• Foundations: inquiry and understanding (1)
    • Create theatrical, dance, and vocal music preparation and warm-up techniques.

    • Develop stage movement, pantomime, and dance skills in various genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom, and Broadway.

    • Develop acting techniques in song, dance, and spoken dialogue; August 2020 Update Page 41 §117.C. High School.

    • Model professional audition techniques such as musical selection, monologue performance, dance and movement, and the relationship between accompanist and performer.

    • Analyze the dramatic structure of musical theatre.

    • Perform a character from a musical incorporating physical, intellectual, and emotional dimensions.

    • Collaborate effectively with all artistic partners in a musical theatre production.

    • Employ the language of musical theatre such as stage terminology, elements of musical theatre, or theatrical conventions.

  • Creative expression: performance (2)
    • Apply appropriate safety measures in vocalization, dance movement, and theatrical movement.

    • Appraise creativity as it relates to self and ensemble in musical theatre.

    • Create and sustain believable characters through acting, singing, and dancing.

    • Model proper voice usage and correct vocal production skills such as vocal placement, vocal phrasing, vocal tone production, and vocal consistency in a performance situation.

    • Analyze lyrics of a song as a monologue, dialogue, or ensemble scene for interpretation, characterization, vocalization, and dance.

    • Collaborate to produce material related to musical theatre such as monologues, scenes, lyrics, or choreography to convey meaning to the audience through live performance or other media forms.

  • Creative expression: production (3)
    • Model safe and effective use of technical elements of musical theatre.

    • Create musical production plans such as rehearsal plans, technical designs, blocking, choreography, and solo and ensemble musical numbers.

    • Demonstrate responsibility and creative problem solving as a leader in one or more areas of musical theatre or musical media production such as actor, director, choreographer, and musical director.

    • Collaborate with others to perform a role such as actor, director, choreographer, designer, technician, and editor in a musical theatre or musical media production.

  • Historical and cultural relevance (4)
    • Articulate historical and cultural influences and developments on musical theatre.

    • Examine the historical development of musical theatre as a uniquely American art form.

    • Experiment with contemporary forms of musical theatre such as new composers and their composition styles, multicultural styles, practices and principles of contemporary musical theatre, and popular musical theatre.

    • Defend musical theatre as a reflection of life in particular times, places, and cultures.

    • Articulate the influences of musical theatre forms such as theatre, television, and film on past and present society. Page 42 August 2020 Update.

  • Critical evaluation and response (5)
    • Model appropriate audience behavior at various types of performances.

    • Defend musical theatre as a creative art form and evaluate self as a creative being.

    • Evaluate the interdependence of all musical theatre elements such as dramatic spoken text, vocalized text, dance, costuming, set design, lighting, and sound.

    • Evaluate self and peer performance using constructive criticism.

    • Discuss musical theatre, musical film, or other musical media using precise musical theatre vocabulary.

    • Experiment with a career opportunity in musical theatre, musical film, or other musical media and analyze the training, skills, self-discipline, and artistic discipline needed for personal success.

    • Relate musical theatre skills and experiences to higher education and careers outside of the theatre.

    • Document and present information in a clear and coherent manner using technology in a resume or portfolio format.