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Course Syllabus

MUSC 1036 Cadence Chamber Choir

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Music
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1-3; Lecture: 4; Lab: 0
  • Repeatable: Yes.
  • Prerequisites: By instructor's permission, audition required
  • General Education Requirements: Fine Arts (FA)
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2023
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
  • End Semester: Fall 2028
  • Optimum Class Size: 36
  • Maximum Class Size: 50

Course Description

This course provides group training in a variety of serious literature written for smaller vocal ensembles. Students enrolling in this course are expected to participate in major music events within the department. The group is auditioned from the student body. This course is repeatable for credit.

Justification

This course is designed for the vocal student/vocal music major that wishes to perform more difficult literature in an auditioned group. Much of the choral literature of the early music periods, pop music or jazz was written with smaller ensembles in mind. It is not suitable for larger choirs, nor is it within the abilities of non-auditioned groups to perform it. All of the four-year colleges in the state offer a similar performing group.

General Education Outcomes

  1. A student who completes the GE curriculum can communicate effectively through writing and speaking. Students will increase their knowledge of the musical periods and the social aspects of that time by studying this music and its composition. They will demonstrate this increased knowledge in performances that will be recorded for analysis. Quartets may sing individually for the instructor to ascertain memorization and performance readiness.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon completion of each semester of this course, students will be able to accurately perform the music selected by the director. They will understand the music in its historical setting as well as the stylistic, expressive, and formal qualities associated with the particular era of music history. Quartets may sing individually for the instructor to ascertain memorization and performance readiness.
  2. They will understand the textual meanings of the compositions.

Course Content

Music will be chosen from all periods of music history and from all levels of difficulty within the ability of the current group. The skills of sight-singing and rhythmic reading will be taught through daily exercises and through rehearsal of the music. Proper vocal techniques will be discussed and applied.