Sixth Form Musical Theatre Course

Our Full-time Musical Theatre course is one of the UK’s finest, providing students with intensive training with outstanding teachers and industry professionals.

Musical Theatre Course

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The Musical Theatre course at Arts has a national reputation for training outstanding performers with a balance of high level skills in Acting, Dance and Singing. Students on the Musical Theatre course train intensively in their core skills which are taught by an expert faculty of talent trainers alongside an exclusive programme of Masterclasses and workshops. This course is suitable for students that want to train intensively in Musical Theatre with an aspiration for a high level career on stage.

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Key Course Features

Triple threat training

Streamed Dance Classes

Estill Voice Training

Acrobatic Arts

Live Performance each term

Intensive course hours

Equivalent to 3 A-Levels

Government Funding

Introducing Masterclasses

Weekly Industry Masterclasses

Dance, Musical Theatre

Aaron Francis

Musical Theatre, Acting

Sam Mackay

Musical Theatre

Ian Good

More masterclasses

Six

Tomorrow Is Coming

Bring Me To Life

Katie's Journey

Run Freedom Run

Intense

Course training

Arts1 School of Performance: Sixth Form Musical Theatre Course

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Dance Training

The dance training on the musical theatre course is streamed into five sets to be able to facilitate very high level dancers and also those students that do not have experience in dance but bring a potential and willingness to learn. Led by the incredible Leanne Hughes, students have the opportunity to develop their dance to the highest possible level. The styles of dance taught on the course include Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Commercial, Stage Acrobatics and Contemporary. Students have a weekly choreography class with the inspirational Adam Scott, when not working as one of the principal dancers for Can You Dance or as part of the team at Urdang, Adam develops Arts1 students in both technical skill and Artistry.

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Singing Training

The singing faculty leads the way in the UK in its technical approach to voice training. Arts1 is an educational affiliate of Estill Voice International, one of eight internationally and the first in England. Whilst some schools have teachers that may have attended Estill courses, the Arts1 team are at the forefront of this work and have presented courses all around the world to students, teachers and performers. Musical Theatre students have the opportunity in their second year to study for the Estill Figure Proficiency examination a prestigious qualification that opens the door to further training in this specialist voice training system.

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Acting Training

Arts1 Musical. Theatre students do not study ‘Musical Theatre Acting’ we study ACTING. It is a central skill of a Musical Theatre performer to create truth for audiences whether they are speaking, singing or dancing. The actor training at Arts1 is authentic and individual, this opens many doors for our students and Cretes the potential for Musical Theatre students to be able to diversify their skillset to a wide range of jobs and opportunities in the future. Led By Gemma Crooks, students are inspired to have a voice, an opinion and to work outside of their comfort zone to achieve their potential.

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Apply for our Vocational Sixth Form courses in Dance, Acting or Musical Theatre. Once we receive your application you will be contacted with our next available audition date and the material you will need to prepare.

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Student testimonials

"I would recommend Arts1 to anyone that is strongly considering a career in performing arts. Without the expert training from their teachers and staff I would not be where I am today. Being part of the course meant being part of a family, I always felt completely supported in and out of lessons throughout the course and that still continues now. I am currently training on the 1 year course at Fourth Monkey Actor Training company and will be starting a BA in Acting at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire this year."

Emily Puttick
Now studying at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

"Arts1 is a brilliant school for those looking to enhance their vocational training in singing, acting and dancing. As a sixth form musical theatre student, I have been given great opportunities to network and progress my skills throughout the course. The level of teaching is exceptional and the staff are dedicated, approachable and have the students interests at heart. My progression over the course is immense and the high level of training I have received has enabled me to audition successfully for several top London drama schools. I would definitely recommend Arts1 if you are looking for a professional career in the arts."

Isabel

"I've been going to arts1 for many years, and now being on the sixth form course I can say with 100% honesty that this school is amazing! The lessons, skills, techniques and disciplines I have learnt are endless and so valuable. We learn from industry professionals weekly and the team of teachers have the best insights and intentions for each student, it really does feel like a big family! Will miss arts1 so much when I leave."

Alice

"Arts1 has such a supportive and exciting atmosphere that encourages students to push to their limit and work hard in every lesson. Teachers and students are always willing to make you a better performer."

Yochobel

The Qualification

Equivalent to 3 A-Levels
Prepare you for your next step
Unlike a standard BTEC

Equivalent to 3 A-Levels and with an internationally recognised awarding body, the Musical Theatre course will prepare you for your next step in education or performance. The highly experienced staff team work to develop our students into highly skilled triple threat performers.

The Musical Theatre course at Arts1 is unlike a standard BTEC taught in a school or college setting, it has several unique features including intensive contact hours and specialist delivery that give our students the edge in performance.