HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Voice Class
High School
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Name:
Grade Level:
Course Length:
Credit: 0.5
Voice Class
9-12
Semester
Course Description:
In Voice Class students will learn to sing using healthy vocal technique for the young adult voice. This is a
performance class and students will be expected to sing with others and alone for the instructor and the
class. There will be many classes taught in a master class fashion, where the student receives instruction
while the class listens and observes. The vocal literature studied will be comprised of traditional folk
songs, musical theater songs, jazz standards, and classical art songs. Video excerpts from musical theater
or opera may be studied. Music notation, diction, choral technique and sight-singing will be studied and
practiced.
Goal: Technical Skills
The instructor will:
1.
Monitor student sensitivity to singing in ensemble and alone.
2.
Introduce and encourage proper singing posture.
3.
Develop and refine tone and vowel production.
4.
Introduce melodic and rhythmic notation.
5.
Introduce the solfeggio system of music reading.
6.
Guide technical development for breathing and diction.
7.
Introduce and develop rehearsal, practice and performance skills.
8.
Introduce and guide vocal warm up routines.
9.
Introduce vocal ornamentation.
10. Guide ensemble work.
11. Decipher and interpret musical notation.
12. Guide memorization techniques.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Name:
Grade Level:
Course Length:
Credit: 0.5
Voice Class
9-12
Semester
Student Outcomes:
The student will:
1.
Sing with the class, in small ensembles and alone.
2.
Demonstrate proper singing posture.
3.
Perform vocal exercises with proper vowels and intonation.
4.
Identify note names and rhythmic values.
5.
Sing and decifer melodies with solfeggio syllables.
6.
Practice sufficiently to improve diction and breathing.
7.
Perform solo songs and in small ensembles.
8.
Sing melodies and rhythms accurately.
9.
Sight-read melodies that are at least four measures in length.
10. Sing songs and vocal exercises from memory.
11. Experiment with vocal ornamentation in ensemble and solo singing.
12. Sing a major scale with good intonation.
13. Independently vocalize to prepare for a performance.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Name:
Grade Level:
Course Length:
Credit: 0.5
Voice Class
9-12
Semester
Goal: Listening Skills
The instructor will:
1. Introduce and practice ensemble listening skills.
2. Guide the practice of good intonation and careful listening.
Student Outcomes:
The student will:
1.
Perform collaboratively in an ensemble setting.
2.
Respond to aural examples of vocal solos and vocal ensembles verbally and orally.
3.
Identify various vocal styles.
Goal: Create
The instructor will:
1.
Identify the standard forms of vocal composition.
2.
Introduce vocal ornamentation appropriate to the vocal style.
3.
Provide the opportunity and environment for musical creativity and expression.
Student Outcomes:
The student will:
1.
Perform a song with expression to convey the meaning of the lyrics.
2.
Include vocal ornamentation as a means of personal vocal expression.
Goal: Respond
The instructor will:
1.
Create an environment where musical response is encouraged and accepted.
2.
Provide opportunities and events where student response is cultivated and welcomed.
Student Outcomes:
The student will:
1.
Respond verbally and in print to live and recorded music.
2.
Evaluate performances of colleagues and self.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Name:
Grade Level:
Course Length:
Credit: 0.5
Voice Class
9-12
Semester
Goal: Performance Skills
The instructor will:
1.
Continue to develop and refine goals from K-8.
2.
Introduce and provide developmentally appropriate vocal literature for individual and ensemble
experiences.
3.
Provide opportunities to perform vocal literature in ensemble and solo settings.
4.
Guide the student in the proper demeanor and presence for solo song performance.
Student Outcomes:
The student will:
1.
Demonstrate proper protocol as a performer and listener.
2.
Perform in developmentally appropriate individual and ensemble experiences.
3.
Demonstrate the integration of technical, rhythmic, listening, and analytical skills through
performance.
Content Outline:
1.
Develop tone production skills with the singing voice.
2.
Develop reading and performance techniques for solo vocal repertoire.
3.
Develop and use listening and rehearsal techniques for class vocal instruction.
4.
Respond to music by evaluating the performance of self and others.
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated through vocal solo class performances and written tests.
