MA Musical Theatre (Musical Directing)

MA Musical Theatre (Musical Directing)

This one-year intensive course in Musical Directing will take a select cohort of just three MDs and will provide the kind of staffing and facilities that will facilitate practical learning and artistic growth in the area of Musical Directing. The curriculum has been designed in discussion with a range of musical directors and musical theatre professionals throughout Britain and the US to include masterclasses and extended seminars from industry professionals from both sides of the Atlantic. MD students will collaborate from the start with Performance Students and the course includes extensive professional advice about the business, an industry placement and the chance to MD a production. At the heart of the programme are projects that cover professional practice, technical knowledge, enhancing communication and solving creative problems. Weekly technique classes in keyboard (both traditional and jazz), scoring and arranging, working with singers and the fundamentals of conducting will run throughout the course. With support and advice from staff, students will arrange a professional placement at some point during the year. Independent study will allow for the building of repertoire and exploration in working on original material with writers and performers. The year culminates with students serving as a full member of a creative team on a musical production in run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The small cohort will allow close individual support throughout the whole of the year.