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| Inactive Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
MUS 17A | Title:
ELEMENTARY VOICE |
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| Full Title:
Elementary Voice |
| Last Reviewed:5/8/1998 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 2.00 | | Contact Total | 35.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Theory and practice of singing. Individual voice development. Level I.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Singing experience in a choir.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Theory & practice of singing. Individual voice development.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Singing experience in a choir.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:34 - 4 Enrollments Total
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Sing art and folk songs with correct singing pronunciation
2. Use vocal techniques and colors appropriate to the style
3. Demonstrate literal meaning of the text
4. Demonstrate support for minimum phrasing and dynamics
5. Demonstrate intonation and memory skills
6. Compare singing styles of the world; explain Western style
7. Demonstrate phrasing, dynamics, and legato in songs
8. Point out corrective techniques for textual misuse
9. Demonstrate microphone techniques and explain differences
Topics and Scope
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1. Pronunciation Skills
A. Vocalists vowels and consonants in English
B. Delayed articulation concepts
C. Blending the pronunciation with the meaning
2. Interpretive skills
A. Subtle color changes with meaning
B. Phrase development; the attack and release
C. Sources of interpretations
3. Aural Skills
A. Aural perception
B. Rhythm in various meters with attacks and releases
C. Subtleties and nuances in texts
D. Balancing with piano; independence from instrument
4. Repertory
A. Music of folk, broadway, and art song origin
B. Sources of song literature
C. Songs with melisma; with neumatic notation
D. History of song in various cultures
E. Influences on the composition and style from the culture
5. Aesthetic Growth
A. Sensitivity to style, period, and symbolism
B. Performer and his/her audience
C. Sing/perform music in various accoustic environments
6. Rehearsal Procedures
A. Studying the score; preparing for the text
B. The spoken text and memorization skills
C. Commom initial rehearsal problems and performance errors
Assignments:
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Student Assignments: (Representative assignments include:)
1. reading assignments in the text by chapter
2. read passout sheets related to vocal practice
3. rhythm drill through TAP machines
4. writing the dipthong and double vowel symbols above text
5. pronunciation practice of delayed articulation sounds
6. song learning; memorization of some songs; drills and exercises
7. pronunciation variations from student's native pronunciation
technique
8. listening to and evaluation of recorded solo artists
9. research and rehearse Broadway song skills with props
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 1% |
| INTERPRETATION & MEANING | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
50 - 50% |
| Class performances, Performance exams, WRITTEN TESTS | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
39 - 40% |
| TESTS ON TEXT CHAPTERS | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 10% |
| PASSOUT SHEETS, FILMS, & MICROPHONE SKILLS | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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EXPRESSIVE SINGING, Van Christy
POCKET DICTIONARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
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