Musical Theatre Junior Qualifying Examination

For both BFA and BM degree tracks

Guidelines and Requirements

Students will perform one monologue of 2-3 minutes duration and 6-7 songs that include at least one item from each of the following six categories:

1. Italian song or aria from any historical period.

2. Aria from Gilbert and Sullivan or early 20^th Century operetta (Strauss, Lehar, Offenbach)*

3. Song from the Golden Age of Broadway (Rogers and Hammerstein, Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart)*

4. Song from a Rock Musical

5. Song from post 1960’s, non-rock musical (Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kander and Ebb, Schonberg)

6. Additional vocal work of your choice (solo, duet, or ensemble)

*Selections from items 2 and 3 must complement each other (i.e., if the G&S selection is a patter song, then the Golden Age song should be lyrical)

Academic standing and solicitation from dance, theater, and music faculty will be sought.

Your adjudicating panel will include members of theater, dance, and music faculty.

The date of the recital will be determined by the Director of the Program, the applied voice teacher, and the candidate. More than one candidate will perform at a given time where possible so as to allow representative faculty from all areas to be present. It will be the role of the Director of the Program to inform faculty of the date of the exam.

Grading for the exam will be a pass/fail.