MUSC 182 - Intermediate Class Voice

2 Credits

Class instruction in vocal techniques and voice production. Students sing individually for grades. Song repertoire selected from anthology of baroque English and Italian songs.

Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 181 with min. 2.0
Course Note Previously MUSIC 182.
FeesVoice Accompanist Fee

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve For students seriously interested in improving solo performance techniques. Students should enter with some solo background and have knowledge of music fundamentals.
Active Date 20240322T08:22:03

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 20
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 22
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area II
Performance

Course Outline
A continuation of MUSC 181, students sing master art song literature of the English and Itanilan Baroque period, later adding classic Broadway pieces (no belt). Brit English and Italian diction taught. Class divides into two groups; each group rotates presenting memorized solos every other week. A paper (250 words) describing the Baroque Song Style is submitted at the quarter’s end. Individual vocalises assigned as needed.

Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the basic components of the vocal mechanism and vocal sound

Summarize the basic vowel classifications and their relationship to vocal resonance

Summarize basic information about the repertoire performed in the class, such as style, form, history, and character analysis

Perform two solo songs from memory with accurate rhythm, pitch, and lyrics