Voice
Applied Voice - Classical
Technical Skills
Breath management
Tone quality
Basic English, Italian, French, and German diction
Musicianship
Rhythm and pitch accuracy
Appropriate phrasing
Interpretation
Appropriate to the music and text
Repertoire
English
Medium to difficult songs by such composers as Purcell, Handel, Haydn Twentieth century American and English composers such as Rorem, Duke, Finzi, Vaughn Williams Arrangements of folk songs by composers such as Britten
Italian
Songs and arias from the Baroque period Moderately difficult songs or, if appropriate, arias by such composers as Mozart, Bellini, Handel, Vivaldi, Scarlatti
German
Medium to moderately difficult songs by such composers as Schubert, Schumann, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Franz, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Strauss, Wolf
French
Bergerettes or comparable literature. Medium to moderately difficult songs by such composers as Fauré, Hahn, Chausson, Duparc Simpler songs by such composers as Debussy and Ravel
Literature in other languages comparable to the above.
Applied Voice - Jazz and Musical Theatre
Technical Skills:
Breath management, tone quality, basic diction, scat exercises.
Musicianship:
Rhythm and pitch accuracy, appropriate phrasing.
Interpretation:
Appropriate to the music and text.
Repertoire:
Standard Jazz ballads and up-tempo songs
Applied Voice - Classical
Technical Skills
Breath management
Tone quality
Basic English, Italian, French, and German diction
Musicianship
Rhythm and pitch accuracy
Appropriate phrasing
Interpretation
Appropriate to the music and text
Repertoire
English
Medium to difficult songs by such composers as Purcell, Handel, Haydn Twentieth century American and English composers such as Rorem, Duke, Finzi, Vaughn Williams Arrangements of folk songs by composers such as Britten
Italian
Songs and arias from the Baroque period Moderately difficult songs or, if appropriate, arias by such composers as Mozart, Bellini, Handel, Vivaldi, Scarlatti
German
Medium to moderately difficult songs by such composers as Schubert, Schumann, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Franz, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Strauss, Wolf
French
Bergerettes or comparable literature. Medium to moderately difficult songs by such composers as Fauré, Hahn, Chausson, Duparc Simpler songs by such composers as Debussy and Ravel
Literature in other languages comparable to the above.
Applied Voice - Jazz and Musical Theatre
Technical Skills:
Breath management, tone quality, basic diction, scat exercises.
Musicianship:
Rhythm and pitch accuracy, appropriate phrasing.
Interpretation:
Appropriate to the music and text.
Repertoire:
Standard Jazz ballads and up-tempo songs