East Texas Baptist University

Applied Voice: Concentration

MUAP 1255.02, MUAP 1256.02, MUAP 2255.02, MUAP 2256.02, MUAP 3255.02, MUAP 3256.02, MUAP 4255.02, MUAP 4256.02

Course Syllabus

Fall 2016

COURSE

Time Scheduled Individually

JGMB 118

2 credit hours

Studio Class F 1:00-1:50 p.m. rotates between Choir Room and Recital Hall

INSTRUCTOR

Laurie Lee Cosby, MM

Cell: 817.917.4889

E-mail:

Office Hours: By Apt. M, W or F

COURSE DESCRIPTION

First, second, third, and fourth year applied voice lessons for music degree and music minor.

TEXTBOOKS

Refer to the Vocal Repertoire Requirements of the Music Student Handbook. Students will be responsible for purchasing music or checking out music from the Music Lab. Voice Concentration students should be building a library of materials with purchasing approximately 2 new books per semester.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will be able:

  1. to develop technical skills and musicianship to allow for artistic vocal performances;
  2. to expand the student’s knowledge of vocal literature for his/her voice classification;
  3. to develop the student’s knowledge and facility of languages, including, but not limited to English, Italian, French, Latin and German;
  4. to introduce and develop the student’s knowledge of vocal pedagogy;
  5. to incorporate student’s grasp of music theory, music history and performance practice into the interpretation of their literature;
  6. and to develop thoughtful and educated listening and critical skills as applied in studio and recital situations.

NOTE: Please refer to the Music Student Handbook for further information

CLASS ATTENDANCE

East Texas Baptist University is committed to the policy that regular and punctual attendance is essential to successful scholastic achievement. Attendance at all meetings of the course for which a student is registered is expected. To be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at least 75 percent of all class meetings. For additional information, please refer to page 30 of the 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog.

Students who exceed the absence limit in a course before the official withdrawal date will have the opportunity to withdraw from the class. Students in this situation who do not choose to withdraw on or before the official withdrawal date or who exceed the absence limit in a course after the official withdrawal date will receive a grade of XF.

Voice majors and minors receive one 50-minute lesson per week. It is imperative that voice students, regardless of level or degree, are in regular attendance at their weekly lesson. A minimum of fourteen lessons will be scheduled per semester. Voice majors must also attend their weekly studio class Fridays, 1-1:50 p.m..*3 misses from Studio Class equals 1 regular absence.All students are expected to be on time, warmed-up and mentally prepared for their lesson.

If a student knows ahead of time that he or she will be absent from a lesson, please contact the instructor 24 hours in advance. If you must miss your lesson and do not have time to contact the instructor (i.e., family emergency, sudden illness, etc.), then you may leave a message with the Music Office and contact the professor as soon as possible. It is furthermore, your duty to tell your accompanist if you will be absent for a lesson or rehearsal.

ABSENCES

It is this instructor’s policy that you may miss one (1) lesson for any reason. After that, your attendance grade will be affected. See the chart below. If you do not attend 75% of the classes your overall grade will be affected. In accordance with campus policy, you will fail and not get credit for the course. If the instructor must cancel a lesson, that lesson will be made up later during the semester. If a student misses a lesson for reasons other than school-related activities, the lesson is not made up. Exceptions will be made in extreme circumstances, such as serious illness or death in the family.

Absences:

1 = A (attendance grade not affected)

2 = B

3 = C

3.5 = D

4 = F (failure of course and no course credit given)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Practice: Regardless of level of study, all students are expected to practice a minimum of 1 hour a day. One additional thirty-minute session must be spent in practice with your accompanist. If you have problems with your accompanist not showing for practices, not having the music prepared, etc., see me immediately. Likewise, it is your responsibility to use that practice time wisely. Failure to attend your rehearsals will naturally result in a lack of preparation for your lesson. It is not your accompanist’s job to teach you your music. You learn your music on your own and use rehearsal time to solidify the ensemble and develop artistry.

Accompanist:It is the student’s responsibility to secure a weekly appointment with an accompanist. Refer to the Accompanist section under Applied Music Lessons of the Music Student Handbook for full details.

Studio Class:All voice concentration majors are required to attend studio class each week. If a student must miss studio class, he/she must seek approval from the instructor prior to the absence. Studio class meets every week on Fridays from 1-1:50 p.m. Studio class will consist of student performances and discussion of vocal pedagogy and technique.All voice concentration majors(BA, BM) are required to perform at least 3-5 times during the semester. Performance Majors are expected to perform more frequently.

General Student Recitals (GSR):All voice concentration majors are expected to perform at least once every semester on General Student Recitals. Freshmen and transfer students may not be required to perform their first semester, but that is at the discretion of the professor. All students are responsible for scheduling their performance(s) through the GSR Performance Request Form available on theMusic School website under Music Student Resources/Forms/GSR Performance Request. Additional performances in GSR are at the discretion of the instructor. GSR Forms are due typed to the Instructor no later than the Friday 12:00 p.m. a week before the Friday GSR.

Juries: All music majors(not minors) taking applied lessons toward a music degree are required to present a jury at the end of every semester. The jury consists of a performance before the voice faculty for evaluation and feedback regarding the student’s progress. Each jury member will record a grade and comments for each performer. Your jury grade will count as 20% of your final grade. All students are responsible for completing a typed Vocal Jury Form available online with all other official forms. Form checks will occur at MID-Term and then at thePRE-Jury Exam. Please refer to the Juries section under Assessment in the Music Student Handbook for further details. Read below under EVALUATION for more details.

Written Work:All voice studentswill need to fill out a Song Prep Form for every song you learn for the semester due in conjunction with the Song Schedule. This will help you through the process of researching the historical background, song mapping for proper song preparation and a performance observation. You will also need to bring a Song Critiqueto every lesson. This Song Critique provides you with a written evaluation of your lesson grade for the day and specific suggestions for improvement. 10 points will be deducted every week for late work not presented on the day due at the lesson up to 50 pts. No written work can be presented for credit after the last lesson day of the semester.

Repertoire:Performance and Music Education Majors who are required to have diction, will primarily study an array of vocal literature in English, Italian, Latin, French, German and possibly Spanish. Students may be allowed to add one Musical Theatre piece and/or alternate genre in accordance with interest, ability and the rate of progress in the classical fundamentals. Worship Majorsand Minorsnot required to have diction will primarily study an array of English, Italian, and Latin art songs and sacred songs and will be allowed to add one hymn arrangement and/or alternate genre in accordance with interest, ability and the rate of progress in the classical fundamentals. However, worship majors with interest, may study the other languages in accordance with ability, rate of progress and lesson time to devote to extra coaching on the other languages. Technical progress in basic fundamentals must come before adding an array of literature outside of the minimum requirements.

EVALUATION

  • Lesson and Studio Attendance (10%) (As long as you have attended 75% of the classes)
  • Technical Musical Progress & Written Work(Forms & Critiques) (30%)
  • MID-TERM & PRE-JURY (Final) EXAM (20%) (MID-TERM week of October 10: 3 songsmemorized & Jury Form check and PRE-JURY EXAM week of November 14all songs memorized and Jury Form check
  • Performance (StudioClass and GSR) (20%)
  • Jury (20%) Tuesday, December 6 (Final is Last Day of Class for Minors)

Thejury gradereflects the following criteria:

  • A = Excellent preparation: accuracy of notes and rhythms; sensitive execution of line/phrasing, dynamics, and languages; secure memorization (minor lapses that do not hinder the continuity); appropriate tempi and rhythmic nuance; sensitivity to the style and performance practices of the historical period of the repertoire being performed.
  • B = Good preparation: although a successful performance overall, minor flaws or weak-nesses in one or more of the elements mentioned above that detract from the performance.
  • C = Inadequate preparation: memory slips that create a lack of continuity, major flaws in a number of the elements mentioned above. Performance was not musical nor was it technically secure.
  • D = Inadequate preparation; major problems with memory and most of the aspects performance mentioned above. Not an acceptable standard for a music major.
  • F = Totally unprepared. Student displays neither the discipline nor talent to be a voice concentration or performance major.

Grading Scale:

  • A = 90-100
  • B = 80-89
  • C = 70-79
  • D = 60-69
  • F = 0-59

SONG SCHEDULE

  • Weeks of August 22-September 2 Technique & Song Selection
  • Week of September 12 Song #1 Notes & Words & Form
  • Week of September 19Song #2 Notes & Words & Form
  • Week of September 26 Song #3 Notes & Words & Form
  • Week of October 3 Polish Songs 1-3
  • Week of October 10 MID-TERM 3 songs MEMORY & Jury Form
  • Week of October 17 Song #4 Notes & Words & Form
  • Week of October 24 Song #5 Notes & Words & Form
  • Week of October 31 Song #6 Notes & Words & Form
  • Weeks of November 7 Polish Songs 4-6
  • Week of November 14PRE-JURY (Final) EXAM ALL songs by memory & Jury Form check

NOTE: if you are absent you must present 2 songs the next lesson to stay on track. “Notes and words” means that you are able to accurately sing the song with correct pitches, rhythms and diction.

NOTE: Freshmen and Minors may only be required to sing 4-5 songs in order to spend more time with initial technical development.

NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to amend the syllabus schedule. Students should check their email every other day for special notices and should reply to emails within 24 hours.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

A student with a disability may request appropriate accommodations for this course bycontacting the Office of Academic Success, Marshall Hall, Room 301, and providing the required documentation. If accommodations are approved by the Disability Accommodations Committee, the Office of Academic Success will notify the student and the student’s professor of the approved accommodations. The student must then discuss these accommodations with his or her professor.Students may not ask for accommodations the day of an exam or due date. Arrangements must be made prior to these important dates. For additional information, please refer to page

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity avoiding all forms of cheating, illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, unwarranted access to instructor’s solutions’ manuals, plagiarism, forgery, collusion and submissions of the same assignment to multiple courses.

Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty by a student include one or more of the following:

• Failure of the class in question

• Failure of particular assignments

• Requirement to redo the work in question

• Requirement to submit additional work

All incidents related to violations of academic integrity are required to be reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and multiple violations of academic integrity will result in further disciplinary measures which could lead to dismissal from the University.

COURSE WITHDRAWAL

A student may withdraw from a course or courses or from the University beginning with the first day through 75 percent of the semester without academic penalty. The final day to withdraw from this course is Friday, November 11.

To withdraw from a course or courses or from the University the student must secure a withdrawal form from the Registrar’s Office, his/her advisor, or from the ETBU website, and follow the directions on the form, securing all required signatures. Students must process their own withdrawals. For additional information, please refer to page 29 of the 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog.

WEAPONS IN CLASS

The on-campus possession of firearms, explosives, or fireworks is prohibited with the exception of the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition by concealed handgun license holders in private vehicles (as described in SB1907) Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law, may not enter this property (ETBU) with a concealed handgun. The ETBU President may grant authorization to a qualified and certified full-time faculty or staff member, who is a license holder with a concealed handgun to conceal carry on the University campus, at a University-sponsored event or within or on a University vehicle.