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WNC Catalog 2007-2008: Music 176
Course Description and Outline


MUS 176: Musical Theatre Practicum


2007-2008
Credits 2–3
Schedule of Classes Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Schedule History
(See when this course was offered over the last 3 years)
Academic Discipline Music
Academic Division Communications and Fine Arts
Prerequisites none
Transfer Information Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
Programs of Study This course can be found in the following programs of study:
I : Catalog Course Description
Offers musical theatre techniques for singers, actors, pianist/coaches and stage managers, including production and performance.
II : Course Objectives

By the completion of the class, the students should, with an accuracy of 75%:

  • Perform dance steps and songs in the role in which they are cast.
  • Describe of the work they are performing in relation to other works written during this time.
  • Use basic theatrical terminology
  • Discuss character and plot development of the work studied.
III : Course Linkage
Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Students should:

1. Know the subject matter appropriate to the musical theater degree.
2. Succeed at transfer institutions
3. Understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics in the
modern world.
4. Have an understanding of fine arts or performing arts.

Personal Development
• develop creative capacities

Community Commitment

▪ participate in a cultural or artistic event
▪ appreciate the unique role of the fine arts and humanities in the development of cultural values

Sections II and III were prepared on October 23, 2007. Please contact the Communications and Fine Arts division for more information.
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