Perceptive listening and appreciation of musical elements, forms, and style periods, including composer’s lives, individual styles, and representative works. Emphasis is placed on music in the Western tradition.
3.0 Credits

An introductory course in music and its notation through analysis of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic elements of music. Study of scales, intervals, and triads. (P: basic background in music reading).
3.0 Credits

Tonal harmony in common practice: study of scales, intervals, triads, harmonic progressions in terms of structure, procedures and application to four - part music writing. (P: MUS 115 or strong music background with consent of instructor).
3.0 Credits

Study of fundamental vocal technique in one 30-minute lesson of private instruction per week. Weekly vocalization and application of technique to song repertoire. Special fee. May be repeated for additional credit. (P: Permission of the instructor).
1.0 Credits

This course takes a survey approach to world music covering significant music cultures. The course focuses on how to listen to and appreciate the music of different cultures, including an overview of distinctive musical and cultural elements, the historical and musical life of these varying geographic regions, and a closer look at specific cultures and genres of music within the larger region.
3.0 Credits

A study of piano technique beginning at the student’s current level. Practical application of techniques to piano literature. Special fee. May be repeated for additional credit. (P: Permission of the instructor).
1.0 Credits

A study of string technique beginning at the student’s current level. Practical application of techniques to appropriate string literature (Violin, viola, cello, string bass) Special fee. May be repeated for additional credit.
1.0 Credits

A hands-on classroom experience. Students will complete any number of tasks necessary for the full production of a theatrical presentation at Thiel while also learning the theory, history, and industry-standard applications of theatre production departments. Activities during the semester include designing, sourcing, building, and organizing a wide variety of production elements including costumes, set pieces, properties, lighting needs and sound elements, in addition to numerous other production preparation tasks.
3.0 Credits

Theatre Appreciation is designed as a gateway course to introduce the student to a deeper understanding and appreciation of theater as an art form. Students will be exposed to landmark theorists, performances, and texts in multiple aspects of theatre performance and production history. This course fulfills Thiel College’s creative core requirement.
3.0 Credits

Principles, techniques, and practical application of theatre crafts necessary to design and construct stage scenery, lighting, and other effects. Aesthetic fundamentals of creating stage designs and the use of crafting and artistic techniques to transform creative ideas into actual theatrical experiences. Basic design in costume and make-up for state.
3.0 Credits

A hybrid course of equal parts analysis, research, and performance intended to simultaneously highlight some of the Bard’s lesser-known (to scholars and actors alike) while helping students develop critical and creative thinking, scholarly writing skills, and performance technique.
4.0 Credits

A workshop-based introduction to the fundamental principles of acting. Through analysis of critical writings and engagement with dramatic texts, the course develops an individual’s consciousness of breath, vocal dexterity and physical bearing and presence.
4.0 Credits

This course is a survey of theatre history, from Ancient Greece to the European Renaissance, through the lens of dramatic literature. This course is designed for students who seek to explore a spectrum of dramatic literature in critical and historical context and develop the fundamental tools of dramatic analysis and production critique.
3.0 Credits

This course is a survey of theatre history from the European Renaissance to the start of the twenty-first century through the lens of dramatic literature. This course is designed for students who seek to explore a spectrum of dramatic literature in critical and historical context and develop the fundamental tools of dramatic analysis and production critique.
3.0 Credits

A course covering detailed study and use of the advanced techniques and methods used to develop characterization, and the study and practice of the art of directing. (P: THAR 257 or permission of the instructor).
4.0 Credits