Vocal Performance, Pedagogy and Literature Option
This option is available within the Music Studies major at the following location:
- Corvallis
Option Code: 094
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Understand the characteristics that are central to the musics of different cultures and sub-cultures.
- Gain knowledge of the social and historical elements that have helped in the development and dissemination of music world-wide.
- Distinguish several sounds of music from different cultures, and gain an understanding of key concepts of the musics of different cultures.
- Differentiate instruments that are used in different cultures by sight and sound as well as the function of these instruments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | ||
| MUS 201 | ENGLISH AND LATIN DICTION FOR SINGERS | 1 |
| MUS 202 | ITALIAN LYRIC DICTION FOR SINGERS | 1 |
| MUS 203 | GERMAN LYRIC DICTION FOR SINGERS | 1 |
| MUS 204 | FRENCH LYRIC DICTION FOR SINGERS | 1 |
| MUS 301 | SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: ENGLISH | 2 |
| MUS 302 | SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: ITALIAN | 2 |
| MUS 303 | SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: GERMAN | 2 |
| MUS 304 | SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE: FRENCH | 2 |
| MUS 341 | VOCAL PEDAGOGY I | 2 |
| MUS 342 | VOCAL PEDAGOGY II (Vocal Pedagogy II) | 2 |
| MUS 343 | (Vocal Pedagogy Practicum) | 2 |
| MUS 400 | ^STUDIES IN WRITING ABOUT MUSIC | 3 |
| Studio Instruction | ||
| MUP 191 | INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE (3 terms, 1 credit each) | 3 |
| MUP 291 | INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE (3 terms, 1 credit each) | 3 |
| MUP 391 | INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE (3 terms, 1 credit each) | 3 |
| MUP 491 | INDIVIDUAL LESSONS: VOICE (3 terms, 1 credit each) | 3 |
| MUP 398 | JUNIOR RECITAL | 1 |
| MUP 498 | SENIOR RECITAL | 1 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Select six credits from the following choral ensembles: | 6 | |
| OSU CHAMBER CHOIR | ||
| TREBLE CHOIR | ||
| TENOR/BASS CHOIR | ||
| MUS 340 | OSU CHAMBER CHOIR (repeatable) | 6 |
| MUS 169 | OPERA WORKSHOP (2 terms, 1 credit each) | 2 |
| MUS 369 | OPERA WORKSHOP (6 terms, 1 credit each) | 6 |
| Languages | ||
| Complete a one-year sequence in two languages (Italian, German or French) | 24 | |
| Total Credits | 79 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 094