MUS 155 - Commercial Vocal Ensemble

Credit hours: 1

Prerequisites: Audition

Course Description:
This course is open by audition only. This group is a Performance-oriented class to develop musical theater, commercial vocal, and/or instrumental techniques. This ensemble will participate in public performances of a variety of popular and commercial styles. Up to 8 hours of applied music and/or ensembles can be counted toward graduation.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Produce a properly resonant tone;
Sing with good diction;
Sing with accurate intonation, rhythms, dynamics and articulation;
Sing with appropriate stylistic inflection and phrasing;
Demonstrate appropriate stage presence;
Perform assigned choreography;
Sing individual part;
Exhibit musicality through performance within a group.