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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
MUSID013B
Course Title (CB02)
Beginning Singing II
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
This is a continuation of MUSI 13A, with emphasis on musicianship, memorization, legato singing, correction of individual problems, and the rudiments of performance. This course includes training in controlling tonal production, breathing, diction, and musical accuracy, and the development of vocal repertoire and performance techniques.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
FD - Voice Class Applied Performance

Course Justification

Beginning Singing II is transferable to UC and CSU. The course belongs on the A.A. Music degree. This course offers intermediate-level training for beginning singers and can prepare them for auditions for higher-level instruction.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
Yes
Foothill Course ID
MUS F013B

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
1.5
Maximum Credit Units
1.5

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours1.02.0
Laboratory Hours2.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
12.0
Laboratory
24.0
Total
36.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
24.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
24.0

Prerequisite(s)

MUSI D013A or equivalent

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D261. and ESL D265., or ESL D461. and ESL D465., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

An understanding of basic music notation and some possession of basic piano skills, or concurrent enrollment in MUSI D002. or MUSI D012A

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Homework and extended projects

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

In-class performances

Assignments

  1. Daily preparation of vocal exercises
  2. Preparation of solo literature
  3. Proposal for mid-term and final performances
  4. Attendance at a live vocal concert.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Weekly participatory vocal exercises, which demonstrate understanding of the vocal mechanism, and show growth in musicianship.
  2. Weekly demonstration of vocal progress, with particular attention to intermediate level techniques, such as legato singing, breath control and tone production
  3. Completion of mid-term and final performances of repertory at the intermediate level, including songs in French, German and English
  4. Written report demonstrates ability to express, in writing, understanding of and appreciation for live performance

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • Required texts and music scores
  • A portable recording device is desirable, as is access to a piano
Essential College Facilities:
  • A well ventilated classroom with piano and chalkboard
  • Audio and projection system
  • Camcorder

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
*"Practical Method of Italian Singing," Nicola Vaccai, G. Schirmer, New York, 1994.
"28 Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries", G. Schirmer, New York, London: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010.
"Marchesi: Vocal Method", G.Schirmer, New York, London, 1999

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
"A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals," William Duckworth, Thomson/Schirmer, Belmont, CA, 2004.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Develop an understanding of legato singing
  • Apply vocal respiration and support techniques to tonal production
  • Develop control of all basic vowel and consonant sounds
  • Perform an increased repertoire of songs
  • Practice sight-singing and part singing techniques
  • Employ effective singing techniques in performance

CSLOs

  • The successful student will develop control of all basic vowels and consonant sounds.

  • The successful student will continue to develop singing repertoire in a variety of languages (primarily Italian, German, French and English).

Outline

  1. Develop an understanding of legato singing
    1. Continuous diaphragmatic and core muscle support for lengthy passages
    2. Concepts of correct vocal tone production including reliable pure vowel singing and vowel casting to change placement and language accents
    3. Articulation within smooth, unbroken melodic lines
    4. Dynamic contrast and control
  2. Apply vocal respiration and support techniques to tonal production
    1. Inhalation and exhalation exercises
    2. Understanding of support throughout the entire vocal range
    3. Controlled exhalation contributing to focused tone
  3. Develop control of all basic vowel and consonant sounds
    1. Understanding clarity of vowels including pure and modified vowel sounds and their effect on placement and the differences between diphthongs and the effective use of them.
    2. Accuracy and clarity of sustained vowel sounds
    3. Determining strength and rhythmic concepts of consonants
    4. Explanation of differences in languages and variances in articulation
  4. Perform an increased repertoire of songs
    1. Italian art songs and arias including memorization
    2. Some use of songs in English including memorization
    3. Some introduction to German and French diction
    4. Expansion of individual repertoire including memorization
    5. Introduction to choral part singing
  5. Practice sight-singing and part singing techniques
    1. Develop intonation as soloist and member of a group
    2. Hear and produce major and minor scales
    3. Recognize rhythmic patterns and variations of them
    4. Recognize melodic patterns and variations of them
    5. Demonstrate phrase, tempo, and dynamic indications
  6. Employ effective singing techniques in performance
    1. Demonstrate proper posture
    2. Sing a song or aria from memory
    3. Produce changes in the focus and placement of tone
    4. Produce an effective communication of the meaning of the text
    5. Demonstrate appropriate recognition of audience
    6. Demonstrate performance etiquette appropriate to the literature and audience
    7. Assume appropriate vocal ensemble responsibilities

Lab Topics

  1. Intermediate level Vaccai exercises
  2. Intermediate level Marchesi exercises
  3. Scales and arppeggios
  4. Tessitura development
  5. Memorization techniques
  6. Record singing voice on mp3 (such as Quicktime)
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