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   Undergraduate Catalog :: Conservatory of Music and Dance
 
  

Voice Emphasis Area

Prerequisites

  1. Students must be able to sing standard songs in English on pitch and with satisfactory phrasing and musical intelligence.
  2. Students must demonstrate ability to read a simple song at sight and should have completed the equivalent of Piano 123.

Required Courses

(See minimum foreign language and core requirements) 
 Foreign Language French/German/Italian 110, 120,
    211, 221(a)                                    16
 Conservatory 101-402 Applied Study                32
 Conservatory 185A, 185B, 185C, 185D 
   Foreign Languages for Singing I, II, III, IV     8
 English 300-level Writing Intensive Course         3
 Major Choral Ensemble (Eight Semesters)(b)         8
 Theater 300 Acting I                               3
 Conservatory 417B, 417C Singer/Actor Techniques for 
   Opera and Opera for Children/Chamber Opera(c)    7
 Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for
   Music Teachers                                   3
 Conservatory 457-458 Vocal Literature I, II        4
 Conservatory 491B-492B Pedagogical Practices I,
   II (Voice)                                        3
 Conservatory 123, 223, 310 Keyboard Skills
   II, III, IV(d)                                   6
 Electives                                          6
(a) Two years of one foreign language (French, German or Italian) is required. If two years of one of the required languages have been completed at the high-school level, then the language selected will be one of the other two languages.
(b) Ensemble: In addition to the required enrollment in a major choral ensemble each semester, students must also participate satisfactorily in two opera productions as assigned by the choral faculty in consultation with voice and opera faculty.
(c) Everyone must take a fall section of 417B. Six other credits may be chosen from 417C, 417D, 417E and 417F.
(d) Successful completion of Conservatory 310, Keyboard Skills IV, with a grade of B- or better is required.

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