RAD United Kingdom | Musical Theatre Introductory Training (CPD)

Event Date:

Friday 23 July 2027 – Sunday 25 July 2027

Event Time:

10am – 5pm each day

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Edinburgh

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Who’s it for?

This course is open to all dance teachers.

Fee:

Members £350 | €404 | $470
Non-members £420 | €484 | $564

Contact:

cpd@rad.org.uk

Explore the RAD’s brand‑new Musical Theatre syllabus in a dedicated three‑day CPD course designed to equip teachers with the skills, insight, and confidence to deliver this exciting new genre.

Across three days, the course covers how to deliver singing, acting and dancing in your classes, with a view to preparing your students for exams. You don’t necessarily need to have had previous experience in all three areas: you will take away the skills and confidence to incorporate this exciting new genre into your studio.

RAD Registered Teachers must attend and complete the full course in order to enter students for RAD Musical Theatre exams, making this an essential step for anyone planning to embrace this new business opportunity.

The CPD course includes your own copy of the new RAD Musical Theatre syllabus book.

Aims

 The aims of this course are to:

Explore the concepts of physical efforts in relation to singing,
Confidently introduce healthy vocal technique,
Understand and support young developing voices and have awareness of the best working environment to help encourage confidence and improvement,
Develop core acting and improvisation techniques to help students build characters, interpret songs, and perform expressively, and
Learn to use dance as a primary storytelling device, with emphasis on characterisation, choreographic intention, and integration with text and song.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, participants will:

Have gained practical strategies and a strong foundational understanding of vocal technique suitable for young voices when working in musical theatre triple threat training,
Be able to apply simple acting techniques to song and movement,
Be able to use improvisation as a tool for building performance confidence,
Be able to coach emotional and vocal expression authentically,
Have developed effective approaches to delivering acting skills tasks within the RAD Musical Theatre Graded Syllabus,
Be able to confidently choreograph for storytelling,
Be able to use movement to express emotion, motivation, and narrative arcs,
Be able to teach students how to perform beyond technique with intention and character, and
Have developed effective approaches to delivering dance / movement skills tasks within the RAD Musical Theatre Graded Syllabus.

Venue

The Manor School of Ballet, 8 Hampton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5JD

Tutor

Lisa Cook PGE RAD RTS LISTD

Lisa trained at Doreen Bird’s Performing Arts and went on to enjoy a professional career as a Musical Theatre performer, working extensively throughout the UK and internationally.

Her performance career includes performing at the Jubilee Performance at Buckingham Palace alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber, appearing in The Styne Way at the London Palladium, and working alongside acclaimed performers including Tommy Tune, Chita Rivera, Bea Arthur and Rita Moreno. Lisa has also recorded on a variety of albums at Abbey Road Studios, collaborating with artists including Gary Barlow and Alfie Boe.

Alongside her professional performing career, Lisa has always maintained a strong passion for teaching. Throughout her career, she has continually developed her teaching practice and academic qualifications. Lisa studied at the University of Portsmouth, where she gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGE), further strengthening her expertise as an educator.

Lisa also holds Licentiate status with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) and is qualified to teach Classical Ballet, Tap Dance and Modern Theatre.

She has taught at numerous stage schools, colleges and educational institutions across London and throughout the UK. Now based in Glasgow, Lisa continues to share her extensive industry knowledge and practical experience with aspiring Musical Theatre performers.

With extensive experience as both a professional performer and educator, Lisa brings together industry expertise, recognised teaching qualifications, academic training and a genuine passion for nurturing the next generation of teachers and performers.

CPD Hours

20 hours Time-Valued CPD

Fees

Members of the Royal Academy of Dance receive discounts on all CPD activities.

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Contact

If you have any questions about this activity, please email cpd@rad.org.uk.

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