Students may have opportunities to perform the works studied. This course prepares the advanced voice student to teach private lessons at the secondary school level. Students are expected to develop vocal exercise procedures, become familiar with suitable teaching repertoire and apply teaching procedures in a laboratory situation. Selected writings in vocal pedagogy and voice therapy will be studied. I A study through analysis and listening of simple and compound forms, variations, contrapuntal forms, rondo and sonata forms.
Emphasis is placed primarily upon structural content.
The course provides experience and skill in both aural and visual analysis. Music core course. Analysis II A study through analysis and listening of fugal forms, suite, complex sonata forms and techniques for analysis of certain contemporary styles of music. Elementary A comprehensive study of general music teaching at the elementary school level, the philosophy of music education, varied approaches for developing conceptual learning and music skills, creative applications, and analysis of materials. Choral Literature and Methods A study of literature, materials, and approaches appropriate for choral and general music classes in grades 6-12.