MUSC 4036 Cadence Chamber Choir IV
- Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
- Department: Music
- Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1-3; Lecture: 4; Lab: 0
- Repeatable: Yes.
- Prerequisites: MUSC 3036 or permission of instructor. Audition required.
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Semester Approved: Fall 2019
- Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
- End Semester: Summer 2025
- 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 who wishes to perform more difficult literature in an auditioned group. Much of the choral literature of the early music periods, as well as pop music or jazz, was written for small ensembles. This literature 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.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon completion of each semester of this course, students will be able to accuratelyperform 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.
- They will understand the textual meanings of the compositions.
- Students will be able to respond more sensitively to a masterwork which they have rehearsed, having discussed text, dynamics, phrasing, conditions under which it was composed, and performing it to an appreciative audience. This will be assessed through individual performances.
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 sightsinging and rhythmic reading will be taught through daily exercises and through rehearsal of the music. Proper vocal techniques will be discussed and applied.
Key Performance Indicators: Students in choral music performance courses are assessed in the following ways (percentages are approximate): Individual Performance 0 to 20%Regular sectional rehearsals. 0 to 20%Regular and prompt attendance. 50 to 100%Representative Text and/or Supplies: Music for this ensemble will be taken from the Snow College choral library. Pedagogy Statement: Students will be able to respond more sensitively to a masterwork which they have rehearsed, having discussed text, dynamics, phrasing, conditions under which it was composed, and performing it to an appreciative audience. This will be assessed through individual performances.Instructional Mediums: Lecture