Course
of Study for Private Voice
Freshman I Freshman
II
Technique: Principles of correct posture and breath Technique: Breath Management
Relaxation and Support Balanced
tone quality through one octave
Resonance and Resonators Ability
to sing sustained tones,
Tonal on-set and release portamento,
major and minor triads
Diction: Uniformity of the 7 Italian vowels Diction: Beginning knowledge of International
Phonetic
Beginning knowledge of
English and Alphabet (IPA) for English and Italian
Italian lyric diction Repertoire: Three songs prepared by memory
Repertoire: Three songs prepared by memory Songs
from the Italian, English, and American repertoire
Italian songs of the
17th and 18th American
repertoire
centuries; English
and/or American Art Songs Weep you no more - R. Quilter
such as
Se tu ma mi - G. Pergolesi Seven Elizabethan Lyrics - Boosey & Hawkes
26 Italian songs and Arias – ed. Paton
Sophomore III Sophomore
IV
Technique: Modifying vowels Technique: Resonance in the extreme ranges,
coloratura
Flexibility in register
changes technique
Awareness of vocal
mechanism Uniformity
of tone quality through the passaggio
Legato and staccato
technique Diction: Refinement of articulation in the
German,
Extending range Italian,
English and American repertoire
Diction: Three songs prepared by memory Repertoire: Three songs from the German, Italian,
English
German pronunciation -
beginning and
American repertoire; Easy arias
and continuation of Italian
vowels, from
operas or oratorios
double consonants, dipthongs and tripthongs Honor and Arms - G. F. Handel
English diction Samson - International
Repertoire: Songs from the German, Italian, English Non so più cosa son- W. A. Mozart
and American
repertoire; Easy arias from
operas/oratorios Le Nozze di Figaro - G. Schirmer
Frühlingsglaube - F. Schubert Op. 20, No. 2,second ver., D. 686b – International
Students
will also be required, each semester, to perform at a mid semester performance,
end of semester performance, and Music Juries the last week of the semester.
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