MUS 172 PRINCIPAL VOICE

One hour private and four group lessons required weekly. This is a required course for voice majors in the B.A. in Music and B. Mus in Performance degree programs. Study in the elements of vocal technique from a method book with special attention to vocal action and its controls. Elementary vocalizes, Italian Classics, and basic Art Songs will be learned with emphasis on phonetic symbols as they pertain to diction in singing Italian, English, German and French.