BFA in Music Dance Theatre (76.5 hours*)

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1. Live and taped auditions for entrance into the MDT major are held in the January preceding fall registration. Students may begin the MDT major in the fall only.
2. Pass a proficiency examination in each of the three areas at the end of each semester.
3. Complete at least 40 hours in residence at BYU.
4. Any grade below C– in major courses is not acceptable for graduation. Dance technique courses require a minimum grade of B– for advancement to the next level.
5. Complete the following:
   MUSIC 113 : Beginning Piano Techniques 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 113 : Beginning Piano Techniques 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Class instruction in piano for nonmusic majors.
   
   
   MUSIC 161 : Voice Technique. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 161 : Voice Technique. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Acceptance by audition to the School of Music.
   DESCRIPTION:	Class instruction in voice technique.
   
   
   MUSIC 261 : Contemporary Vocal Techniques. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 261 : Contemporary Vocal Techniques. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 161 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Contemporary vocal styles and techniques, including pop/belt, stage, and studio singing.
   
   
   MUSIC 290 : Music Theory for MDT Majors. (4:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 290 : Music Theory for MDT Majors. (4:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Music 113 and music dance theatre (MDT) major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Music theory, sight singing, aural dictation, and keyboard harmony.
   
   
6. Complete four hours of the following:
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MUSIC 260R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
   NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.
   
                : Performance Instruction: Bassoon.
                : Performance Instruction: Brass and Percussion.
                : Performance Instruction: Cello.
                : Performance Instruction: Clarinet.
                : Performance Instruction: Euphonium.
                : Performance Instruction: Flute.
                : Performance Instruction: Guitar.
                : Performance Instruction: Harp.
                : Performance Instruction: Harpsichord.
                : Performance Instruction: Horn.
                : Performance Instruction: Oboe.
                : Performance Instruction: Organ.
                : Performance Instruction: Percussion.
                : Performance Instruction: Piano.
                : Performance Instruction: Recorder.
                : Performance Instruction: Saxophone.
                : Performance Instruction: String Bass.
                : Performance Instruction: Strings.
                : Performance Instruction: Synthesizer.
                : Performance Instruction: Trombone.
                : Performance Instruction: Trumpet.
                : Performance Instruction: Tuba.
                : Performance Instruction: Viola.
                : Performance Instruction: Violin.
                : Performance Instruction: Voice.
                : Performance Instruction: Woodwinds.
   
   
7. Complete four hours of the following:
   MUSIC 360R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   Performance Instruction.
   MUSIC 360R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   Performance Instruction.

   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; jury approval.
   DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
   NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.

8. Complete the following:
   DANCE 131 : Jazz Dance, Beginning. (.5:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 131 : Jazz Dance, Beginning. (.5:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:

   F, W, Sp, Su
   
   
   DANCE 135 : Tap Dance, Beginning. (.5:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 135 : Tap Dance, Beginning. (.5:0:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:

   F, W, Sp, Su
   
   
   DANCE 231 : Jazz Dance Technique 1. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 231 : Jazz Dance Technique 1. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 131 or equivalent; 240R or 290.
   
   
   DANCE 235 : Tap Dance Technique 1. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 235 : Tap Dance Technique 1. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 135 or equivalent.
   
   
   DANCE 241R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 2. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 241R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 2. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Experience in modern dance equivalent to Dance 240R; instructor's consent.
   
   
   DANCE 243R : Studio Workshop in Modern Dance Technique and Theory. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 243R : Studio Workshop in Modern Dance Technique and Theory. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 241R or equivalent; instructor's consent; concurrent enrollment in Dance 244R the first time taken.
   DESCRIPTION:	Technique and theory in a workshop setting.
   
   
   DANCE 244R : Studio Workship in Modern Dance Improvisation and Composition. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 244R : Studio Workship in Modern Dance Improvisation and Composition. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 241R or equivalent; instructor's consent; concurrent enrollment in Dance 243R the first time taken.
   DESCRIPTION:	Beginning improvisation and composition in a workshop setting.
   
   
   DANCE 290 : Ballet Accelerated Technique 1. (1.5:0:4.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 290 : Ballet Accelerated Technique 1. (1.5:0:4.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:

   F, W, Sp
   
   
   DANCE 291R : Ballet Technique 2. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 291R : Ballet Technique 2. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 290 or equivalent.
   
   
   DANCE 331 : Jazz Dance Technique 2. (1.5:0:4.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 331 : Jazz Dance Technique 2. (1.5:0:4.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 231 or equivalent; 241R, 242, or 291R.
   
   
   DANCE 361 : Music Dance Theatre Choreographic Styles. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 361 : Music Dance Theatre Choreographic Styles. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Dance 231, 235, 243, 244, 291R, TMA 229.
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical and conceptual aspects of dance styles as they relate to music dance theatre.
   
   
   DANCE 390R : Ballet Technique 3. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DANCE 390R : Ballet Technique 3. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
   
   
9. Complete the following:
   TMA 114 : Reading and Constructing Narratives. (3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 114 : Reading and Constructing Narratives. (3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Animation majors--admittance to the animation program; media arts studies majors/minors--TMA 102, 113, and admittance to media arts program; MDT--admittance to the MDT program; theatre arts studies majors/minors and BFA Acting--TMA 101; theatre education majors--Sc Ed 276R.
   DESCRIPTION:	Analyzing basic narrative principles; conceptualizing and writing narratives for theatre and media.
   
   
   TMA 121 : Voice and Diction. (2:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 121 : Voice and Diction. (2:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	MDT or theatre education major status or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Skills involved in producing an effective voice; International Phonetic Alphabet. Lab required.
   
   
   TMA 123 : Acting Fundamentals. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 123 : Acting Fundamentals. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in TMA 122, 125.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental acting skills: exercises in perception, objective/action, thought processes, scoring of scripts. Lab required.
   
   
   TMA 124 : Acting. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 124 : Acting. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting or MDT major status; TMA 114, 123. By audition and instructor's consent only.
   RECOMMENDED:	Acting BFA majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 127, 222.
   DESCRIPTION:	Integrating acting skills; building a character through exercises and scene work.
   
   
   TMA 223 : Acting Improvisation. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 223 : Acting Improvisation. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting, BFA acting, or MDT major status; TMA 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
   RECOMMENDED:	BFA acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, 224, Dance 140R.
   DESCRIPTION:	Discovery of emotion, thought process, and impulse through improvisation.
   
   
   TMA 229 : Musical Scene Study. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 229 : Musical Scene Study. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status; TMA 124, Music 161, Dance 140. By audition and instructor's consent only.
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth study of two genres of musical theatre; text analysis, research, written assignments.
   
   
   TMA 267 : Makeup 1. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 267 : Makeup 1. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Elementary techniques in makeup application for film, television, and stage. Lab work on main season productions is required.
   
   
   TMA 421 : The Business: Marketing Yourself as a Performer. (1:1.5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 421 : The Business: Marketing Yourself as a Performer. (1:1.5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status; TMA 114; instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Business aspects of the entertainment industry, including telephone interviews with entertainment industry personnel. Required research project.
   
   
   TMA 427 : Auditions. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   TMA 427 : Auditions. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 225, 229, 324, 424. BFA MDT majors: TMA 229, 324 (or 424), Dance 240. By audition and instructor's consent only.
   RECOMMENDED:	BFA acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 425.
   DESCRIPTION:	Auditions, cold reading, resumes, and the business end of acting, music, and dance for the professional performer.
   
   
10. Complete concurrently the following MDT Seminar courses:
    MUSIC 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	music dance theatre BFA major status; TMA 114, 229, concurrent enrollment in Music 328, Dance 328, and TMA 328.
    RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Music 300, Dance 300, and TMA 300.
    DESCRIPTION:	Intensive integration of music, dance, and theatre for the performer.
    
    
    DANCE 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	music dance theatre BFA major status; TMA 114, 229; concurrent enrollment in Music 328, TMA 328.
    RECOMMENDED:	concurrent enrollment in Music 300, Dance 300, TMA 300.
    DESCRIPTION:	Intensive integration of music, dance, and theatre for the performer.
    
    
    TMA 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 328 : Junior Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA MDT major status; TMA 229; Concurrent enrollment in Dance 328, Music 328.
    RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Music 300, Dance 300, TMA 300.
    DESCRIPTION:	Intensive integration of music, dance, and theatre for the performer.
    
    
11. Complete concurrently the following History of Music Dance Theatre courses:
    MUSIC 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	Music 290; Dance 242; TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Dance 300 and TMA 300.
    DESCRIPTION:	Dance in Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, and theatre.
    
    
    DANCE 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	Music 290, Dance 243R, 244R, TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Music 300 and TMA 300.
    RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Music 328, Dance 328, and TMA 328.
    DESCRIPTION:	Dance in Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, theatre.
    
    
    TMA 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 300 : History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	MDT major status; Music 290, Dance 243R, 244R, TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Dance 300, Music 300.
    RECOMMENDED:	concurrent enrollment in Music 328, Dance 328, TMA 328.
    DESCRIPTION:	Theatre in the Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, and theatre.
    
    
12. Complete concurrently the following Senior Performance Project courses:
    MUSIC 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	TMA 361; concurrent enrollment in Dance 426, and TMA 426.
    DESCRIPTION:	Participation in an MDT performance group culminating in a showcase for agents and directors in New York City during April.
    
    
    DANCE 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	TMA 361; concurrent enrollment in Music 426, and TMA 426.
    DESCRIPTION:	Participation in an MDT performance group culminating in a showcase for agents and directors in New York City during April.
    
    
    TMA 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 426 : Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	MDT major status; TMA 361; concurrent enrollment in Music 426, Dance 426.
    DESCRIPTION:	Participation in an MDT performance group culminating in a showcase for agents and directors in New York City during April.
    
    
13. Complete 9.5 hours of electives from the following music, dance, or theatre courses:
    MUSIC 186 : Songwriting 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 186 : Songwriting 1. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Basic music reading and keyboard skills.
    DESCRIPTION:	Songwriting for present-day music publishing industry; basic songwriting theory; form, content, and style.
    
    
    MUSIC 319R : Music Theatre Performance. (.5-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 319R : Music Theatre Performance. (.5-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
    PREREQUISITE:	audition and director's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Participation as soloists, coaches, or directors in music dance theatre or opera performances.
    
                 : Living Legends Performance.
                 : Young Ambassador Performance.
    
    
    MUSIC 360R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    Performance Instruction.
    MUSIC 360R : Performance Instruction. (.5-2:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    Performance Instruction.

    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
    PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; jury approval.
    DESCRIPTION:	Private instruction and studio class.
    NOTE:	From one to four hours of daily practice. Fee.

    MUSIC 363 : Vocal Pedagogy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 363 : Vocal Pedagogy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	Junior standing as vocal performance or choral music education major or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to physiology, acoustics, and pedagogy of singing.
    
    
    MUSIC 386R : Songwriting 2. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 386R : Songwriting 2. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	Music major status; Music 186.
    DESCRIPTION:	Projects in advanced songwriting.
    
    
    MUSIC 399R : Academic Internship. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 399R : Academic Internship. (.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp Su
    PREREQUISITE:	instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Internship or externship in creative, performing, producing, or teaching applications of major course work.
    
    
    MUSIC 402A : Vocal Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 402A : Vocal Literature. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	acceptance into 360R or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Survey of literature with emphasis on art song. Research in area of concentration.
    
    
    MUSIC 402B : Vocal Literature. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 402B : Vocal Literature. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	On demand
    PREREQUISITE:	acceptance into 360R or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Music 402A with emphasis on opera and oratorio.
    
    
    MUSIC 472 : Supervised Teaching in Voice. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    MUSIC 472 : Supervised Teaching in Voice. (2:1:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	Music 363.
    DESCRIPTION:	Lecture, discussion, and practicum in the methodology of studio voice instruction.
    
    
    
    
    DANCE 240R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 1. (1.5:0:4.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 240R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 1. (1.5:0:4.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental dance skills and basic theories.
    
    
    DANCE 335 : Tap Dance Technique 2. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 335 : Tap Dance Technique 2. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 235 or equivalent.
    
    
    DANCE 340R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 3. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 340R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 3. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 241R or equivalent; instructor's consent; concurrent enrollment in Dance 243R the first time taken.
    
    
    DANCE 362 : Dance Composition, Intermediate. (2:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 362 : Dance Composition, Intermediate. (2:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 244R.
    DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental compositional structure emphasizing visual, kinesthetic, and musical aspects.
    
                : Dance Composition, Intermediate: Ballet.
                : Dance Composition, Intermediate: Ballroom.
                : Dance Composition, Intermediate: Modern Dance.
                : Dance Composition, Intermediate: World Dance.
    
    
    DANCE 363 : Dance Improvisation, Intermediate. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 363 : Dance Improvisation, Intermediate. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 244R.
    
    
    DANCE 368R : DancEnsemble - Modern Dance Performance and Choreography. (1-2:1:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 368R : DancEnsemble - Modern Dance Performance and Choreography. (1-2:1:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
    DESCRIPTION:	Experiences in modern dance choreography and performance.
    
    
    DANCE 390R : Ballet Technique 3. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 390R : Ballet Technique 3. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
    
    
    DANCE 391R : Ballet Technique 4. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 391R : Ballet Technique 4. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
    
    
    DANCE 393R : Ballet Pointe, Intermediate. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 393R : Ballet Pointe, Intermediate. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Concurrent enrollment in Dance 391R.
    
    
    DANCE 399R : Academic Internship: Dance. (.5-4:0:50)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 399R : Academic Internship: Dance. (.5-4:0:50)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    
    
    DANCE 429R : Dance Performance 2. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 429R : Dance Performance 2. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 382R or equivalent; instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Participation as dancers in concert dance production.
    
    
    DANCE 440R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 4. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 440R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 4. (2.5:0:7.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 340R or equivalent; instructor's consent.
    
    
    DANCE 462 : Dance Composition, Advanced. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 462 : Dance Composition, Advanced. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 362.
    DESCRIPTION:	Creation and presentation of complete choreographic works.
    
    
    DANCE 468R : The Dancers' Company - Modern Dance Performance. (2:0:12)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 468R : The Dancers' Company - Modern Dance Performance. (2:0:12)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
    DESCRIPTION:	Performing modern dance repertory and new works on and off campus.
    
    
    DANCE 490R : Ballet Technique 5. (3:0:9.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 490R : Ballet Technique 5. (3:0:9.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced ballet technique, including advanced pointe work for women and advanced technique for men.
    
    
    DANCE 494R : Ballet Variations. (1:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 494R : Ballet Variations. (1:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 391R and 393R or equivalents.
    
    
    DANCE 495R : Pas de Deux. (1:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 495R : Pas de Deux. (1:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition.
    DESCRIPTION:	Ballet partnering techniques.
    
    
    DANCE 498R : Ballet Performance Company. (2:0:10)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 498R : Ballet Performance Company. (2:0:10)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Audition and concurrent enrollment in Dance 391R or 490R; 494R or 495R.
    DESCRIPTION:	Performance technique and experience with BYU Theatre Ballet.
    
                 : Ballet Showcase Company.
                 : Theatre Ballet.
    
    
    DANCE 540R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 5. (2:0:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 540R : Modern Dance Technique and Theory 5. (2:0:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 340R or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced technique, with movement combinations emphasizing dance as a performance art.
    
    
    DANCE 562R : Modern Dance Composition, Advanced. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 562R : Modern Dance Composition, Advanced. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 362 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Development of substantive modern dance compositional works based on intent, form, and content relationships.
    
    
    DANCE 563R : Modern Dance Improvisation, Advanced. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DANCE 563R : Modern Dance Improvisation, Advanced. (1:0:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Dance 363 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Developing advanced skills of immediate movement response to enhance nonverbal communication.
    
    
    
    
    TMA 100 : Introduction to Visual Literacy. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 100 : Introduction to Visual Literacy. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DESCRIPTION:

    Overview of visual communication, with hands-on experience in multimedia design and tools, structured to increase awareness of visual functions and develop beginning proficiency with computer-assisted visual communications.
    
    
    TMA 127 : Beginning Stage Combat. (1:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 127 : Beginning Stage Combat. (1:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting major status, or Sc Ed 276R, or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Basic hand-to-hand stage combat instruction. Introduction to tumbling and falls.
    
    
    TMA 215R : Workshop 1: Special Projects. (.5-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 215R : Workshop 1: Special Projects. (.5-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	By application only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Special projects in theatre and media arts.
    
    
    TMA 224 : Acting for Film and TV. (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 224 : Acting for Film and TV. (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	Pre-BFA acting, BFA acting, or MDT major status; TMA 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    RECOMMENDED:	Acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, 223, Dance 140R.
    DESCRIPTION:	On-camera techniques for features, sitcoms, industrials, and commercials. Lab required.
    
    
    TMA 225 : Neutral Mask. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 225 : Neutral Mask. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting, MDT, theatre education, or theatre arts studies major status; TMA 114, 123, 125. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Use of masks in teaching specificity of movement, communication, and emotion.
    
    
    TMA 236 : Directing Fundamentals. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 236 : Directing Fundamentals. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 or instructor's consent (except theatre education majors).
    DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental elements of stage and media directing, including observation, collaboration, imagination, casting, working with actors, camera, spaces, words, images, rehearsals, and final product.
    
    
    TMA 322 : Classical Voice. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 322 : Classical Voice. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 122, 124, 222. BFA MDT majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only
    DESCRIPTION:	Speech techniques (word stress, inflection, pitch, pace, etc.) applied in the classical play.
    
    
    TMA 324 : Acting Classics. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 324 : Acting Classics. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 122, 124, 222. BFA MDT majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    RECOMMENDED:	For acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 322, 325.
    DESCRIPTION:	Acting skills helpful in classical literature, emphasizing Shakespearean scansion and text analysis.
    
    
    TMA 325 : Stage Combat. (2:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 325 : Stage Combat. (2:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 127, 225.
    DESCRIPTION:	Skills of safe hand-to-hand combat, including use of rapier, dagger, and broadsword, for stage and screen.
    
    
    TMA 329 : Theatre and Film Acting Conservatory. (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 329 : Theatre and Film Acting Conservatory. (3:6:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting major status. TMA 122, 224. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Extensive work on a theatre or film project through semester, culminating in performance of play or preview of film/video.
    
    
    TMA 336 : Directing Principles and Practices. (3:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 336 : Directing Principles and Practices. (3:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	Theatre arts studies majors: TMA 114, 236, and instructor's consent. Media arts studies majors: TMA 105, 114, 185, and instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Theories and processes of taking a scene from script to production.
    
    
    TMA 399R : Academic Internship. (.5-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 399R : Academic Internship. (.5-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	Major status; theatre or media arts foundation courses. By application only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.
    
    
    TMA 420R : Performance Workshop 2. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 420R : Performance Workshop 2. (.5-3:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced experience in production: acting.
    
    
    TMA 422 : Dialects. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 422 : Dialects. (2:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 124, 222. BFA MDT majors or other majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Major stage dialects.
    
    
    TMA 424 : Advanced Acting. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 424 : Advanced Acting. (3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 124, 222. BFA MDT majors: TMA 121, 124. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Scene studies in extended realism. Absurdism, American classics, Shaw, Chekhov, etc.
    
    
    TMA 425 : Character Mask. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 425 : Character Mask. (2:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status; TMA 223, 225. By audition and instructor's consent only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Use of the body as a primary tool for character and script interpretation.
    
    
    TMA 429 : Performance: Recital. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 429 : Performance: Recital. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	BFA acting or MDT major status. BFA acting majors: TMA 222, 229, 324, 424. BFA MDT majors: TMA 229, 324 (or 424). By audition and instructor's consent only.
    DESCRIPTION:	Thirty- to forty-five minute performance of cuttings from varied genres.
    
    
    TMA 443R : Writer/Director/Actor Workshop. (3:6:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 443R : Writer/Director/Actor Workshop. (3:6:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114.
    DESCRIPTION:	Collaborative workshop developing new stage and screenplays through exercises, discussion, and writing. Scripts selected competitively; public readings at end of course.
    
    
    TMA 515R : Workshop 3: Special Projects. (1-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    TMA 515R : Workshop 3: Special Projects. (1-6:0:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	TMA 114 and instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Advanced special projects in theatre or media arts.
    
    

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