Course Syllabus
Course: MUSC 1616
Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New MediaDepartment: Music
Title: Private Voice I
Semester Approved: Spring 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
End Semester: Fall 2024
Catalog Description: This course provides students with individual vocal instruction. Private instruction is required of music majors each semester during college. Music majors receive one-hour lessons each week of the semester. The course is repeatable for credit. This course develops a students technical, interpretive, sight reading, pedagogical and improvisational skills as well as developing a student’s understanding of the history and repertory of the specific instrument/voice. A jury is required at the end of the semester. The jury accounts for 20% of the grade for the course. Formerly MUSC 161R. An additional fee is required.
Semesters Offered: TBA
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Justification: As an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Snow College is required to provide competent private instruction for music majors in all vocal and instrumental specialties. Private instruction is required of music majors in four-year music degree programs and must appear on student transcripts. This course offers an excellent opportunity for all Snow College students to develop musicianship and performance skills. Courses of this type are taught at all NASM accredited institutions in Utah.
Student Learning Outcomes:
In all cases of performance opportunities, students must demonstrate proper artistic style and technical facility. Students will be asses through practice, attendance, recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Develop good practice habits, and keep track of practice hours using a practice journal or log sheet Students will be asses through practice, and lesson attendance.
Learn proper body posture Students will be asses through practice, attendance, recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Learn proper performing technique Students will be asses through practice, attendance, recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Learn and refine motor skills required for performance Students will be asses through practice, attendance, recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Learn musical literature (appropriate to skill level) from a wide variety of stylistic periods Students will be asses through practice, attendance, recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Memorize music for performance (where appropriate); Students will be asses through recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Perform in public student recitals Students will be asses through recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Perform in master classes Students will be asses through practice, and attendance.
Perform on end-of-semester juries Students will be asses through recital participation and performance and jury participation and performance.
Content:
• Practice journal development
• Correct body posture including embouchure, hand and feet positions, and breathing techniques
• Development of tone within different ranges of the instrument
• Development of dynamic ranges
• Study of language necessary to perform music appropriately
• Study of major and minor scales and arpeggios
• Study of method books and etudes appropriate to student playing level
• Study of solo repertoire appropriate for first-year college students and/or the individual level of the student
• Instruction in performance practice appropriate to stylistic periods
• Development of performance technique, including memorization techniques, stage deportment and anxiety management
• Study and practice will be assessed through instructor feedback and public performance.
Key Performance Indicators:
Students in private music instruction courses are assessed in the following ways:
Attendance at lessons 10 to 40%
Documented practice hours 10 to 40%
Recital participation and performance 10 to 15%
Jury participation and performance 10 to 20%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Repertoire will vary depending on student background, experience and ability level. Typical first-year repertoire might come from:
24 Italian Songs, G. Schirmer, current edition.
Favorite German Art Songs, Hal Leonard, current edition
Favorite French Art Songs, Hal Leonard, current edition
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be a hands on experience where students will have private music lessons. Students will also learn about jury and recital participation and performance.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Maximum Class Size: 1
Optimum Class Size: 1