CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
FOR GRADES K-12

MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2 (In person):

Musical Theatre Showcase Level 1: Grades 3-5:  Tuesdays & Wednesdays 4:00PM-5:45PM
Musical Theatre Showcase Level 2: Grades 6-12:  Tuesdays & Wednesdays 6:00PM-8:50PM

In these small group musical theatre showcase classes, students will rotate between voice, acting, and dance class. They will rehearse monologues, scenes, songs, and dances from a variety of plays and musicals, with a focus on learning basic technique and on strengthening their performance skills. Students will receive individual attention and training throughout the sessions. They will also be given audition songs and monologues that will be worked on during class time, so they have material for their next audition!

Included in package:

• Musical theatre training (acting, singing, dancing) with theater professionals
• 2 Free tickets to Showcase
• Professionally-produced DVD or Digital Download of the Showcase performance
• Argyle Academy of the Arts t-shirt

Showcase Performance:

• Musical Theatre Showcase Level 1 (Grades 3-5) Performance Time & Location: Wednesday December 23^rd at 4:30PM in The Argyle Theatre
• Musical Theatre Showcase Level 2 (Grades 6-12) Performance Time & Location: Wednesday December 23^rd at 7:00PM in The Argyle Theatre
• On the last day of class, the students will perform in a showcase on our professional Argyle stage. This gives the students an opportunity to demonstrate to their family and friends some of the monologues, scenes, songs, and dances they have been working on in our classes.
• Each student will receive two free tickets for guests to come to the showcase to watch our Argyle students shine!

MUSICAL THEATRE CLASSES (In person):

Musical Theatre for Young Children:  Grades K-2:  Tuesdays 4:00PM-4:50PM
Musical Theatre for Children:  Grades 3-5:  Mondays 4:00PM-4:50PM

Our beginner musical theatre classes incorporate acting, singing, and dancing. We will provide young students with a supportive environment to be introduced to musical theatre and to learn and work on these skills. Students will apply their imagination, creativity, and musical theatre knowledge to explore various characters, voices, scenes, songs, dances, circumstances, stories, warm-ups, and games.  

ACTING CLASSES (In person):

Acting for Pre-Teens:  Grades 6-8:  Mondays 8:00PM-8:50PM
Acting for Teens:  Grades 9-12:  Mondays 9:00PM-9:50PM

Throughout these sessions, students may engage in warm-ups, drama games, character development activities, scene work, monologue study, storytelling, mock auditions, playwriting, and improvisation. Students will acquire acting technique and theatre vocabulary while building everyday life skills in collaboration, teamwork, leadership, perseverance, empathy, creativity, memorization, self-confidence, and public speaking.

VOICE CLASS (In person):

Musical Theatre Voice Class:  Grades 6-12:  Mondays 5:00PM-5:50PM

Singing is an essential part of an actor’s skill set. The focus of this group class is on vocal technique, performance technique, acting through song, music vocabulary, ear-training, sight-singing, and music literacy. Through the rehearsal of musical theatre repertoire with a concentration on healthy singing, students will develop these critical vocal skills.

DANCE CLASSES (In person):

Musical Theatre Dance for Pre-Teen Actors: Grades 6-8:  Mondays 6:00PM-6:50PM
Musical Theatre Dance for Teen Actors:  Grades 9-12:  Mondays 7:00PM-7:50PM
Musical Theatre Tap Dance:  Grades 6-12:  Mondays 8:00PM-8:50PM
Hip Hop/Jazz for Musical Theatre:  Grades 6-12:  Mondays 9:00PM-9:50PM

These beginner to intermediate level dance classes are for actors to learn the core skills needed for musical theatre dance. Emphasis will be placed on technique and dance vocabulary. Our young actors will develop the tools to be confident and comfortable in any musical theatre dance audition.

IMPROV CLASSES (In person):

Improv for Children:  Grades 3-5:  Mondays 5:00PM-5:50PM
Improv for Pre-Teens:  Grades 6-8:  Mondays 7:00PM-7:50PM
Improv for Teens:  Grades 9-12:  Mondays 6:00PM-6:50PM

Improv, also known as improvisation, is defined as the art of acting out a skit without preparation. These classes will work on developing and refining our students’ improv skills. Improv based activities help actors become more fluid with their own words, which also assists them in becoming more at ease with words written by others. Reciting from a script can be not as challenging after overcoming the fear of creating one’s own dialogue in improv. These classes offer our students an opportunity to create their own characters and environments all while having fun in a nurturing and encouraging environment.

VIRTUAL CLASSES (Live on Zoom):

Enjoy these improv and dance classes live from the comfort of your own home as virtual classes that all take place LIVE on Zoom!

Virtual Improv for Young Children:  Grades K-2: Mondays 4:00PM-4:30PM
Virtual Improv for Children:  Grades 3-5: Thursdays 6:00PM-6:50PM
Virtual Improv for Teens:  Grades 9-12:  Thursdays 5:00PM-5:50PM

Delve into improvisation through these virtual small group improv classes geared towards beginner and intermediate levels. Students will let their imaginations flourish, will grow their confidence, public speaking, and communication skills from interacting with each other in improv games and exercises, and will create their own characters and environments all while having fun in a positive and safe environment.

Only offered online.

Virtual Musical Theatre Dance for Children:   Grades K-2: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 6:00PM-6:50PM

This beginners dance class will incorporate and introduce warm-ups, stretches, creative movement, basic dance steps of musical theatre dance, and dance combinations to Broadway showtunes.

Only offered online.

Virtual Musical Theatre Dance for Pre-Teen Actors:  Grades 6-8:  Mondays 6:00PM-6:50PM

Virtual Musical Theatre Dance for Teen Actors: Grades 9-12:   Mondays 7:00PM-7:50PM

Virtual Hip Hop/Jazz for Musical Theatre: Grades 6-12:  Mondays 9:00PM-9:50PM

These beginner to intermediate level dance classes are for actors to learn the core skills needed for musical theatre dance. Emphasis will be placed on technique and dance vocabulary. Our young actors will develop the tools to be confident and comfortable in any musical theatre dance audition.

The instructor will teach these classes both in person and on Zoom live at the same time! If the student would like to take these classes online, make sure to select these virtual class options when registering.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS FOR ADULTS (AGES 18 & OVER):

THEATRE CLASSES (In person):

Introduction to Playwriting for Adults:   Mondays 9:00AM-10:50AM

Discover the basics of how to write short plays and scenes. Throughout the weeks, students will receive instruction on the fundamentals of playwriting. They will apply this knowledge to write five-minute scenes and/or short plays.  Our playwrights may even have the opportunity to have their scenes and/or plays be worked on and/or performed by our Argyle Academy of the Arts students in future classes!

Introduction to Theatre & Acting for Adults:  Mondays 11:00AM-12:50PM

For people who have always wanted to take a theatre class, try acting, or learn about how a show is rehearsed and performed both onstage and offstage, no matter what someone’s age is, this is a great place to start! This beginner theatre and acting class will present an introduction to theatre and will provide a foundation of the craft of acting. Students may partake in warm-ups, ensemble building exercises, theatre games, script analysis, monologue work, and/or scene study.

DANCE CLASSES (In person):

Beginner Musical Theatre Dance Combination for Adults:   Mondays 9:00AM-9:50AM

Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance Combination for Adults:  Mondays 12:00PM-12:50PM

These combination dance classes are focused on learning and being able to pick up new choreography to a different showtune every week. Each class session, students will learn a dance combination to a musical theatre song.

Beginner Musical Theatre Tap Dance for Adults:  Mondays 10:00AM-10:50AM
Beginner Hip Hop/Jazz for Musical Theatre for Adults:  Mondays 11:00AM-11:50AM
Beginner Musical Theatre Dance for Adults: Tuesdays 9:00PM-9:50PM

Intermediate Musical Theatre Tap Dance for Adults:   Wednesdays 8:00PM-8:50PM
Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance for Adults: Wednesdays 9:00PM-9:50PM

These small group adult musical theatre dance classes will concentrate on establishing strong dance technique, acquiring dance vocabulary, and practicing choreography from various styles of musical theatre. Our dancers will also develop the tools to be confident and comfortable in any musical theatre dance audition.

IMPROV CLASSES (In person):

Beginner Improv for Adults: Wednesdays 9:00PM-9:50PM
Intermediate Improv for Adults:  Tuesdays 9:00PM-9:50PM

Explore improvisation through these small group adult beginner and intermediate level improv classes. These classes will incorporate improv exercises and games, while also introducing, reviewing, and/or implementing the basics, foundation, and technique of improv.

VIRTUAL CLASSES (Live on Zoom):

Enjoy these musical theatre dance, physical fitness, meditation, cardio dance, and yoga classes live from the comfort of your own home as virtual classes that all take place LIVE on Zoom!

Virtual Beginner Musical Theatre Dance Combination for Adults:  Mondays 9:00AM-9:50AM
Virtual Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance Combination for Adults: Mondays 12:00PM-12:50PM

These combination dance classes are focused on learning and being able to pick up new choreography to a different showtune every week. Each class session, students will learn a dance combination to a musical theatre song.

The instructor will teach these classes both in person and on Zoom live at the same time!       If the student would like to take these classes online, make sure to select these virtual class options when registering.

Virtual Beginner Hip Hop/Jazz for Musical Theatre for Adults:   Mondays 11:00AM-11:50AM
Virtual Beginner Musical Theatre Dance for Adults : Tuesdays 9:00PM-9:50PM
Virtual Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance for Adults Wednesday: Wednesdays 9:00PM-9:50PM

Virtual Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance for Adults Thursday: Thursdays 9:00PM-9:50PM

These small group adult musical theatre dance classes will concentrate on establishing strong dance technique, acquiring dance vocabulary, and practicing choreography from various styles of musical theatre. Our dancers will also develop the tools to be confident and comfortable in any musical theatre dance audition.

Virtual Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance for Adults Thursday is only offered online.

The other virtual dance classes listed here will have the instructor teaching the class both in person and on Zoom at the same time! If the student would like to take these classes online, make sure to select these virtual class options when registering.

Virtual Physical Fitness for Musical Theatre:   Mondays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays 5:00PM-5:50PM

A combination of stretches, exercises, workout routines, aerobics, and learning and practicing musical theatre dance steps and choreography to Broadway songs.       This group fitness class is a great way to be active, to get a workout in without having to think or plan, to motivate oneself to exercise, to work on dance technique, and to have a blast exercising to musical theatre tunes!

When registering, students can select to only take the class on Tuesdays, or to take the class on all three days.

Only offered online.

Virtual Mindfulness & Meditation for Performers:   Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 4:00PM-4:30PM

This class is meant to help people relax and perform at their highest level.

When registering, students can select to only take the class on Tuesdays, to only take the class on Thursdays, or to take the class on all three days.

Only offered online.

Virtual Musical Theatre Cardio Dance:   Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 7:00PM-7:50PM

Want to dance but also complete an excellent cardio workout? Have fun learning and using musical theatre dance steps to Broadway songs in this musical theatre dance cardio workout class!

When registering, students can select to only take the class on Tuesdays, to only take the class on Thursdays, or to take the class on all three days.

Only offered online.

Virtual Yoga for Performers:   Mondays 10:00AM-10:50AM

This class is beneficial for performers as well as anyone who wants to reduce their stress levels, release tension, improve flexibility, warm up their body, connect the mind with the body, and find their voice.

Only offered online

Virtual Yoga for Musical Theatre:   Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 8:00PM-8:50PM

Enhance one’s life through yoga set to musical theatre songs, or through yoga that is beneficial for performers, as well as for anyone who wants to warm up their body, gain awareness, and find their voice.

When registering, students can select to only take the class on Tuesdays, to only take the class on Thursdays, to only take the class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or to take the class on all four days.

Only offered online.