Voice

Performance Concentration: Voice

Required Courses

Foundational Music Courses (18 credit hours)

Appreciation Courses (3 credit hours)

• MUS 274 Western Music History: An Overview (3 credit hours)
  • No prerequisite; may not be repeated for credit

Basic Skills Courses (6 credit hours)

• MUS 101 Fundamentals of Music and Class Piano I (3 credit hours)
  • Pianists and guitarists are exempt
  • No prerequisite; may not be repeated for credit
• MUS 277 - Entrepreneurship for the Creative and Performing Artist (3 credit hours)
  • No prerequisite; may not be repeated for credit

Music Theory Courses (9 credit hours)

• MUS 129 Rudiments of composition (3 credit hours)
  • No prerequisite; may not be repeated for credit
• MUS 107 Music Theory I (3 credit hours)
  • Prerequisite MUS 129; may not be repeated for credit
• MUS 108 Music Theory II: Rotating Topic (3 credit hours)
  • This class may be repeated for credit; Prerequisite: MUS 129

Applied Music Courses (16 credit hours)

Additional Fee Applies

• MUS 122 Private Instruction Voice (4 credit hours per year total)
  • No prerequisite
• MUS 232 Private Voice Instruction (4 credit hours per year total)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 122 (4 credit hours)
• MUS TBD (300 level) Private Voice Instruction (4 credit hours total)
  • Prerequisite: MUS 232 (4 credit hours)
• MUS TBD (400 level) Private Voice Instruction (4 credit hours total)
  • Prerequisite: Private Voice Instruction 300 level (4 credit hours)

Ensemble Courses (1-6 credit hours)

Voice majors are required to take two of the following ensemble classes:

• MUS 292 Liturgical Chamber Singers (3 credit hours)
  • May be repeated for credit
  • No prerequisite, but it is best that the course is taken after 4 credit hours of MUS 122
• MUSE 3905 Women’s Chamber Choir (0.5 Credit Hours) at Concordia University Chicago
  • Audition required
  • May be repeated for credit
• MUSE 3930 Schola Cantorum (0.5 Credit Hours) at Concordia University Chicago
  • Audition required
  • May be repeated for credit
• MUSE 3925 Mannerchor (0.5 Credit Hours) at Concordia University Chicago
  • Audition required
  • May be repeated for credit

Targeted Skills Courses (4 Credit Hours)

• MUS 272 Group Voice (3 credit hours-Best to be taken freshman year)
  • May not be repeated for credit
• MUS TBD Diction Private Instruction (1 credit hour)
  • May not be repeated for credit

Additional Requirements

• Juries, once annually
• Performances bi-annually
• Senior Recital

Recommended Coursework

• MUSE 4452 Children’s Choir: Techniques and Materials (2 credit hours) at Concordia University Chicago