Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Division of voices may be adapted to suit enrollment (SATB, SAB, SSA)

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

• Use an intermediate understanding of musicianship and performance etiquette to perform intermediate-level repertory to a public audience as a member of a small vocal ensemble.
• Use an intermediate understanding of music literacy to prepare and rehearse intermediate-level repertory as a member of a small vocal ensemble.
• Use an intermediate understanding of rehearsal techniques and etiquette to follow a conductor, annotate music, and be a contributing member of a small vocal ensemble during rehearsal.

Learn and rehearse choral part both aurally and through printed music notation.Follow musical directions of chorus director during rehearsal and make appropriate notation in music score.Sectional and group rehearsal.Public performance as chamber chorus and/or small ensembles (duos, trios etc.).

AttendanceRecital/performance participationConcert reports Class participation Score annotation Part singing tests

Vocal Genres:Performance Concepts and Practicum Historical styles: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, Multicultural and non-Western works Acappella and/or accompanied performance Secular and Sacred works (cantatas, madrigals, motets etc.)Performance practice and etiquette Tools IPA for specific foreign language works (diction)Musicianship & notation Dynamics, phrasing, articulation Conducting patterns