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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Musical Theatre Accompanying (B.M.)


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Patrick Brady, Associate Professor of Theatre
Ruebush Hall, Room 138, (540) 665-5568, pbrady@su.edu

The Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre Accompanying curriculum prepares talented pianists to be collaborative performers with singers and instrumentalists in all styles of popular musical theatre.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre Accompanying will be able to:

  • design, develop and complete collaborative projects appropriate to their discipline and career goals;
  • perform as a collaborative artist in a variety of musical theatre genres; 
  • integrate knowledge of music theory and historical musical developments into the preparation and performance of repertoire; and
  • demonstrate entrepreneurial and technological skills required for the 21st Century classical performer/teacher.

Course and Credit Requirements


1st Year – Fall


Total: 15.5 credits


1st Year – Spring


Total: 15.5 credits


2nd Year – Fall


Total: 14 credits


2nd Year – Spring


Total: 17 credits


3rd Year – Fall


Total: 15.5 credits


3rd Year – Spring


Total: 14 credits


4th Year – Fall


Total: 13.5 credits


4th Year – Spring


Total: 3 credits

Total: 15 credits


Degree Total: 120 credits


*Minimum grade of “C” required.

(ALT) Offered on alternating schedule; consult with advisor.

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