Musical Theatre Skills (Secondary 1-6)

For our new evening Musical Theatre course, classes will focus on acting through song, dance styles, and understanding musical theatre repertoire. Participants will cultivate their work to focus on their creativity through singing, acting, and dancing.  Exploring various performance techniques such as acting through song, story-telling, voice and movement, you will develop your own skills and work in small groups with other participants. 

Throughout the term you will be led through the process of researching and rehearsing musical theatre pieces, and be introduced to terms and jargon used within the industry.

You will focus on research and detailed textual analysis as key processes to creating believable, engaging and well rounded performance.

This course also works on developing the demanding voice and movement skills required of a musical theatre performer. On a weekly basis you will take part in repeated vocal and physical exercises which improve performance presence and allow you to connect to characters through song.

There will be opportunities to create original musical theatre performances from your own ideas. Taking part in devising and choreographic exercises will increase your confidence in developing scripts, songs and routines.

Students will have the opportunity to share their work with two performances during the year. 

• Peer Sharings – 13 December 2023 (classes share their work with each other) 
• Public Sharings –19 June 2024 (family and friends are invited to this performance)

By the end of this course you will have: 

• Been introduced to a variety of popular and musical theatre repertoire 
• Improved your technical vocal and physical performance skills 
• Engaged in acting techniques to create believable and engaging characters 
• Explored creative ways of interpreting musical theatre material 

Credit Rated Pathway

We are offering a credit-rated option* for this class, giving students the opportunity to gain SCQF credits upon submission. This will not be mandatory, however students can register their interest by emailing credit-rated@rcs.ac.uk.

*subject to validation

Courses you may be interested in

• Musical Theatre (Secondary 1 – 6) Our year-long Saturday course

We run a variety of different courses throughout the year, and update our programme regularly – you can find all courses by clicking here.

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Please see our FAQs for more information about all aspects of choosing, booking and attending your course.

There are no entry requirements for this open access course. Students do not need to have previous experience. Students should show up to class eager to learn and take part.

If you have any questions about this class or the support we can offer, please get in touch with us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk

• Dress comfortably in clothes which are suitable for the activity you are taking part in.
• Bring a notepad and pen/pencil in case you wish to make notes.
• Please bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated during your class.
• Classes will have a short break throughout, please bring a small snack.
• Due to allergies throughout our courses, we ask that students not to bring any nut products for break time.
• We ask that no toys or valuables are brought to class. Any mobile phones must be kept in bags and on silent during class time.

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The course fees for the full year (34 weeks) are £750 which can be paid in full or instalments throughout the year.

The termly fee breakdown for this course is:

• Term 1 (13 weeks) = £287
• Term 2 (11 weeks) = £243
• Term 3 (10 weeks) = £220

This class will take place each Wednesday. The Term Dates are as follows:

• Term 1: 13 September – 13 December 2023 (excluding 18 October)
• Term 2: 10 January – 27 March 2024 (excluding 14 February)
• Term 3: 17 April – 19 June

There will be a short sharing on the final day of term, 19 June, for invited family and friends. Details of this will be available nearer the time.

Agnes Allan Bursary

Agnes Allan was a teacher, passionate about inclusion, and this bursary scheme exists to offer support to students to participate in the performing or production arts.

The Agnes Allan Bursary provides some support to students who may require financial assistance to take part in a short course in dance, drama, music, production or screen.

Anyone who wishes to take part in our Short Courses and faces a financial barrier can apply for bursary support to help meet the cost of tuition fees.

More information about the Agnes Allan Bursary.