Courses
Academic Courses
Voice
- MUS V120 Lyric English Diction (1 cr.) Introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Thorough study of standard Lyric English pronunciation. Supervised singing of solo vocal repertoire with clarity and expression.
- MUS V150 Lyric Italian Diction (1 cr.) P: MUS-V 120 Lyric English Diction and one of the following: FRIT-M 100 Elementary Italian I, FRIT-M 115 Accelerated Elementary Italian, or FRIT-M 110 Italian Language Through Opera. Fundamentals of Italian phonetics through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Explanation of rules governing Lyric Italian pronunciation. Supervised singing of solo vocal repertoire with clarity and expression.
- MUS V250 Lyric German Diction (1 cr.) P: MUS-V 120 Lyric English Diction and one of the following: GER-G 100 Elementary German I or GER-G 115 Accelerated Elementary German. Fundamentals of German phonetics through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Explanation of rules governing Lyric German pronunciation. Supervised singing of solo vocal repertoire with clarity and expression.
- MUS V350 Lyric French Diction (1 cr.) P: MUS-V 120 Lyric English Diction and one of the following: FRIT-F 100 Elementary French I or FRIT-F 115 Accelerated Elementary French. Fundamentals of French phonetics through use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Explanation of rules governing Lyric French pronunciation. Supervised singing of solo vocal repertoire with clarity and expression.
- MUS V410 Vocal Coaching (1-2 cr.) For undergraduate voice majors.
- MUS V580 Practicum in German for Musicians (2 cr.) C: GER V605 German Grammar and Structure for Musicians. This course is intended to give students the opportunity to exercise and develop skills acquired in the study of German grammar and structure in activities targeted to the context of musical performance.
- MUS V910 Vocal Coaching (1-2 cr.) For graduate voice majors.