MUSC 1300 - Concert Choir

Credit Hours: 1.00

Objectives: During the course, students will:

1. Sing in tune.
2. Acquire one’s part.
3. Recognize one’s part within the context of the whole.
4. Utilize musicianship.
5. Perform with a musicality consistent with the piece.
6. Maintain posture and breath support.
7. Energize the sound.
8. Communicate the text to the listener.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate growth in musicianship.

Objectives: During the course, students will:

1. Define basic musical terminology and fundamentals, including:
   1. Key signatures.
   2. Time signatures.
   3. Note values.
   4. Pitches.
   5. Rhythms.
   6. Accidentals.
   7. Dynamics.
   8. Tempo indications.
   9. Various Italian terms that give direction in the music.
2. Recognize the harmonic nature of one’s part.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate growth in musicality.

Objectives: During the course, students will use:

1. Style.
2. Phrasing.
3. Consistency and continuity.
4. Emotional communication.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate growth in choral balance.

Objectives: : During the course, students will:

1. Exhibit sensitivity to others on the same part.
2. Exhibit sensitivity to the other parts within the whole.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate growth in foreign language as it applies to singing.

Objectives: During the course, students will:

1. Pronounce individual sounds, including appropriate intonation and stress.
2. Paraphrase translations to English.

Outcome 6: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate growth in aesthetic sense as it is applied to performance.

Objectives: During the course, students will:

1. Apply text within the music.
2. Recognize the value of quality choral literature.
3. Recognize the value of excellence in performance.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

Intonation
Part
Musicianship
Musicality
Choral tone
Posture/support
Focus/energy
Communication