Elements of style analysis. Chromatic harmony, analysis of musical forms, style analysis, and aural analysis and composition. A women's chorus performing a wide variety of repertory with emphasis on vocal training and performance. Previous choral experience is helpful but not required. Several concerts are given each semester, with a tour in the spring.
Students study and perform orchestral repertoire from the eighteenth century to the present.
In string and wind sectionals, students explore orchestral excerpts, conducting, and repertoires for single families of instruments. Designed for advanced players, chamber music requires individual preparation for rehearsals, coaching sessions, and performances. Coaching in the piano accompaniment of vocal and instrumental performers for recitals and juries. Advanced a cappella choral repertory from Renaissance, Baroque, and Contemporary literature, designed for vocal majors to rehearse and perform at an intense level with emphasis on individual preparation. Consent of instructor.