Music - Vocal Performance - BM - The College

This program seeks to serve the needs of our current and future students who seek to develop the knowledge, skills, concepts, and sensitivities essential to the professional life of the musician based on the educational foundation of the liberal arts. To successfully engage the professional world, the musician must exhibit not only technical competence but also broad knowledge of music and music literature, the ability to integrate musical knowledge and skills, sensitivity to musical styles, and insight into the role of music in the broader context of intellectual and cultural life.

The Voice Performance concentration offers opportunities for expanding the reach of music into the current culture of the institution. The university's historical commitment to voice performance is expressed through the numerous choral music programs, which serve as a key bridge to alumni, communities, and churches, both locally and nationally.

Degree Requirements

Required Concentration Courses

MUS 32000INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL CONDUCTING METHODS

MUS 38221JAZZ SINGERS

MUS 33010GERMAN AND ENGLISH DICTION

MUS 33020ITALIAN AND FRENCH DICTION

MUS 34010VOCAL PEDAGOGY

MUS 39023JUNIOR RECITAL

MUS 16121 Applied Piano (1 credit per semester until proficiency passed)

MUS 16221 Applied Voice (4 semester credit hours)

MUS 36221 Applied Voice (4 semester credit hours)

Required Major Courses

MUS 25324MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS I

MUS 25325MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS II

MUS 36324MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS III

MUS 36325MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS IV

MUS 43423MUSIC HISTORY I

MUS 46423MUSIC HISTORY II

MUS 49023RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE

MUS 16121 Applied Piano (2 credits - continuous study until proficiency passed)

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - lower division (4 semester credit hours)

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - upper division (4 semester credit hours)

Conducted Ensemble Participation - lower division (4 semester credit hours)

Conducted Ensemble Participation - upper divison (4 semester credit hours)