Musical Theatre Studies Certificate Program

Become a confident, dynamic stage performer. You’ll strengthen your acting, singing, and movement abilities with Broadway veterans who will help you prepare for your next audition and give you the confidence you need to build a successful theatre career.

interlochen online musical theatre studies certificate

Taught by a world-class faculty of actors, singers, dancers, and educators, the Musical Theatre Studies certificate program consists of three four-week courses designed for adults and teens. The program can be completed at a pace that works for you and offers a unique opportunity to delve deeper into your craft while showcasing your achievements with a credential from Interlochen—an impressive addition to your résumé, college application, or LinkedIn profile.

For students under 18, the Musical Theatre Studies certificate program is also an engaging way to earn high school credit. It’s ideal for students looking to challenge themselves beyond their school curriculum or to supplement their homeschool studies.

The following musical theatre courses make up the certificate program, and may be taken in any order:

Musical Theatre: Movement Techniques

✔ Apply techniques that improve your movement abilities in general and musical movement abilities specifically
✔ Use exercise routines to enhance your movement ability
✔ Explore iconic performances in which actors have used physicality and movement to portray their characters
✔ Apply research, observation, and an understanding of your own physicality to make choices about who you are portraying and how they move through space
✔ Perform a scene, song, or monologue using the techniques covered in the course in preparation for your next audition

Musical Theatre: Singing Techniques

✔ Develop a routine that includes practical and effective warm-up exercises
✔ Improve your performance of a song by identifying vocal transitions, preventing consonants from impeding your vocal production, and developing ease with phrasing
✔ Make effective use of dynamics to heighten the emotional impact of the performance
✔ Develop strategies for understanding the meaning of a song, memorizing it, and delivering it authentically
✔ Evaluate your own performance and make adjustments based on feedback from others
✔ Gain strategies to ensure you are prepared for professional auditions

Learn and save: Students who enroll in the certificate program will receive a discounted rate by registering for all three musical theatre classes as a package.

learn icon Certificate programs comprise three four-week courses, providing deeper training in an artistic discipline or area of study. Students who enroll in a certificate program will receive a discounted rate by registering for all three courses as a package.

Each Interlochen Online course is designed to be inspiring and flexible with weekly learning units that combine video segments and guided instruction that you can complete on your own schedule. Combined with that learning is an optional weekly hour-long video class meeting, where you can learn from you instructor and interact with fellow students in real-time. You will also interact regularly with your instructor and peers through messaging inside the learning environment, including receiving personalized feedback on your work from your instructor.

Upon completion of the program, you will receive a physical certificate and a shareable digital certificate. Certificates for students under 18 are accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS); high school-age students will also receive an official transcript to share with their current school for consideration for high school credit.