BA (HONS) PERFORMANCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE
Validated by De Montfort University
BA (HONS) PERFORMANCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE
Location: Guildford, Surrey
Course Duration: 3 Years
Qualification Received: BA (Hons) Performance in Musical Theatre
Course Type: Full Time
University Code: D26
Musical Theatre Course Code: W312
BA (Hons) Performance in Musical Theatre is validated by De Montfort University. To apply for this course you will need to have 96 UCAS points (New Tariff) and be over the age of 18 years old before the 1st of September.
You MUST apply for this course through both our Audition System on our website and also through UCAS.
Performance Preparation Academy is a warm and lively community of performers, industry practitioners and facilitators.
We champion a safe and supportive working environment, promoting a strong ensemble ethic shared by our staff and students.
Our students enjoy long lasting personal and professional relationships formed whilst closely exploring a wide range of learning experiences, rehearsal-based projects and public performances.
We are dedicated to individual development, and a team of passionate teachers deliver a rigorous and innovative training programme, designed to prepare graduates for the Musical Theatre industry as a triple threat performer.
Reflection on professional practice is an empowering aspect of the student experience, and in the third year your research project allows you to choose a subject matter of personal interest.
In addition, you will have access to the PPA Agency, which has enviable industry links and may promote graduates into the world of Musical Theatre with access to agents, casting directors and potential employers. Where possible, we encourage students to develop industry links via public performances, auditions, work-based learning opportunities, and the Industry Showcase.
SINGING IN MUSICAL THEATRE
You will be provided with the security of a detailed singing and performance course, through which you will develop versatility through in-depth study into a wide range of genres. This will equip you with an enviable skill-set leading to the broadest possible choice of job options.
The Singing and Performance classes are designed to develop the technical and interpretive skills required for a successful career in Musical Theatre.
You will explore the practical application of theoretical concepts to singing through a variety of practitioners, models and voice work. This will empower you to make sense of different approaches and to draw connections between the disciplines of Singing, Voice, Acting and Dance.
The programme will build your confidence and self-belief, through developing a safe creative environment.
You will have classes in Technical Singing, Acting Through Song, Ensemble Singing, Song Rep and personal one to one Tutorials in your first and second year.
DANCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE
Throughout your three years at PPA you will develop a secure technical ability in all aspects of dance required in the Musical Theatre Industry. You will explore diverse approaches to dance covering a challenging range of styles and you will develop your dance vocabulary and technical understanding to underpin a comprehensive range of performance skills.
Your training will help you to explore a dynamic and effective use of your body in order to express the physical dimensions required in creating a character.
Your confidence will build as you become more in tune with your body and personal skill set, working both individually and as part of an ensemble.
You will have classes focused on technique and performance in Ballet, Jazz, Tap and also Urban Jazz, Street, Contemporary, Double Work.
DANCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE
Throughout your three years at PPA you will develop a secure technical ability in all aspects of dance required in the Musical Theatre Industry. You will explore diverse approaches to dance covering a challenging range of styles and you will develop your dance vocabulary and technical understanding to underpin a comprehensive range of performance skills.
Your training will help you to explore a dynamic and effective use of your body in order to express the physical dimensions required in creating a character.
Your confidence will build as you become more in tune with your body and personal skill set, working both individually and as part of an ensemble.
You will have classes focused on technique and performance in Ballet, Jazz, Tap and also Urban Jazz, Street, Contemporary, Double Work.
Acting
You will be introduced to an ethos which will underpin your training and learning experiences at PPA. This will help you to develop the mindset and range of skills of an outstanding performer, both in work and life.
You will be navigated towards self-discovery and greater confidence through a variety of exercises and perspectives from a range of global performance practice and practitioners,
Through improvisation and creative play, you will work supportively as part of an ensemble, developing the imagination as a muscle.
You will also receive seminars in monologue and casting research, in preparation for professional auditions in the mediums of stage, screen and commercials.
Students must be prepared to work professionally with tutors who will adapt the specific module content and focus each year to ensure students engage with current industry requirements.
Voice
In Voice, you will gain an understanding about how the voice works, intellectually and physically.
You will explore bringing the written word to life, through text ranging from your own word to prose and poetry.
You will also acquire an understanding of your own specific speech habits and, through this understanding, explore other dialects and accents to use in your work at PPA and as a professional performer.
Voice
In Voice, you will gain an understanding about how the voice works, intellectually and physically.
You will explore bringing the written word to life, through text ranging from your own word to prose and poetry.
You will also acquire an understanding of your own specific speech habits and, through this understanding, explore other dialects and accents to use in your work at PPA and as a professional performer.
THE CRITICAL PERFORMER
In your first year, you will develop your understanding of approaches to analysing performance. Staff will introduce you to different theatre theories and critical perspectives, enabling you to apply these in different formats (written, oral, practical) supporting you to become a strong communicator in different mediums. You will start to analyse live performance more deeply and consider how different critical lenses affect the way we both create and interpret a performance. You also investigate the work of different practitioners and practically apply their methods in the staging of your assessed work.
In your second year, you will explore performance styles which have pedagogic and/or political aims to consider how performance is ‘applied’ within different social contexts. You will also have further opportunities to build on your ability to develop core research skills and find creative ways to communicate your findings both individually and as part of a collective. These opportunities will enable you to develop into a creative practitioner that produces solid, original, and informed practical work.
Finally, at Level 6 you have the opportunity to design and deliver an advanced research project, demonstrating your skills in research, analysis and critical thinking in an appropriate professional format. You will be able to choose between two pathways on this research project: a written research project pathway or a performative research presentation pathway.
COMBINED SKILLS AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
You will explore the combined skills of acting, dancing and singing as part of a company of performers, reflecting on your learning experience as a performer in Musical Theatre.
In Song and Dance classes you will develop your performance skills through a wide range of games and exercises, emphasising the ethos of working as part of an ensemble. This supports your experience throughout your training at PPA and your professional life.
In these classes you will develop your ability to sing and dance simultaneously. You will improve your technique and stamina through exploring different styles of Musical Theatre.
Throughout your training you will participate in project performances, which will reinforce professional working practices within a rehearsal environment.
You will have the opportunity to expand your learning in an experiential environment, creating and developing both principal and ensemble characters throughout rehearsals, alongside a development of key stagecraft proficiencies. Work will concentrate on bringing together the three major skillsets of musical theatre.
In your final year, you will become a company of performers. Consolidating your training, this will develop your professional etiquette in the workplace, realising industry expectation and providing opportunities to perform to an audience.
COMBINED SKILLS AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
You will explore the combined skills of acting, dancing and singing as part of a company of performers, reflecting on your learning experience as a performer in Musical Theatre.
In Song and Dance classes you will develop your performance skills through a wide range of games and exercises, emphasising the ethos of working as part of an ensemble. This supports your experience throughout your training at PPA and your professional life.
In these classes you will develop your ability to sing and dance simultaneously. You will improve your technique and stamina through exploring different styles of Musical Theatre.
Throughout your training you will participate in project performances, which will reinforce professional working practices within a rehearsal environment.
You will have the opportunity to expand your learning in an experiential environment, creating and developing both principal and ensemble characters throughout rehearsals, alongside a development of key stagecraft proficiencies. Work will concentrate on bringing together the three major skillsets of musical theatre.
In your final year, you will become a company of performers. Consolidating your training, this will develop your professional etiquette in the workplace, realising industry expectation and providing opportunities to perform to an audience.
PPA AWARD
At PPA we also offer you the unique opportunity to compliment, expand and inform this learning by supporting you with PPA Award classes. These may include classes such as: Musicianship, Stretch, Fitness and Wellbeing, Stage Combat and Tumbling. These are in addition to, and timetabled around, your core modules but are not included in your BA Hons Award*
How am I assessed for the PPAwards?
You will be constantly assessed by all your teachers throughout your training at PPA. These take the form of a series of short term projects, all of which have distinct learning outcomes, enhance your current level of knowledge, and will demonstrate your progression in the subject. Your tutor will advise you of your areas for improvement and of your attainment in an informal way throughout the year, project to project.
FEES AND FUNDING
Please see our Term Dates and Fees page for more details on funding.
FEES AND FUNDING
Please see our Term Dates and Fees page for more details on funding.
