Course Outline for Music 23B, Page 2

Chabot College

Course Outline for Music 23B, Page 2

Fall 2004

Chabot College Fall 2004

Replaced Fall 2010

Course Outline for Music 23B

VOICE II

Catalog Description:

23B – VOICE II 1 unit

(May be repeated 3 times)

Development of skills in vocal performance, notation, literature. Emphasis on further development of technique and performance. Prerequisite: Music 23A (completed with a grade of “C” or higher) or equivalent. 4 hours laboratory.

[Typical contact hours: 70]

Prerequisite Skills:

Before entering the course, students should be able to:

1. define musical symbols and terminology;

2. read vocal literature;

3. identify different formal structures of vocal literature;

4. demonstrate the classic approach to vocal performance;

5. sing vocal literature in the correct tessitura;

6. demonstrate self‑expression through solo singing.

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. sing with facility the major and minor scales;

2. sight read vocal literature;

3. classify vocal literature according to musical eras;

4. demonstrate proper diction;

5. perform vocal literature as a soloist or as a member of an ensemble.

Course Content:

1. Singing diatonic scales

a. Major

b. Minor

2. Sight reading vocal literature

3. Vocal literature according to musical eras

a. Medieval

b. Renaissance

c. Baroque

d. Romantic

e. Contemporary

4. Proper diction

a. Unification of vowels

b. Articulation of consonants

5. Performance of vocal literature

a. As a soloist

b. As a member of an ensemble

Methods of Presentation:

1. Lecture, demonstration

2. Audio examples

3. Video examples

4. Attendance of live performances

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1. Typical Assignments

a. Prepare a five-minute performance of an Aria.

b. Prepare to sing the D major and D natural minor.

c. Prepare for peer evaluation

2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress

a. Auditions with instructor

b. Periodic review of assigned musical selections

c. Progress testing of assigned technical studies

d. Final exam performance

Textbook(s) (Typical):

1. 24 Italian Songs And Arias Of The 17th and 18th Centuries, G. Schirmer, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1993

2. Etudes from the Chabot College music library

Special Student Materials:

None

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