You’ll need to meet the entry criteria for your chosen Pathway and relevant practical experience will be required.
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This is a course suited to students who enjoy spending time performing, and you must be confident in spending time in the spotlight! You’ll be expected to play a leading role in our high-energy College performances and work collaboratively with your peers as part of your qualification.
The topics you will study, include:
- Investigating Practitioners’ Work
- Developing Skills and Techniques for Performance
- Group Performance Workshop
- Optional units in Musical Theatre performance
An enriching experience
Studying Applied Performing Arts – Musical Theatre at HNC is an enriching experience. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and interests, broadening your horizons and building your cultural capital. These experiences are integral to life at HNC and will help you to stand out from the crowd. Some of the experiences our Applied Performing Arts students enjoy, include:
- Performing in our end of year College musical- this year, Musical Theatre students hosted a performance of Chicago
- Performing in our annual Cabaret showcase
- Participating in inspirational and valuable guest workshops with prestigious performance companies and notable alumni
- Attending shows and performances in local theatres
- Residential trips and visits – this year our students enjoyed spending time in London to experience the West End
- Taking part in lunchtime enrichments such as Acro, Acting in a Musical and Singing Techniques & Acting Through Song
Enlightening opportunities
We are proud of the unique experiences that are available to our students both inside and outside of the classroom. Our subject specialists will instil in you a love of learning, and challenge you to develop the required skills you’ll need to achieve the life-changing qualifications that will lead you to your dream career. Throughout your studies, your teachers will create an environment where you will be encouraged to discuss a wide-range of topics which will support you to develop an enlightened approach to the world around you. These discussions will be linked to your passions, study programme and your wider career ambitions.
How will you be assessed?
Assessment is via examinations and coursework.
Our Applied Performing Arts – Musical Theatre students have progressed to a range of degrees and Conservatoires. Our Alumni include Lawrence Guntert, Swing/Dance Captain in Mamma Mia (West End), Jed Hoyle, whose performance credits include Ensemble/Cover Elder Cunningham, Elder McKinley and Joseph Smith in The Book of Mormon (West End), Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Olivia Midley, who currently performs on Disney Cruise Lines, and Ohaana Greaves, who has performed in The Bodyguard, Tina: Tina Turner The Musical and Hairspray.
The diverse nature of the Performing Arts – Musical Theatre course means that you will complete your studies with a valuable set of skills – including public speaking, teamwork and organisation that are transferable to a range of degree courses and job roles. Applied Performing Arts – Musical Theatre students progress to university to study subjects such as:
- Music
- Drama
- Performing Arts
- Musical Theatre
- Dance
- Acting
- A Level / English Language and Literature
- A Level / English Literature
- A Level / Dance
- A Level / Drama and Theatre Studies
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- A Level / Fine Art
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