MUSP 181 — Musical Theater Orchestra I 4 Units (AA/AS; CSU; UC) 36 lecture hours, 108 lab hours arranged Equivalent to: MUS 196
Musical Theater Orchestra I offers beginning instruction in instrumental performance of conducted orchestral ensemble accompaniment of live staged dance, drama and song, including contemporary Broadway literature, and film and media soundtrack. This course introduces the unique challenges of musical theatre performance that differ from those of concert stage performance, including following live dramatic action, pit orchestra orientation, woodwind doubling, underscore, click track and headphone use, book organization and music marking.