DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVE HABIT

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The Diploma of Musical Theatre will provide you with the training necessary to develop your skills as a musical theatre performer. The Diploma is a one-year course; hence completed over three 13-week semesters, four days per week.

The CUA50213 Diploma of Musical Theatre addresses the specific industry need of producing employable screen-ready actors – with Musical Theatre ability – upon graduation. In addition to world class Acting and Musical Theatre training staffed by some of Australia’s leading tutors, the course is unique in its focus on the industry business skills and multi-disciplinary production skills that consequently enable actors to create their own employment opportunities upon graduation from the course.

The delivery of the Diploma qualification emphasises musical productions for the screen, however performers will also be prepared for work in stage musicals and cabaret productions accordingly. This course above all will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to be able to perform in musical productions across a range of formats, genre and content types. Furthermore you will graduate from Sydney Actors School with the required skills to enter the voice-over industry.

The Diploma culminates in a final musical production and showcase for invited industry guests.

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UNITS OF COMPETENCY 

To successfully complete the CUA50213 Diploma of Musical Theatre qualification, you must complete 16 units of competency. The units are outlined in the table below:

UNITS OF COMPETENCY
CUAACT401	USE A RANGE OF ACTING TECHNIQUES IN PERFORMANCE
CUAACT402	DEVELOP ACTING TECHNIQUES FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
CUADAN505	REFINE CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE
CUADAN507	REFINE DANCE PARTNERING TECHNIQUES
CUAIND402	PROVIDE FREELANCE SERVICES
CUAMLT501	REFINE AURAL PERCEPTION SKILLS
CUAMPF407	DEVELOP VOCAL TECHNIQUES
CUAMPF602	MANAGE STAGECRAFT ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCES
CUAPRF408	PERFORM SOLO IN A MUSICAL THEATRE CONTEXT
CUAPRF409	PERFORM IN A MUSICAL THEATRE ENSEMBLE
CUAPRF501	REFINE PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES
CUAPRF503	PREPARE FOR PERFORMANCES IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
CUAPRF504	REFINE MUSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES
CUAWHS501	MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF FITNESS FOR PERFORMANCE
CUAWHT502	DEVELOP STORYLINES AND TREATMENTS
SCRKPR601	MAINTAIN AND APPLY INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE

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ACTING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS BASE 

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COURSE STRUCTURE

YEAE ONE
	SEMESTER ONE
	SUBJECTS		INCLUDES
		ACTING 1		DEVELOPMENT OF THE CREATIVE HABIT
		MOVEMENT 1		STORYTELLING THROUGH SONG
		MUSICAL CRAFT 1		SOLO SHOWCASE
		MUSICAL PRODUCTION 1		CONTEMPORARY DANCE
		TECHNOLOGY CRAFT 1		ENSEMBLE DEVISED MOVEMENT PIECE
		VOICE 1		SHOOTING EXERCISE ON LOCATION
				DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL VOCAL WARM-UP
	SEMESTER TWO
	SUBJECTS		INCLUDES
		ACTING 2		INTERNATIONAL SCENEWORK SHOWING
		BUSINESS FOR THE ACTOR		MUSICAL PRODUCTION
		MOVEMENT 2		SCREEN TESTS / INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK SESSIONS
		MUSICAL CRAFT 2		INDUSTRY SHOWCASE
		MUSICAL PRODUCTION 2		CREATION OF ‘ACTING BUSINESS’ PORTFOLIO FOR ENTRANCE TO THE INDUSTRY
		TECHNOLOGY CRAFT 2		SCENEWORK PROJECT
		VOICE 2		VOICE-OVER / CHARACTER NARRATION

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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If you have any questions on our school or course certainly feel free to get in touch. If you are eager to pursue a musical theatre career with an emphasis on stage and screen, then Sydney Actors School is the place for you.