Course Outline

Term 1 (6-12 Weeks)

In term 1 the basics of music theory are covered, including:

  • Note names and lengths

  • Clefs, Time Signatures and Key Signatures

  • Bars and Barlines, Ties and Dividing up notes

  • Accidentals (Sharps and Flats)

  • History of Music and Musical Theatre.


Term 2 (6-12 Weeks)

In term 2 we move on to bringing sheet music into the lesson, breaking down songs and applying the music theory in term 1 to better understand them.

We will look at a both:

1.) Songs in the rep folder that the actor is already familiar with, looking in detail at the musical nuances.

2.) Brand new songs to practise the skill of sight-singing and learning songs at pace.

At the end of Term 2 you should feel more confident with the dots, and be better equipped when learning music in the rehearsal room. At this point we can continue lessons or finish the course.