Private vocal techniques includes sight reading, correct phrasing and good tone, the rudiments of music, vocal scales. Advanced vocal techniques will include repertoire from European arts songs, operatic arias, and musical theatre. May be taken more than once. A maximum of 4 credits can apply toward graduation. Offered every semester.
Theatre majors only.
The Phonograph Record and Popular Culture 3 sem. An examination of the history of the record industry from Edison to stereo. A study of the record as a medium of in-group and mass communications, socialization, and culture transmission. Elements of basic discography. History of the Musical in America 3 sem.