college-conservatory of music an overview of our program
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The
College-Conservatory of Music
provides professional conservatory training designed to help singers,
dancers and actors become accomplished musical theatre performers—mature and
polished exponents of the most
collaborative
of all the arts. With its emphasis on imagination, analysis and technical
skill, our program provides the craft to master a popular art form, to
capture in sound and movement those universal emotions that have made the
musical America's most
visible contribution
to world theatre.At CCM we are in the business of turning out "Triple Threats" — talented young people who can sing, dance and act with equal accomplishment. Our students contribute positively to the growth of the American musical theatre. We encourage them to explore techniques beyond the spoken word to project dramatic ideas. We make the non-literal an essential part of the creative and interpretive process.
We are extremely proud
of our program at CCM and regard our students as members of a large
theatrical family. We have a demanding and difficult course of training with
intensive class-work and little time for relaxation. However, we provide our
graduates with the wherewithal to
survive in a highly competitive field.Our faculty is committed to helping dedicated students find employment in an overcrowded profession. Our graduates are working on Broadway and throughout the nation in such productions as Wicked, Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, Rent, Avenie Q, Altar Boyz and Spamalot. Students represent us in national and international touring productions, in dinner theatres and theme parks, on cruise ships, on television, in talent agencies, as producers and in many of the related entertainment fields. (The network of CCM professionals often helps our students make the difficult transition to a career in the arts.)
Our graduates generally relocate to a city rich in cultural opportunities — New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. Some enter graduate programs or serve as apprentices in established producing organizations; others seek careers in related areas as musical directors, choreographers, casting directors or producers. The skills acquired in our classes provide an excellent background for whatever artistic endeavors our graduates wish to pursue.
Please
remember
that the training at CCM is rigorous. We are preparing young people for an
inordinately difficult and heart-breaking profession. It is not the school
for everyone and not everyone is the kind of student for us. Our admission
standards are highly competitive
—
we accept about five percent of those who audition for us annually. We keep
our classes small so that individual attention from the
faculty can be maintained.
We keep our eye on the future. Our aim is two-fold: to meet the needs of the professional student in preparing for a career in the performing arts and to engage that student in a meaningful educational experience. We see no inconsistency in our dual roles of career builders and educators. For the performer of the future the qualities of critical, analytical and independent thinking so essential in the study of the arts and sciences, also serve as a valuable foundation for creative work. As the boundaries among the performing arts become less clearly defined, a broadly based education becomes an essential tool for the performer.
We nurture aesthetic values in our students by encouraging them to examine their own ideas about quality in the arts — in other words by engaging their critical faculties. We focus on individual ingenuity and examine the nature of artistic communication. We want our students to find their study of the performing arts an enriching experience, one that they can sustain after graduation.
Musical
Theatre
demands a high level of commitment from the student. At CCM, training in
musical theatre is not about being famous or becoming a star. It is about
learning to work in ways that contribute positively to the art of the
musical theatre, about the unique
interaction among the many and
varied aspects that make up the musical stage. It is about freeing our own
creativity and building a love of
and a lasting appreciation for the Performing Arts.
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Banner above: Shoshana Bean, Adam Monley, Sinclair Mitchell and Leslie Kritzer in The Hot Mikado, Patricia Corbett Theatre.
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Musical Theatre Program І University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music І P O Box 210003 І Cincinnati І OH 45221
