This course is designed for those who wish to continue their study into further training and eventually the professional world of musical theatre. The course focuses not only on the key elements of the HND but provides a full 35 hour week of training beyond HND unit class requirements. This is an intense course including one-to-one training and extensive practical technique and personal development classes.

 

HND units/classes studied…

 

Acting Skills 2:  Developing acting skills using Stanislavski method. 

 

Jazz for Musical Theatre 2:  Developing advanced technical skills in Jazz Dance

 

Movement 1:  Developing advanced physical skills using your body as actor and storyteller 

 

Singing Skills 2:  Developing advanced vocal technique, personal repertoire and finding your own voice

 

Performance Skills 2:  Perform in fully staged musicals, pantos, reviews to public audiences

 

Vocal Techniques 2:  Developing advanced voice skills as an actor and storyteller

 

Graded Unit 2:  Prepare skilled songs and scenes for audition and performance

 

Professional Development for Actors:  Prepare to develop relationships with agents, casting directors, technique and protocols, getting an agent, working with casting directors, how to make showreels, preparing for auditions, tax responsibilities

 

Score Interpretation for Musical Theatre:  Learning how to read a interpret a score for audition purposes.

 

 

Practical technique and personal development classes.

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Beyond HND Units, students also experience a full diet of practical classes such as a weekly one to one singing lesson, daily jazz classes, contemporary acting workshops, acting through song classes, improvisation, commercial dance classes, group singing and harmony classes, musical theatre context, physical theatre.

 

Performance opportunities such as:  cabaret events, corporate events, panto, musical theatre reviews, possible professional contracts.