Foundations of Musical Theatre CPD Course – Edinburgh

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 introduce a fundamental understanding of teaching vocal technique, basic concepts and approaches to acting, and approaches to dance in musical theatre and its narrative function,
• To explore vocal health and anatomy, develop teaching skills to aid improvisation, and develop a focus on developing characterisation,
• To have a basic understanding of textual analysis in approach to script and song work,
• To enhance skills in directing movement and its integration with text and song, and
• To equip teachers with basic knowledge to safely deliver the musical theatre syllabus.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Confidently introduce healthy vocal technique,
• Understand and support young developing voices,
• Integrate vocal training into existing dance classes,
• Apply simple acting techniques to song and movement,
• Use improvisation as a tool for building performance confidence,
• Coach emotional and vocal expression authentically,
• Confidently choreograph for storytelling,
• Use movement to express emotion, motivation, and narrative arcs, and
• Teach students how to perform beyond technique with intention and character.

Venue

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

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