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• THEA 133: Acting I

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  An immersion in the various theories, techniques and practices that have informed realistic acting in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Acting I serves as the curricular foundation for Bachelor of Fine Arts students who intend to pursue careers as professional performers.
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• THEA 139: Foundations of Academic Discovery

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Foundations of Academic Discovery serves as the entry point to the Rock Integrated Studies Program. With its strong faculty-student interaction, the course promotes intellectual inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and academic excellence. Through varied content, the course introduces students to academic discourse and information literacy while exploring topics such as diversity and inclusion and global awareness. This course will set students along the path to becoming engaged with issues and scholarship important to a 21st century education while they learn about themselves and their place in the world.
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• THEA 142: Wellness for the Actor

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Wellness for the Actor is a foundation course that establishes a sustainable wellness practice in support of advanced training in voice, movement and acting. Components of the course will include physical conditioning, meditation, breathwork, emotional wellness, and personal nutrition.
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• THEA 145: Musicianship for Musical Theatre I

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on the development of vocal performance techniques through training in aural and sight-singing skills including solfege, rhythmic notation, ear training, tempo, meter and dictation. Students will expand their understanding of harmonic progression, body alignment, muscle memory, and technical accuracy. Basic piano skills will also be covered.
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• THEA 146: Class Voice For Musical Theatre

  2.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on musical theatre singing technique, skills, and styles for entry-level performers. In addition, the course is designed to familiarize students with industry practices in the field of professional musical theatre performance. Students become familiar with basic concepts of voice production as well as developing an understanding and awareness of vocal health issues. Additionally, students are exposed to a variety of popular musical theatre repertory while they are encouraged to develop perceptive listening skills by interacting and responding to their peers in class.
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• THEA 147: Musicianship for Musical Theatre II

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a continuation of THEA 145 Musicianship Skills I and furthers the development of fluency in music reading, sight singing, rhythm reading, and keyboard skills. This course will focus on applying these skills to the working life of a professional musical theater performer, especially in the areas of sight reading and ensemble singing.
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• THEA 151: Rehearsal and Production

  1.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Supervised experience in theatre performance and stagecraft by acting or crew participation in one Department of Theatre production. Prospective actors will have to participate in a competitive audition. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
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• THEA 159: Introduction to Theatre Arts Management

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course covers the basic principles, theories, concepts, processes, and practices relating to organizations in the arts industry, with a focus on the theatre industry. Topics include the structure of arts industries, organizational structures, leadership, staffing, volunteerism, fund raising, intellectual property, grants writing, advocacy, etc.
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• THEA 190: Experimental

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
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• THEA 195: Workshop

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.
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