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Musical Theatre Class: Your Turn in the Spotlight
Enroll in an Interlochen online class and boost your performing arts skills.
Taking online musical theatre classes through Interlochen gives you the chance to study with Interlochen’s world-class faculty of actors, singers, dancers, and educators—all online. As a musical theatre performer, you benefit from resources, expert instruction, and class feedback—all delivered from the world’s leading arts institution through online courses, certificate programs, and private lessons. Discover the numerous advantages of an online musical theatre class with Interlochen.
Access the nation’s best arts training
In an online musical theatre program, students can study under working performers—professionals with decades of experience who can speak from a place of knowledge and experience. Interlochen faculty-mentors lead each musical theatre program with a blend of individualized coaching, constructive feedback, and tips for improving theatrical and vocal techniques.
An Interlochen musical theatre educator delivers online instruction in a way that will strengthen your skills as a dynamic stage performer and enable you to deliver compelling stage performances.
A digital format that offers you flexibility
Our online musical theatre courses are ideal for teen or adult students who want to learn from home—at your pace, on your schedule. Each Interlochen Online musical theatre course lasts for four weeks and includes approximately five hours of online work per week. Classes are offered year-round, with eight start dates per year during four seasonal sessions—winter, spring, summer, and fall.
Students enjoy a combination of practical projects, group musical theatre classes, and individualized feedback. A weekly one-hour live group online class with a performing arts faculty member serves as a core instructional component. Recorded class meetings are also available for later viewing if a student misses the live class. Guided learning, hands-on activities, and collaborative online class discussions round out the class experience.
Musical theatre curriculum
Interlochen’s online musical theatre class topics span the complete range of the performing arts: acting, singing, and movement. Within these subject areas, each student is given the chance to develop their musical singing abilities, improve their stage presence, and gain confidence in choreography. Each musical theatre class is designed to foster creativity and self-expression in the performing arts space under the guidance of our world-renowned faculty, as well as prepare students for their next audition or production
Acting
In studying acting, students learn character development; effective scene study skills for understanding the time, place, and action of a story and tailoring performances accordingly; on-stage storytelling techniques; and musical theatre styles.
Singing
Singing classes ensure students use healthy and practical warm-up exercises; employ effective consonants and phrasing; utilize transitions and dynamics for compelling performances; and practice techniques for conveying authentic meaning through song.
Movement
Understanding stage movement—while acting and singing—is an essential component of learning musical theatre. Movement curriculum encompasses exercise and strength routines; techniques from iconic performances and musical eras; and character-specific choreographic adaptations.
Dive deeper with a with a musical theatre certificate
Our online musical theatre certificate programs provide an opportunity to earn an Interlochen credential. Certificate programs are a package of three courses in your artistic speciality. Teens and adults are using these certificates to help stand out on résumés, college applications, and their LinkedIn profiles. For teenagers, this is also an engaging way to earn high school credit if they successfully complete their studies. The certificate programs are accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), the same body that accredits Interlochen Arts Academy.
Private lessons for children, teens, and adults
Lastly, Interlochen's online musical theatre private lessons are designed for children (ages seven and up), teens (under 18), or adults (18 and older) and customized for the age group enrolled. Whether focused on acting, singing, or movement—faculty are skilled in tailoring their musical theatre lessons to fit the age level, as well the students’ experience and learning interests.
Musical Theatre: Acting Techniques Study Guide
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