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 advanced understanding of musicianship and performance etiquette to perform advanced-level repertory to a public audience as a member of a small vocal ensemble.
• Use an advanced understanding of music literacy to prepare and rehearse advanced repertory as a member of a small vocal ensemble.
• Use an advanced understanding of the stylistic differences in advanced repertory to learn, rehearse and accurately interpret vocal music in performance.

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 PracticumHistorical styles: Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, Multicultural andnon-Western worksA cappella and/or accompanied performanceSecular and Sacred works (cantatas, madrigals, motets etc.)Performance practice and etiquetteToolsIPA for specific foreign language works (diction)Musicianship & notationDynamics, phrasing, articulationConducting patterns