Program Requirements: L.Mus. Voice (105 credits)

L.Mus. Practical Instruction 1.

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Practical instruction in an instrument or voice.

L.Mus. Practical Instruction 2.

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Practical instruction in an instrument or voice.

L.Mus. Performance 1 Examination.

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Assessment of student progress.

L.Mus. Practical Instruction 3.

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Practical instruction in an instrument or voice.

L.Mus. Practical Instruction 4.

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Practical instruction in an instrument or voice.

L.Mus. Performance 2 Examination.

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Assessment of student progress.

L.Mus. Practical Instruction 5.

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Practical instruction in an instrument or voice.

L.Mus. Practical Instruction 6.

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Practical instruction in an instrument or voice.

L.Mus. Performance 3 Examination.

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Assessment of student progress.

Opera Studio.

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Coachings, rehearsals, stagings, technical/dress rehearsals in the theatre, and performances in front of an audience.

Jazz Vocal Workshop.

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Vocal workshop for jazz musicians.

Cappella Antica.

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An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.

Song Interpretation 1.

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Normally open only to Voice and Piano Performance students. Study of the standard song repertoire with emphasis on the singer and pianist as partners. A public recital will be given at the end of each term.

Song Interpretation 2.

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Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.

Early Music Ensemble.

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An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Cappella 91ºÚÁÏÍø.

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An ensemble of 16 voices performing challenging repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Since the expectation is a level of performance equivalent to a professional chamber ensemble, singers wishing to join this group should have had considerable ensemble experience, and advanced vocal and sight-reading skills.

Choral Ensembles.

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Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.

Contemporary Music Ensemble.

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Ensemble for contemporary music - instruments and voice.

Voice Coaching 1.

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Individual coaching on repertoire.

Voice Coaching 2.

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Individual coaching on repertoire.

Acting for Voice.

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Acting methods focused on improvisation, open scenes, and script analysis, including Laban theory and character development based on environments, relationships, objectives, obstacles, tactics and stakes.

Movement for Voice.

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Critical awareness of the body in space, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge of one's own spine, torso, and extremities and their function in movement as well as stillness. Methods may include Feldenkreis, period dance, Tai Chi and/or Alexander Technique.

Advanced Diction.

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Advanced lyric diction.

Song Repertoire Class.

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Art song repertoire from the late eighteenth century to the present, including the reciprocal relationship between poet and composer and it's expression through performance and performance history.

Oratorio Class.

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Standard solo oratorio repertoire with an emphasis on performance, performance practice and the interpretation of sacred text within a concert setting.

Contemporary Repertoire for Voice.

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Techniques on learning and performing music from the beginning of atonality to music of the present day. Exploration of unique notations and extended vocal techniques.

Post-Tonal Musicianship.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Extended tonal and post-tonal harmonic and contrapuntal structures, rhythmic practices of the 20th and 21st century, score reading.

Musicianship for Voice.

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Fundamental musicianship issues in the context of performance with an emphasis on intonation accuracy, rhythm, voice-leading and sound texture.

Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation.

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Principles of improvisation and ornamentation for music before 1800, including harmonic progressions and voice-leading and contrapuntal patterns for instrumentalists and singers, along with examples of ornamented vocal and instrumental works from 17th and 18th century sources.

Topics in Musicianship.

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Advanced ear training challenges in rhythm, pitch, harmony, form, or timbre.

Singing Renaissance Notation.

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Choral sightsinging of mensural notation, with a focus on white notation c. 1420-1600. Development of basic fluency in the notation, interpretation of values in triple meter, addition of accidentals given the contrapuntal context as perceived aurally, Renaissance solmisation.

Introduction to Lyric Diction.

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Rules of lyric diction and the sounds of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Italian Diction.

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Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Italian pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.

French Diction.

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Study of French pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.

English Diction.

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Study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Study of Standard English pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts with a special emphasis on problematic vowels, diphthongs and consonants.

German Diction.

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Study of German pronunciation in singing using song and opera texts.

Theory and Analysis 1.

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Diatonic chords and harmonic progressions, focus on outer-voice framework, cadences, embellishments, building chordal fluency in common-practice tonality, applied chords.

Theory and Analysis 2.

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Sequences and modulation, chromatic vocabulary, analysis of simple theme types (sentence, period, hybrids) and fugal techniques.

Theory and Analysis 3.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Compositional resources of late 18th and early 19th century music. Analysis of forms common to the period c. 1770 - 1840, including Classical sonata forms in several media.

Musicianship Training 1.

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Rhythm and metre basic subdivisions and conducting patterns; intervals, chords, and scale patterns; non-modulating tonal melodies with treble and bass clefs; harmonic progressions emphasizing two-part outer voice structures.

Musicianship Training 2.

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Rhythm and metre mixed divisions and syncopations; triadic and seventh chord voicings and disjunct pitch collections; chromatically embellished melodies adding alto clef; simple modulating harmonic progressions emphasizing two-part outer voice structures.

Musicianship (Keyboard) 1.

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Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic analysis at the keyboard through the study of rudiments, repertoire, chorale/score reading, transposition and harmonization.

Musicianship (Keyboard) 2.

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Building chordal fluency. Harmonic vocabulary including sequences, chromaticism and modulation. Chorale and score reading with transposing instruments and alto/tenor clefs.

Musicianship Training 3.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Rhythm and metre mixed divisions and two-part work; additional chordal voicings and pitch collections; melodies modulating to closely-related keys adding tenor clef; harmonic progression including applied chords; two-part keyboard-style passages.

Musicianship Training 4.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Changing metres; chord voicings and atonal pitch collections; modulating tonal melodies and score reading of transposing instruments; harmonic progression including chromatic chords; two-part passages.

Topics in Global Musicianship.

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Musicianship skills from one or more global musical practice(s), with specific challenges and approaches corresponding to the selected topic.

Western Musical Traditions.

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A survey of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis on key musical concepts and genres in their historical context and aural recognition of style.

Critical Thinking About Music.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Examination of various periods and styles: e.g., central works from different traditions, the interaction of music and society, performance practice, and music's relation to other arts.