The Sound Recording Technology program is designed to provide undergraduate students with academic and professional preparation necessary for successful careers in music, sound recording, and related professions, and in technical, artistic, and management positions.
SRT 105 Recording Techniques for Music 1
SRT 200-201 Recording Practicum 4
SRT 250-251 Recording Practicum 4
SRT 300-301 Recording Practicum 4
SRT 350-351 Technology & Practices of the Sound Industry 6
SRT 450-451 Senior Project/Seminar 4
CSIT 105 Visual BASIC I 3
MATH 122-123 University Calculus I & II 8
PHYS 121-122 College Physics I & II
or PHYS 230-231 University Physics I & II 6
PHYS 123-124 College Physics Lab I & II 2
or PHYS 232-233 University Physics Lab I & II
PHYS 311 Acoustics I 3
PHYS 318 Basic Electronics
The Department of Theatre and Dance and School of Music jointly offer study leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre degree. The program is limited to those students who demonstrate excellence in acting, dance and singing and who are firmly committed to professional careers in musical theatre performance.
The Musical Theatre degree is accredited by the National Association of the Schools of Music and the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
Admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Program
Candidates must be accepted academically by the Office of Admissions prior to auditioning. Students must audition during the year prior to entering Fredonia at designated audition dates. The auditions consist of acting, dance and singing. Audition information and application forms are available from the Department of Theatre and Dance, or on the Theatre and Dance website. Transfer students should audition for the Musical Theatre degree the semester before transferring. The B.F.A. requires four years in the degree program for completion.
Additional Requirements:
In addition to the specific and individual courses, periodic reviews of achievement are conducted for all candidates with the purpose of determining advancement or retention. The Musical Theatre program requires a vocal- and acting jury at the conclusion of each semester. Dance juries are held at the end of the first year and each succeeding semester. A Vocal/Acting/Dance jury is conducted at the conclusion of the fourth semester to determine continuance in the program. A public senior recital is presented in the fourth year. The recital includes performance in acting, dancing and singing, and must be 25 minutes in length. Students on academic probation will not be permitted to participate in public performances. Students select a specific track (Theatre, Dance or Music) upon entering the program.
Musical Theatre majors are required to complete Theatre Practice obligations every semester, which are practical extensions of the classroom. Theatre Practice credits do not count toward the total number of credits required in the B.F.A. major. Musical Theatre majors must successfully complete a minimum of 30 upper level credit hours.
The SUNY Fredonia School of Music is an internationally recognized undergraduate and graduate program in a comprehensive, liberal arts and sciences university of the State University of New York. We provide the foundations of outstanding musicianship for all music majors and enrich the cultural life of the campus and community. Our mission is to provide the resources and the guidance necessary to motivate our students to seek excellence in their individual careers in music education, performance, composition, music theatre, music therapy and sound recording. In an environment oriented to the individual, we endeavor to create musicians who will assume vigorous roles as leaders and participants in significant musical experiences.
An audition is required for admission to a Music program. Although accepted students are admitted directly into a Music major curriculum, many first-year students are uncertain about the specific major in Music they wish to pursue. Therefore, all first-year students have essentially the same course work. In the first semester, all freshmen meet once each week in Music Freshman Seminar, a 1-credit hour course that explores the music program, presents professional options after graduation, and introduces world music. Guests include faculty, alumni, and other professional musicians who talk about their lives and jobs. During the second semester, after they have had opportunities to attend general orientation sessions, speak privately about their musical aspirations with advisors, have their abilities assessed by their teachers, and experience the demands made of Music majors, freshman Music students must review the declaration of a major.
Transfer students admitted into B.F.A. degree programs should expect to spend a minimum of three years on the SUNY Fredonia campus.
In addition to the specific and individual courses, periodic reviews of achievement/improvement are conducted for the B.F.A. Acting and Production Design student with the purpose of determining advancement/retention. At the conclusion of the fourth semester, the performance or design faculty reviews the student and a determination made as to permission for continuance in the program. Students with unfavorable evaluations will not be permitted to continue study in the B.F.A. but may continue in the B.A. General Theatre program.
Students in the B.F.A. Acting program must present acting juries at the conclusion of each semester, and must perform a senior recital or a leading role in a departmental production during their fourth year. B.F.A. Acting and Musical Theatre majors are required to audition for all Department of Theatre and Dance productions.
B.F.A. Production Design students, prior to graduation, must formally present portfolios and participate in the senior design exhibit.
All Theatre majors and minors are required to complete Theatre Practice obligations that are practical extensions of the classroom and vary in accordance with the specific programs. The Theatre Practice commitment requires approximately 10 clock hours per week and may, in special cases, require significantly more time. Theatre Practice credit does not count toward the total number of credits required in the B.F.A. Musical Theatre degree program.
All departmental majors must successfully complete a minimum of 30 upper-level credit hours and appropriate supporting courses as determined by faculty advisement.
Students who are on academic probation will not be permitted to perform in public performances nor will major technical crew assignments be permitted.
Transfer students in the B.A. General Theatre Studies degree program must complete at least 60 percent (27 credit hours) of their major at Fredonia.
Bachelor of Arts – General Theatre Studies
All students who indicate Theatre as their first major preference and are academically accepted by the university are automatically admitted to the Bachelor of Arts General Theatre Studies program.
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Acting
In addition to admittance to the university, students must audition during the year prior to entering Fredonia at one of the designated audition dates. Audition information and application forms are available from the Department of Theatre and Dance office or on the departmental website.
Transfer students should audition for the B.F.A. Acting program during the semester before transferring. The B.F.A. Acting degree requires four years for completion.
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Musical Theatre
See separate description under B.F.A. Musical Theatre.
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Production and Design
In addition to admittance to the university, prospective students must interview with the design faculty prior to acceptance into the program. This may be done during the year prior to attending Fredonia or B.A. General Theatre Studies’ students may be admitted during their first year in residence. Students who are accepted into the B.F.A. Production Design program select a specific track of study from the following options: Costume Design, Lighting Design, Technical Production or Scenic Design. Each track of study is outlined below.
It is the mission of the Department of Theatre and Dance to provide training for professional, community, and academic theatres within the framework of the liberal arts education.
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees. The Bachelor of Arts degree is a General Theatre Studies program. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program is limited to those students who demonstrate excellence or the potential for excellence in performance and/or production and design. It is designed for those students who enter the university with a firm idea of their professional goals.
In conjunction with the School of Music, the department offers study leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre degree. Minors in Theatre and Dance are available as well, allowing the pursuit of a secondary interest in theatre or dance as support for a major area or for personal growth and satisfaction. Theatre students may participate in the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series of departmental productions and the Performing Arts Company (PAC), a student-run theatre group at the university. PAC presents two productions each semester and sponsors workshops and experimental theatre productions. The department presents five productions each year. Juniors and seniors who contribute significantly to the theatre program and who attain a grade point average of 3.25 in their major may be eligible for Alpha Psi Omega, the national honorary dramatic society.
Career Potential
Performer
Private music teacher
Graduate study
A. Required Courses: 19 credit hours
MUS 201 – Music Theory I (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 202 – Music Theory II (3 cr. hr.)
Music History: Six credit hours
Choose from:
MUS 221 – Music History I (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 222 – Music History II (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 223 – Music History III (3 cr. hr.)
Ensembles: Three credit hours
Choose from:
MUS 240 – Choral Union (1 cr. hr.)
MUS 249 – College Singers (1 cr. hr.)
MUS 256 – College-Community Orchestra (1 cr. hr.)
MUS 259 – Wind Ensemble (1 cr. hr.)
Applied Music: Four credit hours of applied and/or class lessons
Accreditation Information :
Pre Requisite Courses :
Qualifying Exams :
Tution Fees :
Financial Aid / Scholarship Offered :
Courses :
MUS 164 – Applied Voice (2 cr. hr.)
(two semesters)
MUS 222 – Music History II (3 cr. hr.)
MUS 240 – Choral Union (1 cr. hr.)
or
MUS 249 – College Singers (1 cr. hr.)
MUS 264 – Applied Voice (2 cr. hr.)
(two semesters)
Select Either:
MUS 111 – Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr. hr.)
or
MUS 201 – Music Theory I (3 cr. hr.)
(by advisement)
Select Either:
MUS 160 – Applied Piano (2 cr. hr.)
(by advisement)
or
MUS 180 – Piano Class I (2 cr. hr.)
B. Theatre Courses: 13 credit hours
THT 120 – Acting I (3 cr. hr.)
THT 162 – Theatre History II (3 cr. hr.)
THT 220 – Acting II (3 cr. hr.)
THT 240 – Technical Theatre I (3 cr. hr.)
THT 399 – Participation in Theatre (.5 cr. hr.)
(two semesters)
C. Dance Courses: Eight credit hours
Students must complete four semesters of ballet (DNC 101, 201, 301, 401); each course may, by advisement, be repeated once. The additional Dance courses listed below must also be taken:
DNC 102 – Jazz Dance I (1 cr. hr.)
DNC 103 – Tap Dance I (1 cr. hr.)
DNC 203 – Tap Dance II (1 cr. hr.)
DNC 302 – Jazz Dance II (1 cr. hr.)
D. Musical Theatre Courses: 11 credit hours
MUS 430 – Musical Theatre Performance II
Cross-listed with THT 430
DNC 423 – Theatre Dance I (1 cr. hr.)
DNC 424 – Theatre Dance II (1 cr. hr.)
MUS 331 – Musical Theatre Performance I (1 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with THT 331
THT 331 – Musical Theatre Performance I (1 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with MUS 331
THT 361 – Musical Theatre in American Culture (3 cr. hr.)
THT 430 – Musical Theatre Performance II (2 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with MUS 430
THT 461 – Seminar in Musical Theatre (3 cr. hr.)
E. Introduction to Dramatic Literature
ENG 204 – Introduction to Drama (3 cr. hr.)