MUA 101 - Applied Voice
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021
1 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 0
Total Lab Hours: 45
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course offers one half-hour lesson of private instruction per week, with a minimum of 30 minutes of practice per day. The goal is the development of both fundamental and advanced vocal techniques. This course helps students build confidence in public presentation and enhance their personal responsibility to achieve a higher level of personal performance, consider the amount of individual practice time required to reach their highest level of performance, and effectively express themselves, all of which will benefit them in the classroom, in life, and in the workforce. The presentation of the standard repertoire for the specific voice is required. Music majors may earn a maximum credit of eight (8) semester hours.
Prerequisites: None
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face
Course Fees: Lesson Fee: $130.00
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
1) Develop competence and expressive capabilities on the vocal instrument: tone quality, intonation, rhythm, musicianship, articulation.
2) Learn and use a vocabulary specific to music.
3) Further develop competencies in basic musicianship.
4) Further develop competencies in vocal technique.
5) Develop appreciation and skills needed to perform a variety of musical styles and genres.
6) Develop work-place skills pertinent to any profession.
7) Gain knowledge for assessing the aesthetic qualities of music.
8) Develop critical thinking skills.
9) Experience contributing time and talent to the college and the community.
10) Develop “think for yourself” attitude and practice habits.
11) Develop performance abilities and stage presence
Course Objectives:
Unit One:
- Make use of music terminology in all discussion and written work.
- Apply specific terminology in all manuscript work.
- Develop ability to sight-read.
- Demonstrate ability to read rhythms, key signatures and meters.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of technical skills.
- Discuss common perceptions and individual likes/dislikes.
- Listen to and discuss performance styles of various performers.
- Exhibit positive work attitude.
- Present self-ensemble in a positive image.
- Practice effective work habits.
- Accept responsibility.
- Cooperate with others.
- Communicate effectively to maintain working relationships.
- Practice ethical behavior.
- Attend other ensemble performances.
- Discuss and create alternative solutions to problems or situations that arise.
- Daily assess own contribution to the ensemble.
- Participate in ensembles in and outside of the college.
- Maintain a practice schedule and log time spent in private rehearsal.
Unit two:
- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of all musical terms in performance practice.
- Maintain a proper posture in both rehearsal and performance.
- Maintain a high level of poise and showmanship during all rehearsals and performances.
- Maintain a practice schedule and log time spent in private/small group rehearsal.
- Apply knowledge of musical style in the performance of varying musical genres.
- Attend a wide variety of cultural offerings in and out of the community.
- Participate in formal and informal discussion critiques.
- Gain a working understanding of the entire instrument, including overtones.
- Develop a personal repertoire of music from the standard literature of composers and titles
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