Music, Theatre, & Dance Classes
Open to All U-M Students
Enjoy your fall 2023 semester with inspiring courses from SMTD!
Looking for a Fun and Refreshing Elective?
Learn to dance, sing in a choir, meditate, act, or compose music
Take classes from beginning guitar and rap songwriting to hip hop dance and the history of pop music
Escape the day-to-day stress with a fun, relaxing, creatively recharging class
Explore your talents! You can add a music minor to your degree with only 15 credits of mainly electives

Add a Minor to Your Degree with as Few as 15 Credits
SMTD MINORS AVAILABLE:
Dance • Global and Ethnic Performance Studies • Music • Performing Arts Management & Entrepreneurship • Playwriting • Theatre Design & Production
Fall 2023 Courses
Open to All U-M Students • No Experience Needed
ACTING
Walgreen Drama Center
THTREMUS 101: Intro to Acting • 3 cr. • MW 10:30 am & 3:00 pm
ARTS LEADERSHIP
DANCE
Dance Building & Central Campus Classroom Building
DANCE 100: Intro to Dance • 1 cr. • multiple times & studio practice
DANCE 247: Dance and Society • 3 cr. • MW 2:30 pm
ENSEMBLE
Burton Memorial Tower, Moore Building & Revelli Hall
Arts Chorale • Campus Band • Campus Jazz Ensemble • Campus Orchestra • Gamelan • Guitar (new) • Marching & Athletic Bands • Out of the Blue • Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs • usually 1 cr. • multiple times
GLOBAL FASHION
Central Campus Classroom Building
THTREMUS 277: Global Adornment & Attire • 3 cr. • MW 4:00 pm
GUITAR
Burton Memorial Tower
GUITAR 110, 111, & 112: Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced • 2 cr.
GUITAR 330: Guitar Ensemble • 1 cr. • MW 5:30 pm
HISTORY OF MUSIC
Modern Languages Building, Burton Memorial Tower & Moore
MUSICOL 123: History of Popular Music • 4 cr. • MWF 11:00 am + disc.
MUSICOL 345.001: History of Music • 3 cr. • T/Th 1:00 pm
MUSICOL 345.002: Protest Music of the US • 3 cr. • MW 2:30 pm
MUSICOL 345.003: Bollywood Sounds • 3 cr. • T/Th 2:30 pm
MEDITATION
Stearns Building & Online
JAZZ 450/550: Contemplative Practice • 2 cr. • multiple times
MUSIC COMPOSITION
Burton Memorial Tower & Moore Building
COMP 221: Intro to Elements of Composition • 3 cr. • T/Th 11:30 am
COMP 233: Self-Accompanied Singing Songwriting Seminar • 3 cr. • Tu 6:30 pm
MUSIC THEORY
UMMA Auditorium
THEORY 137: Intro to Music Theory • 3 cr. • T/Th 11:00 am
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Moore Building
PAT 200: Intro to Electronic Music Production • 3 cr. • multiple times
PIANO CLASSES
Moore Building
PIANO 110 & 111: Beginning & Intermediate Piano • 2 cr. • multiple times
PIANO 150: Advanced Individual Studio Lessons* • 2 cr.*
PIANOLP 401/501: Piano Tuning and Technology • 1 or 2 cr. (half or full semester) • T/Th 1:30 pm
*Students need to apply and be accepted for lessons.
RAP HISTORY & SONGWRITING
Burton Memorial Tower
MUSIC 210: Rap History & Songwriting • 2 cr. • F 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm
VIDEO GAME MUSIC
UMMA Auditorium
PAT 305: Video Game Music • 2 cr. • T/Th 4:00 pm
VOICE CLASSES
Walgreen Drama Center
VOICE 111: Beginning Voice Class • 2 cr. • T/Th 10:30 am & 11:30 am
VOICE 150: Individual Studio Lessons* • 2 cr.*
*Students need to apply and be accepted for lessons.
WELLNESS
Stearns Building & Online
WELLNESS 412: Yoga for Performers, Dancers & Athletes • 1 cr.