Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute
Upper Grand District School Board
Course Outline
Department: Arts
Course Title: Music Theatre
Course Type: Multi Level
Grade: 9-12
Course Code: AMT 20a,b,4Ma,b
Credit Value: 1
Department Head: Dan Crabbe, Cathy Biergan
Teachers: Sherie Souter, Lane Osborne, Stephen Roloson
Teacher email: (not mandatory)
Date of Development: Sept 2015
Curriculum Document: (copy subject-specific
document from secondary curriculum website
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/second
ary/)
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites:
None
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/art
s910curr2010.pdf
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/art
s1112curr2010.pdf
Course Description:
This course focuses on the application of knowledge and skills related to the creation,
interpretation and production of Music Theatre involving drama, music, dance, and design.
Students will study, evaluate, create, produce and promote a pre-selected musical. Students
will have an opportunity to engage in supplemental tasks designed to enrich their
understanding and enjoyment of Musical Theatre.
Term Work (70% of the final mark)
Unit Title, Big Ideas, and Unit Culminating Tasks
The Course is structured in one large unit. PRODUCTION
Drama:
 use voice and body to communicate character, situation and style
 show consistency of character while acting, singing and dancing
 create action consistent with character’s motivation
 demonstrate the ability to focus on, and achieve the objective of a scene or musical
number
 recognize, create, select and sustain physical details of the character from scripted
material and/or vocal score.
 perform a scene or monologue from a musical
 demonstrate the ability to focus on and achieve a character’s immediate objectives,
and main objectives during a scene or musical number
 demonstrate the ability to focus on and achieve the character’s overall objective
throughout an entire musical or act
 make logical acting choices consistent with the character, situation and style of
selected material
 analyze a script/score for character transitions, antecedent action, character clues and
character motivation.
 participate in the creation of sets, costumes and props
 make logical decisions regarding lighting and sound for staging a musical
Music:
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understand the use and care of the vocal instrument.
understand and demonstrate proper warm up techniques
demonstrate diaphragmatic breathing and breath support, and use staggered
breathing to achieve desired phrasing.
demonstrate appropriate posture for singing in warm-ups, rehearsal and performance.
understand and demonstrate proper musical phrasing
project to audience through focus of sound and energy
recognize when the voice is in tune with instruments or other voices
demonstrate the ability to maintain correct rhythm throughout a given piece of music
perform in large ensembles, small ensembles and solo work
demonstrate the use of articulation, diction, dialect, word coloration, dynamics and
variety of tempi in song, that is appropriate to the character and dramatic situation
communicate mood and emotion through voice
Dance:
 develop and demonstrate basic warm up skills, consistent with the dance style studied
 develop and explore movement in relation to level, shape, direction, dimension and
extension
 recognize and demonstrate different rhythms, tempos and phrasing as they relate to
music and movement combined.
 develop focus and concentration to enhance memorization of dance combinations and
sequences.
 demonstrate physical competency in a variety of dance steps and techniques
 memorize and execute choreography for musical production numbers.
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recognize and demonstrate the role of dance in maintaining and continuing the
Musical’s story-line.
 use gesture, movement and body language to develop characterization.
** Dance Captains/Choreographers **
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choreograph solo, duet or group production numbers
Culminating Tasks/Exams (30% or the final mark)
Course Culminating Task/Exams and Description
Students will create their own mini musical theatre presentations which will be used at Arts
Night in January. These productions will be student chosen, directed, led and performed with
staff supervision.
Knowledge and Understanding – 25%
Thinking and Inquiry – 25%
Application – 25%
Communication – 25%
Exam
Culminating with Presentation – 15%
Exam – 15%
Based on the range of students’ learning needs, a selection from the strategies listed below may be
utilized. Refer to list of teaching and assessment strategies.
Teaching Strategies:
Please see list of teaching and assessment strategies hyperlinked above.
Assessment and evaluation strategies:
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Assessments and evaluations are your opportunity to provide evidence of your
learning.
You will be assessed and evaluated on your level of achievement of the Ministry
Expectations.
Learning skills will also be recorded and reported as a part of the Ontario Provincial
Report Card.
Textbooks/Learning Resource Materials (align with Policy 603)
Students must maintain their scripts, notebooks, design portfolios
Fees for Learning Materials/Activities
Learning Materials/Activities
None
Cost
All provided
Please refer to the GCVI Student Handbook for our school policies on:
● academic integrity
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late and missed assignments