This document contains a skills audit to assess a student's abilities in areas related to musical theatre. It tracks their progress across three checkpoints - the start, middle and end of a unit of study. Skills are grouped into categories like movement, vocals, interpretation, dance, and personal management. For each skill, the student rates their level of understanding from no skill to excellent skill. At the end points, they reflect on improvements and new skills learned.

1. Skills Audit
START OF UNIT 2 No
understanding/
no skill
Some
understanding/
some skill
Good
understanding/
good skill
Excellent
understanding/
excellentskill
MOVEMENT SKILLS
Coordination ●
Balance ●
Weightplacement ●
Focusand control ●
Spatial awareness ●
relaxation ●
Movementmemory ●
Gesture ●
Facial Expression ●
Characterisation ●
Pace,energy,dynamics ●
trust
VOCAL SKILLS
articulation ●
inflection ●
modulation ●
projection ●
register ●
pitch ●
timing ●
breath control ●
use of pause ●
use of pace ●
dialect and accent ●
characterisation ●
projection. ●
MUSICAL THEATRE INTERPRETIVE SKILLS
analysis of score, dialogue, lyrics
and choreography to build an
understanding of
●
character and relationships to other
roles/characters
●
social and historical background of
the musical
●
author’s/composer’s/choreographer’s
intention
●
CHARACTER INTERPRETATION
Analysingphysical characteristics ●
Proxemics/relationships ●
Semiotics ●
Sub-text ●
PHYSICAL SKILLS
characterisation ●
facial expression ●
gesture ●
mannerism ●
posture ●
rhythm and tempo ●
weight placement ●
timing and pace ●

2. relationship ●
reaction and interaction with other
characters/roles
●
audience ●
proxemics ●
use of space ●
use and manipulation of props and
equipment.
●
DANCE PHYSICAL SKILLS
physical skills appropriate to the
dance style
●
physical characterisation and
expression
●
timing and rhythmic accuracy ●
emphasis ●
musicality ●
phrasing ●
projection ●
breathing ●
impetus ●
facial expression ●
bodily expression ●
relationship ●
reaction and interaction with other
performers
●
stylistic quality of movement ●
use of space ●
spatial awareness. ●
MUSICAL THEATRE AND SINGING SKILLS
tuning ●
rhythm ●
tempo ●
intonation ●
musicality ●
dynamics ●
characterisation ●
projection ●
phrasing ●
expression ●
awareness of accompaniment. ●
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
attendance and punctuality ●
being ready to work, warming up
and cooling down
●
wearing correct attire and
presentation, e.g. footwear, dance
wear, loose clothing,
●
hair tied back, no jewellery ●
concentration and focus ●
learning dialogue and actions ●
listening and responding positively
to direction, instruction and
feedback
●
willingness to experiment and try
things out
●
sensitivity and empathy towards
others.
●
SPECIALIST SKILLS: please give details

3. MID WAY
THROUGH UNIT 2
No
understanding/
no skill
Some
understanding/
some skill
Good
understanding/
good skill
Excellent
understanding/
excellentskill
MOVEMENT SKILLS
Coordination ●
Balance ●
Weightplacement ●
Focusand control ●
Spatial awareness ●
relaxation ●
Movementmemory ●
Gesture ●
Facial Expression ●
Characterisation ●
Pace,energy,dynamics ●
trust ●
VOCAL SKILLS
articulation ●
inflection ●
modulation ●
projection ●
register ●
pitch ●
timing ●
breath control ●
use of pause ●
use of pace ●
dialect and accent ●
characterisation ●
projection. ●
MUSICAL THEATRE INTERPRETIVE SKILLS
analysis of score, dialogue, lyrics
and choreography to build an
understanding of
●
character and relationships to other
roles/characters
●
S/H background of the musical ●
author’s/composer’s/choreographer’s
intention
●
CHARACTER INTERPRETATION
Analysingphysical characteristics ●
Proxemics/relationships ●
Semiotics ●
Sub-text ●
PHYSICAL SKILLS
characterisation ●
facial expression ●
gesture ●
mannerism ●
posture ●
rhythm and tempo ●
weight placement ●
timing and pace ●
relationship ●
reaction and interaction with other
characters/roles
●

4. audience ●
proxemics ●
use of space ●
use and manipulation of props and
equipment.
●
DANCE PHYSICAL SKILLS
physical skills appropriate to the
dance style
●
physical characterisation and
expression
●
timing and rhythmic accuracy ●
emphasis ●
musicality ●
phrasing ●
projection ●
breathing ●
impetus ●
facial expression ●
bodily expression ●
relationship ●
reaction and interaction with other
performers
●
stylistic quality of movement ●
use of space ●
spatial awareness.
MUSICAL THEATRE AND SINGING SKILLS
tuning ●
rhythm ●
tempo ●
intonation ●
musicality ●
dynamics ●
characterisation ●
projection ●
phrasing ●
expression ●
awareness of accompaniment. ●
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
attendance and punctuality ●
being ready to work, warming up
and cooling down
●
wearing correct attire and
presentation, e.g. footwear, dance
wear, loose clothing,
●
hair tied back, no jewellery ●
concentration and focus ●
learning dialogue and actions ●
listening and responding positively
to direction, instruction and
feedback
●
willingness to experiment and try
things out
●
sensitivity and empathy towards
others.
●
SPECIALIST SKILLS: please give details
Have you learntanynewspecialist
skillsacrossthe unit?
What improvementshave you made
so far? How and why?

5. END OF UNIT 2 No
understanding/
no skill
Some
understanding/
some skill
Good
understanding/
good skill
Excellent
understanding/
excellentskill
MOVEMENT SKILLS
Coordination ●
Balance ●
Weightplacement ●
Focusand control ●
Spatial awareness ●
relaxation ●
Movementmemory ●
Gesture ●
Facial Expression ●
Characterisation ●
Pace,energy,dynamics ●
trust ●
VOCAL SKILLS
articulation ●
inflection ●
modulation ●
projection ●
register ●
pitch ●
timing ●
breath control ●
use of pause ●
use of pace ●
dialect and accent ●
characterisation ●
projection. ●
MUSICAL THEATRE INTERPRETIVE SKILLS
analysis of score, dialogue, lyrics
and choreography to build an
understanding of
●
character and relationships to other
roles/characters
●
social and historical background of
the musical
●
author’s/composer’s/choreographer’s
intention
●
CHARACTER INTERPRETATION
Analysingphysical characteristics ●
Proxemics/relationships ●
Semiotics ●
Sub-text ●
PHYSICAL SKILLS
characterisation ●
facial expression ●
gesture ●
mannerism ●
posture ●
rhythm and tempo ●
weight placement ●
timing and pace ●

6. relationship ●
reaction and interaction with other
characters/roles
●
audience ●
proxemics ●
use of space ●
use and manipulation of props and
equipment.
●
DANCE PHYSICAL SKILLS
physical skills appropriate to the
dance style
●
physical characterisation and
expression
●
timing and rhythmic accuracy ●
emphasis ●
musicality ●
phrasing ●
projection ●
breathing ●
impetus ●
facial expression ●
bodily expression ●
relationship ●
reaction and interaction with other
performers
●
stylistic quality of movement ●
use of space ●
spatial awareness. ●
MUSICAL THEATRE AND SINGING SKILLS
tuning ●
rhythm ●
tempo ●
intonation ●
musicality ●
dynamics ●
characterisation ●
projection ●
phrasing ●
expression ●
awareness of accompaniment. ●
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
attendance and punctuality ●
being ready to work, warming up
and cooling down
●
wearing correct attire and
presentation, e.g. footwear, dance
wear, loose clothing,
●
hair tied back, no jewellery ●
concentration and focus ●
learning dialogue and actions ●
listening and responding positively
to direction, instruction and
feedback
●
willingness to experiment and try
things out
●
sensitivity and empathy towards
others.
●
SPECIALIST SKILLS: please give details

7. Have you learntanynewspecialist
skillsacrossthe unit?