Vocal Pedagogy and Literature

MUS 379; Fall 2008

MWF 9:00am-9:50am; Student Teaching TBA

Nancy King, Instructor

Office:  1062 CAB; Phone:  962-3398

Office Hours:  By Appointment Only; see posted schedule

email:  kingn@uncw.edu

GENERAL INFORMATION

A.   Mission:

·         To provide an appropriate educational environment for undertaking a comprehensive survey of vocal pedagogy and literature, including practical techniques that lead to teaching beginning voice students.

 

B.   Objectives:

·         To explore the foundations necessary for productive vocal study.

·         To gain a working knowledge of basic vocal anatomy and physiology.

·         To learn the standard interdisciplinary terminology used in the voice profession.

·         To explore a variety of vocal techniques, experimentally, in the development of a healthy, efficient voice use.

·         To survey the vocal literature for beginning voice students.

 

C.   Required Texts (UNCW Bookstore):

·         Ware, Clifton.  Adventures In Singing.  Second Edition (McGraw-Hill, 1998).

·         Ware, Clifton.  Basics of Vocal Pedagogy.  (1996).

 

Optional Text:

·         Kagen, Sergius.  (1968). On Studying Singing.  Dover Publications.

 

 

D.   Recommended Supplementary Materials:

·         Bunch, Meribeth.  (1982, revised 1993).  Dynamics of the Singing Voice.  NY-Wien: Springer.Verlag.

·         Brown, Oren L.  (1997)  Discover Your Voice.  Singular Publisher Group.

·         Doscher, Barbara.  (1988, revised 1994).  The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice.  Metuchen, N.J.:  Scarecrow Press.

·         Lehman, Lilli.  (1993). How To Sing.  Dover Publications.

·         Miller, Richard.  (1986). The Structure of Singing.  New York: Schirmer Books.

·         Journal of Singing (from National Association of Teachers of Singing) Randall Library

 

E.      Expectations and Evaluation of Student Effort:

·         Regular, prompt attendance (grade affected by missing more than 2 hours of class).

·         Advance preparation for class (assigned readings and study).

·         Participation in class activities (vocal/teaching demonstrations, reports, etc.)

·         Completion of all assignments and exams.

·         Responsible for teaching two beginning voice students, under teacher supervision.

 

F.      Assignments and Learning Assessments:

·         Weekly Assignments.  As assigned by the professor, along with accompanying study sheets.

·         Supervised Teaching.  Student will be assigned two beginning voice students (195), and will be responsible for choosing literature, assigning vocal exercises, and providing support outside class time.  Please review the syllabus for 195, as posted on Prof. King’s website. 

·         Survey of Literature.  Weekly listening assignments to cover the standard vocal repertory of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods.

·         Final Learning Assessment (last class day).

·         Academic Honor Code:
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is committed to the proposition that the pursuit of truth requires the presence of honesty among all involved. It is therefore this institution's stated policy that no form of dishonesty among its faculty or students will be tolerated. Although members of the university community are encouraged to report occurrences of dishonesty, each individual is principally responsible for his or her own honesty.  
All students are encouraged to read section V "Academic Honor Code", in the UNCW Student Handbook, for definitions of plagiarism, bribery, and cheating, and the procedures for reporting and adjudication of any activities involving student dishonesty.

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