Are you interested in musical theatre? Are you thinking of applying for a specialist triple threat college?
This Diploma in Musical Theatre course is designed for students aged 18+ who have completed a three A Level programme, which includes drama / dance / music or an Extended Diploma in Performing Arts. The underpinning experience in dance, singing and acting gained on these courses is essential to engage fully with this one year intensive triple threat course.
Students will:
- further develop a range of acting, voice and movement skills
- be assisted in their preparation for auditions, including classical and contemporary speeches and songs
- engage in a variety of performance projects in professional venues
- work with professional theatre directors, musical directors and choreographers
- attend a range of theatre performances
- Have regular lessons in tap, ballet, commercial and jazz sessions
- Learn about musical theatre history and context
The course is delivered through various practical and theoretical units and performance projects. A large proportion of the work undertaken is of a practical nature and is assessed continuously. There are no examinations on this course. The course is full time and students are required to be available for up to 18 hours contact time per week.
Students accepted on this course should be aiming to apply to specialist colleges or university.
Past graduates of the Level 4 Musical Theatre course have progressed onto a number of nationally acclaimed colleges including the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Mountview, GSA Conservatoire, Italia Conti, BiPA, and the Leeds Conservatoire, as well as various prestigious universities.
This two year course will provide you with realistic yet demanding training in all areas of production for theatre.
You will follow a generic course that looks at lighting, sound, stage management and design. Areas of study also cover arts administration and a theoretical study of the performing arts. It will offer you a range of performance project work, both at College and in external venues. This practical work is underpinned with theory and skills-based training in technical, management and design.
The course focuses mainly on practical assessments with evidence generated through research and development log books. Classroom assessments will be, where possible, linked to production work carried out during your course of study.
Possible progression opportunities include entry into specialist drama colleges including Guildford School of Acting and RADA. Careers in stage management, costume design, lighting/sound design or technical.
Our MA Musical Theatre Creatives is an individually-tailored MA for anyone interested in creating new musical theatre and a professional career as a creative in the industries, whether as a composer, writer, choreographer, lyricist or something that has yet to be defined.
This unique course focuses on students' particular needs to develop their skills in their field (composition, dance and dramaturgy etc), whilst simultaneously generating work as a collective with other creatives across the MAs.
Working with leading institutions from across the North and with practitioners that include composers, lyricists, and book-writers (the creative team of a musical), students will leave the course with a portfolio of work to take into the industry, to peers to build a creative team with, and leave with a unique artistic voice to shape the theatre of tomorrow.
Rebellion. Tradition. Activism. Our exciting, inclusive approach to folk and traditional music explores music, stories and traditions from all over the world. We explore traditional music from the British Isles and globally, expanding it through innovative performance, composition, arrangement and recording techniques.
You will consider how traditions have evolved and travelled, social movements, protest music, global themes and cultural identity, expanding these ideas through an innovative approach to performance, repertoire, composition, songwriting, arrangement and ethnomusicology.
We believe that being a classical musician today involves mastery of technique, creative application of theory and adaptability – making you at home in any musical context. Our Classical programme is for talented performers and composers who want to break the boundaries of classical music whilst honing and mastering advanced techniques.
You will develop as a performer through one-to-one tuition throughout your studies, as well as broaden your understanding and knowledge, giving you the opportunity to define classical music for the next generation.
Our conservatoire education is characterised by inspirational training with experts in your specialism, all supported by bespoke workshops and masterclasses by high-level visiting musicians.
There are many opportunities for collaboration, such as working with our Production students in the studios, lending your talents to live scores for our Film Music students, playing in the pit band with Musical Theatre students or performing with students from our Pop, Folk and Songwriting pathways.
If you’re interested in studying business but also have a passion for music, then our Music Business course is an ideal way of actively combining your interests. Whether you’re interested in promotion and branding, artist or events management, or copyright and the law, this course will prepare you for the modern music industry.
Our Music Business degree is designed for entrepreneurs who are serious about getting their ideas off the ground. Your business plan is at the heart of the curriculum and we support you to generate your own work. Many of our students go on to graduate with their own fully-functioning business in addition to their degree.
Our students progress into the industry, employed in a wide range of roles from marketing to artist management, PR to publishing.
You’ll spend time with industry professionals and experts who will mentor you on a one to one basis throughout your studies. You will learn how to raise funds, develop strategic plans, build confidence, manage tours, create merchandise, network and engage with decision-makers. Our business hub provides a dedicated space for developing your ideas, networking and meeting your clients.
With a wealth of musical talent around you, you will easily find acts with commercial viability to work. You’ll coordinate musicians, producers and composers for your independent projects. In your second and third year you will have the opportunity to launch your own label with your course peers, offering guidance to student artists on copyright, promotion, marketing, legal affairs and distribution. You will be able to develop your own independent enterprise project in the final year.
This course has been designed with global scope and benchmarked against institutions in the USA and Europe. Our connections with other European conservatoires have provided collaborative opportunities for our students and a number of our students are involved in professional international projects.
This two-year course draws on QMU’s rich and highly respected teaching expertise within the performing arts and provides the training needed to pursue a contemporary career as an actor on stage and screen. It is an articulation route for students who have already achieved an HND Acting and Performance/Musical Theatre or who have completed two years of an appropriate degree.
On this course you will:
- Focus on intensive stage and screen actor training with additional options that allow you to expand your skills to include areas such as community theatre, playwriting, directing, devising and creative entrepreneurship.
- Experience practical and practice-led teaching methods to explore the ways in which the skills you already have can be developed and enhanced to embrace the demands of theatre, media and performance.
- Deepen your knowledge of the fundamental skills of acting, voice, movement, textual analysis and interpretation, examining the ways in which they are deployed and synthesised to create character and performance, on stage, screen and in media work.
- Engage with current industry professionals and organisations.
This course enables you to convert an appropriate existing qualification into a degree and is equivalent to years three and four of an honours degree. You will complete a range of modules each year as outlined.
The BA (Hons) Dance Performance top-up course is structured around the needs of the professional performing dancer in a diverse creative economy. The course will guide you in the development of your technical and performance skills to a high professional standard. Working with leading professionals across the dance industry, you will train in styles such as commercial, contemporary, ballet, jazz, and musical theatre. While the focus of the course is performance and technical training, you will also expand on your skills in choreography, self-promotion, and academic writing to prepare you for the ever-changing demands of the professional dance world.
This programme aims to further your understanding of dance performance, allowing you to become a dance practitioner with comprehensive knowledge of the cultural, creative, and technical elements of your art form. If you are a committed performer that enjoys the challenges of creating and performing innovative dance, then this course is for you!
This programme is an intense year of study, consisting of four modules designed to equip you with the transferable skills required for professional dancers. There are multiple opportunities throughout the year to perform and showcase your own choreography. Each year will feature a performance project led by an industry professional in which you will be directly involved in every stage of development from the initial conception to the final performance.
Our BA Hons (Top up) in Dance is run in partnership with University West London.
The Higher National Diploma in Musical theatre at Addict Dance Academy is designed to equip students for work in Musical Theatre. Each week, students will undertake vocational, practical classes in Acting, Dance and Singing all lead by experienced practitioners in their field, many still working in the industry today.
The HND underpins all of the exceptional vocational practical work with tailored and focused lectures covering a range of topics relevant to a dancer in training.
Whilst on the course you will study units covering Acting, Dance and Musical Theatre.
Addict Dance Academy delivers a Higher National Diploma in dance, a full time dance course designed for training performers who want to pursue a career within the dance industry. This popular course provides professional dance training in commercial dance, urban, jazz, cabaret, musical theatre, ballet, tap, singing, acting, choreography, community dance, pointe work, pas de deux and heel class. All of these classes are taught professionals currently dancing in the industry with Rita Ora, Cheryl Cole, Mariah Carey, and Nick Jonas or working on The Voice, X Factor, Jasmine Vardamon company, CATS the musical, New Adventures and The Royal Ballet.
We have very close links to the industry and its employers, as a result of which all of our graduates are now working all around the world in professional dance companies, on cruise ships, freelancing, teaching, dancing on X Factor and even developing singing careers in Los Angeles!
This intense full time course is full of professional opportunities such as performing in UK pantomime productions, termly performances, agency auditions, dancing on X Factor (both UK and European), performing in dance videos and working alongside professionals to gain experience and industry insight.
If you are dedicated and passionate about dance and think you have what it takes to become a professional dancer, then this course will provide you with all the opportunities for a professional career in dance!
Jazz, Ballet, Commercial, Tap, Acting, Singing, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Urban, Performing Arts Industry, Contemporary, Professional Development, Popular Entertainment. Levelled classes for technique.
Our Higher National Diploma in Dance is run in partnership with University Centre Peterborough and you will be jointly enrolled with them, which brings added value to the qualification.
