Society3.00
IDIS 410Contemporary Cultural Performance in Practice3.00
ITLN 357Pirandello's Theatre3.00
LLCU 200Semiotics: Interpreting the World3.00
LLCU 257Pirandello's Theatre3.00
LLCU 339XX-Century Italian Playwrights: In Search of the Theatre3.00
MAPP
MUSC
MUTH

MUSC_Subs

Music Substitutions
BADR 2003.00
DRAM 247Drama Practicum1.50
ENIN
GNDS 410Special Topics in Gender Studies3.00
IDIS 410Contemporary Cultural Performance in Practice3.00
LLCU 244Hips Don't Lie? Music and Culture in Latin America3.00
MAPP 311Sound Production3.00
MUTH