Courses

    Involves basic vocal technique and easy solo repertoire taught through a group medium, for beginner and intermediate level students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Designed for the understanding of lyric Italian diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing. Required for freshmen BM voice majors. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Designed for the understanding of lyric English diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing as well as various musical styles of English classical voice literature. Required for Freshmen BM voice majors. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1544 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Continuation of Pmus 1184, with more advanced repertoire and vocal techniques. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 1184 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Introduction to the processes, materials, and equipment used in theatrical production. Lecture and lab requirements. Lab experiences include introductory work in the opera scenery, property, costume, and electrical shops. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
    Designed for the understanding of lyric French diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing, as well as various musical styles of French classical vocal literature. Recommended prereq., MUSC 3464. Required of Junior BM voice majors. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1554 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
    Designed for the understanding of lyric German diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing, as well as various musical styles of German classical vocal literature. Required of sophomore BM voice majors. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1554 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Addresses issues related to young artist development. Areas of concentration include (but are not limited to) acting technique, resume preparation, audition technique, scene analysis, and role preparation. The acting technique is addressed in this course through textbook reading and exercise. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
    Continuation of PMUS 4137. Further scene analysis andmovement exercises are addressed in this class. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 4137 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
    Advanced work in the scenery, property, costume, and electrical shops in opera performance. Additional experiences may include positions with opera run crews, the box office, or other supporting areas. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Group coaching class to prepare for voice recitals as well as to learn vocal repertoire including historical background, composers, styles, and poetic interpretation. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
    Addresses issues related to young artist development at the graduate level. Areas of concentration will include (but are not limited to) acting technique for singers, resume preparation and scene and character analysis. Students will participate in acting and improvisation exercises. Substantial classical voice study is required and this course is recommended for voice majors only. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Continuation of PMUS 5137. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 5137 (minimum grade D-).
    Teaches solo and choral singing and vocal modeling. Designed for choral and music education graduate students. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    In depth study of the physiology, acoustics, and health aspects of the singing voice. Recommended for all graduate students in voice. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Survey of the solo repertoire for young voices, the physiological aspects of mutational voices, techniques of vocalizing young voices, and class voice procedure. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Provides an extensive analytical and historical discussion of French song literature styles, from the 12th century to the present.

    A thorough investigation of the challenges of studio voice pedagogy, including corrective techniques, psychological philosophies, and video analysis of student teaching. Examination and evaluation of comparative methodologies of vocal technique. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 5444 (minimum grade D-).
    Group coaching class to prepare for voice recitals as well as to learn vocal repertoire including historical background, composers, styles, and poetic interpretation. Class may fulfill voice literature requirements when appropriate classes are not offered. Also available: weekly individual coaching to prepare for voice recitals and other projects. Diction, musical styles, and interpretation (music and text) are the main focus of this course. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours. For graduate voice students and collaborative pianists. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Provides an extensive analytical and historical discussion of German song literature styles, from the 18th century to the present.