Course
Description
Voice
Class
students will learn to sing using healthy vocal technique for the young
adult
voice. This is a performance class
and students will be expected to sing with others and alone for the
instructor
and the class. There will be many classes taught in a master
class fashion, where the student receives instruction while
the class listens and observes.
The vocal literature studied will be comprised of traditional
folk
songs, musical theater songs, jazz standards, operetta excerpts, and
classical
art songs. Video excerpts from
musical theater or opera may be studied.
Music notation, diction, choral technique and sight-singing will
be
studied and practiced.
Open to
all
students, grades 9-12. No
prerequisite.
Student
Outcomes
Throughout
the semester, the student will:
1.
Sing
with the class, in small ensembles and alone.
2.
Demonstrate
proper singing posture.
3.
Perform
vocal exercises with proper vowels and intonation.
4.
Identify
note names and rhythmic values.
5.
Sing
and decipher melodies with solfege syllables.
6.
Practice
sufficiently to improve diction and breathing.
7.
Perform
solo songs and in small ensembles.
8.
Sing
melodies and rhythms accurately.
9.
Sight-read
melodies that are at least four measures in
length.
10.
Sing
songs and vocal exercises from memory.
11.
Experiment
with vocal ornamentation in ensemble and solo
singing.
12.
Sing
a major scale on solfege with good intonation.
13.
Independently
vocalize to prepare for a performance.
14.
Perform
collaboratively in an ensemble setting.
15.
Respond
to aural examples of vocal solos and vocal
ensembles verbally and orally.
16.
Identify
various vocal styles.
17.
Perform
a song with expression to convey the meaning of
the lyrics.
18.
Include
vocal ornamentation as a means of personal vocal
expression.
19.
Respond
verbally and in print to live and recorded music.
20.
Evaluate
performances of colleagues and self.
21.
Demonstrate
proper protocol as a performer and listener.
22.
Perform
in developmentally appropriate individual and
ensemble experiences.
23.
Demonstrate
the integration of technical, rhythmic,
listening, and analytical skills through performance.