Vocal Music

Objectives

Students must excel in the following areas:

• Vocal performance, including expressive solo singing in a variety of styles, and ensemble singing.
• Written and aural music theory skills, including sight reading of music.
• Piano skills at a basic to advanced level.

Goals For Students

1. Students will demonstrate excellent vocal performance skills including expressive, accurate singing; proper breath management; and appropriate stage presence and deportment, both as soloists and in ensemble.
2. Students will demonstrate excellent written and aural music theory skills, with an emphasis on music sight reading.
3. Students will demonstrate basic to advanced skills in playing piano and accompanying.
4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of music history and the characteristics of various music styles of performance.
5. Students will demonstrate the skills necessary to use technology applications in music.
6. Graduating seniors should be able to perform a successful college or conservatory audition and demonstrate the level of musical competence necessary for college courses in performance technique, music-reading, and music-writing.

Vocal Music Sequence of Courses

All Vocal Music majors are expected to maintain a minimum of a “B” in their arts classes.
Electives: Show Choir I-IV, Jazz Vocal Styles.
½ Credit Elective Courses: Opera Workshop I/II, Music History I/II, Computer Applications in Music.
*appropriate theory class assigned through written examination
**Piano Lab may be taken during any year after the student’s first year.

Students who complete the four-year program are required to have 12 arts credits to graduate.

Students who complete a three-year program are required to have 9 arts credits to graduate.