Chabot College
Fall 2004
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Music 23A
VOICE I
Catalog Description:
23A – VOICE I
(May be repeated 3 times)
1 unit
Group singing with an emphasis on solo performance, tone production, breathing, diction, sight
singing and interpretation of vocal literature. Strongly recommended: Music 6. 4 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 70]
Prerequisite Skills: None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
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define musical symbols and terminology;
read vocal literature;
identify different formal structures of vocal literature;
demonstrate the classic approach to vocal performance;
sing vocal literature in the correct tessitura;
demonstrate self-expression through solo singing.
Course Content:
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Musical symbols and terminology
Reading vocal literature
Formal structures of vocal literature
Classic approach to vocal performance
a. Proper vocal technique
b. Proper vocal range
c. Posture
5. Performance of vocal literature
6. Interpretation of vocal literature
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture, demonstration
Audio examples
Video examples
Attendance of live performances
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Memorize the ranges of all vocal types.
b. Outline a formal design of a vocal solo composition.
c. Prepare for peer evaluation
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Auditions with instructor
b. Periodic review of assigned musical selections
c. Progress testing of assigned technical studies
d. Final exam performance
Chabot College
Course Outline for Music 23A, Page 2
Fall 2004
Textbook(s) (Typical):
1. 24 Italian Songs And Arias Of The 17th and 18th Centuries, G. Schirmer, Hal Leonard Publishing
Corporation, 1993
2. Etudes from the Chabot College music library
Special Student Materials:
None
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Revised: 10/31/03 KK:kh