Music and performing arts Arts Music and performing arts is the study of the principles and techniques associated with performance involving music, speech, movement, mime, characterisation, improvisation and stage craft. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: - Acting and directing - Ballet - Choreography - Circus - Composition (music) - Conducting (music) - Creative and performance art - Dance - Drama - History of film and theatre - History of music - Music - Music conducting - Musicology - Theatre/Theatre sciences Study of music and performing arts history and theory is included here. Teacher training in music and other performing arts is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0114 'Teacher training with subject specialisation'.