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2018-2019 Hill Book (Class of 2022) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

Performing Arts, B.A.

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Department Chairperson:

Adam Lampton
Office: Cushing-Martin 028
Phone: 508-565-1954
alampton@stonehill.edu

The major in Performing Arts requires the completion of 33-39 credits.

Students must choose a Concentration in Dance, Music, Theater Arts, or Cross-Disciplinary Performance.

Complete Two Core Courses

Choose One of the Following Concentrations

Cross-Disciplinary Performance Concentration

Students must complete an additional 27 credits from courses chosen from Arts Administration (VPN), Dance (VPD), Music (VPM), or Theater (VPT).

Complete Three 100-Level VPN, VPD, VPM, or VPT courses (9 credits).
Complete Three 200-Level VPN, VPD, VPM, or VPT courses (9 credits).
Complete Three 300- or 400-Level VPN, VPD, VPM, or VPT courses (9 credits).

Note: Students may complete an Internship (VPx) 475, Directed Study (VPx 490) (3 credits), or up to 3 semesters of the same 1-credit Performance Courses to fulfill the requirements above:

VPD 357 - Dance Company (1 credit)

VPD 358 - Dance Company, Production (1 credit)

VPM 133 - Collegiate Chorale (1 credit)

VPM 134 - Concert Ensemble (1 credit)

VPM 135 - Music Technology Ensemble (1 credit)

VPM 139 - Guitar Ensemble (1 credit)

VPM 140 - Studio Guitar (1 credit)

VPM 141 - Studio Piano (1 credit)

VPM 142 - Studio Brass (1 credit)

VPM 143 - Studio Percussion (1 credit)

VPM 144 - Studio Strings (1 credit)

VPM 145 - Studio Woodwinds (1 credit)

VPM 146 - Studio Voice (1 credit)

VPT 225 - Play Production (1 credit)

Dance Concentration

Complete Eight of the Following Dance (VPD) Courses (24 credits).
VPD 141 - Dance and Movement
VPD 151 - Dance Technique
VPD 152 - Tap I
VPD 186 - Introduction to Dance History
VPD 253 - Jazz I
VPD 254 - Modern Dance I
VPD 255 - Ballet I
VPD 256 - Dance for Musical Theatre
VPD 257 - Introduction to Dance Composition
VPD 354 - Modern Dance Technique II
VPD 355 - Jazz Dance II
VPD 356 - Ballet II
VPD 360 - Arts Outreach: Dance
VPD 490 - Directed Study
Complete Three Semesters of the Following 1-Credit Courses in Any Combination (3 credits)
VPD 357 - Dance Company (1 credit)
VPD 358 - Dance Company, Production (1 credit)

Music Concentration

Complete Three Music History Courses (9 credits)
Required:
VPM 183 - History of Music I: European Roots
VPM 184 - History of Music II: Non-Western Traditions
Complete one of the following additional Music History courses:
VPM 243 - Hear Her Voice! Women Music Makers, Religion and Spirituality
VPM 244 - Ten Centuries of the Musical Mass
Complete Five Music Theory/Technology Courses (15 credits)
VPM 186 - Introduction to Music Technology
VPM 231 - Piano Workshop
VPM 240 - Music Theory OR
VPM 341 - Composition: Songwriting
VPM 246 - Sound Recording Techniques
VPM 248 - Sound Synthesis
Complete Three Credits in the Same Ensemble
VPM 133 - Collegiate Chorale (1 credit)
VPM 134 - Concert Ensemble (1 credit)
VPM 135 - Music Technology Ensemble (1 credit)
VPM 139 - Guitar Ensemble (1 credit)

Theater Concentration

Complete One Course in Stagecraft (3 credits).
VPT 205 - Stagecraft
Complete up to Six of the Following Theatre (VPT) Courses (18 credits).
VPT 110 - Theatre as Mystery, Myth, and History (HIS Core/First-Year Seminar)
VPT 182 - Realism and Reality: Road to the Modern Stage (History Cornerstone)
VPT 203 - Acting I
VPT 212 - Musical Theatre
VPT 216 - Improvisation
VPT 220 - Production and Stage Management
VPT 228 - Oral Interpretation
VPT 300 - Acting II
VPT 302 - Directing
VPT 306 - Introduction to Playwriting
VPT 310 - Transformation: Designing for the Stage
VPT 315 - Make-up for the Stage
VPT 320 - Dramaturgy
VPT 324 - Medieval Theatre: Staging the Divine
VPT 331 - Topics in Theatre Arts I
VPT 332 - Topics in Theatre Arts II
VPT 360 - Arts Outreach: Theater
VPT 405 - Theatre Practicum
VPT 475 - Internship in Theatre Arts (may take up to 6 credits)
VPT 496 - Independent Research
Complete a Capstone (3-credits) (ex. VPT 496 when designated as Capstone on contract)
Complete at least Three Semesters of Production Work (3 credits)*
VPT 225 - Play Production (1 credit)
*Note: Students must serve on “run crew” for at least one semester. May repeat VPT 225 every semester.

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