Division of Vocal Studies In this Department  Major: Voice  Minor: Voice Catalog  Main Page  General Information   College of Arts and Sciences   Conservatory of Music   Other Links  Course Syllabi  Registrar's Office  Gerald Crawford, Director Richard Anderson, Associate Professor of Singing Gerald Crawford, Professor of Singing Jonathan Field, Assistant Professor of Opera Theater Hugh Floyd, Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting Philip Highfill, Professor of Accompanying Daune Mahy, Professor of Singing Lorraine Manz, Associate Professor of Singing Richard Miller, Professor of Singing Marlene Rosen, Associate Professor of Singing   back to top Major Study: Performance (Voice) Course Requirements Recommended Course Distribution Hrs. Fresh Soph Junior Senior 28 Principal Private Study (Voice) 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 8 Secondary Private Study (Piano) - 2 2 2 2 - - - 8 Ensemble electives1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 LANG 100 (English Diction) 2 - - - - - - - 1 LANG 101 (Italian Diction) - 1 - - - - - - 1 LANG 200 (German Diction) - - - - - 1 - - 1 LANG 201 (French Diction) - - - - - - - 1 3 APST 230 (Teaching of Singing) - - - - - 3 - - 3 MLIT 220 (The Lied) or MLIT 221 (The Mélodie) - - - - 3 - - - 12 MUTH 131, 132, 231, 232 (Music Theory) 3 3 3 3 - - - - 4 MUTH 101, 102, 201, 202 (Aural Skills) 1 1 1 1 - - - - 10 Music History electives2 - - 4 3 - - - 3 4 Liberal Arts electives - - - - - - 4 - 5 ITAL Elementary Italian3 5 - - - - - - - 5 GERM Elementary German3 - - - - 5 - - - 5 FREN Elementary French3 - - - - - - 5 - 6 Music electives - - - - - - 3 3 18 Free electives 1 3 2 3 - 6 - 3 124 16 14 16 16 15 15 17 15 Non-Course Requirements English 101 Proficiency Private Study Committee Exams and Hearings: First Major Hearing ˆ - - - - - - - First Major Committee - ˆ - - - - - - Second Major Hearing - - ˆ - - - - - Second Major Committee4 - - - ˆ - - - -   1 Four credits must be completed by participating in Oberlin College Choir. Four credits may be selected by the student from the following: Baroque Ensemble (maximum two credits), Chamber Music Ensemble (maximum two credits), Collegium Musicum (maximum two credits), Contemporary Music Ensemble (maximum two credits), Musical Union (maximum two credits), a major operatic role (maximum two credits), Opera Chorus (maximum two credits), Chamber Choir (maximum two credits). 2 Two courses in Music History beyond MHST 101 are required. 3 These requirements may be fulfilled by passing a standardized examination devised by the language instructor. 4 Transfer students granted sixteen or more hours in private voice study are required to take the Second Major Committee in the first semester at Oberlin. 5 Two performances on a divisional or studio recital, or on an honors recital are required before the junior recital. 6 The junior and senior recitals may be performed during the first or the second semester, or during Winter Term. Major Status. Sophomore Major Status is attained upon completion of: The First Major Committee Examination. Junior Major Status is attained upon completion of: Principal Private Study IV and the Second Major Committee Examination. Senior Major Status is attained upon completion of: Principal Private Study VI and the Junior Recital. Expository Writing Proficiency. Students with an SAT verbal score below 580 or an ACT score below 24, or a TOEFL score below 600 must complete one course chosen from the EXWR 111-119 series. Music Theory and Aural Skills Requirement. Students are expected to register for Music Theory and Aural Skills courses each semester until they have completed the requirements. Part or all of these requirements may be waived by placement examination when the student enters Oberlin. If the minimum passing scores are not achieved for placement in Music Theory I (MUTH 131) and Aural Skills I (MUTH 101), a student must first take Introduction to Music Theory (MUTH 120) and/or Introduction to Aural Skills (MUTH 100). If a student exempts Aural Skills I, II, III, or IV, then Aural Skills V (MUTH 301) becomes the terminal course in the sequence. Music Theory I-IV and Aural Skills I-IV must be taken concurrently, e.g., a student will register for Music Theory I and Aural Skills I in the same semester. Under certain circumstances, with the permission of the appropriate division director and the Music Theory division director, students will be allowed to take Aural Skills IV and Music Theory IV separately. A student's aural skills requirement must be completed before the senior recital can be scheduled. Double-degree students will resolve any conflicts with these expectations in consultation with their advisors. Electives. A student should select electives based on the following: a minimum of 76 hours of Conservatory courses is required; a minimum of 24 hours of liberal arts is required. Vocal Coaching. The following courses are available to singers wishing to coach recital material or to explore the French and German Art Song repertoire: APST 204 Interpretation of Art Song (coaching for senior or artist diploma recitalssingers should register jointly with their accompanists whenever possible) MLIT 220 The Lied (a performance-oriented course in German Art Song) MLIT 221 The Mélodie (a performance-oriented course in French Art Song) Language Study. To fulfill language requirements of many graduate schools, additional language study may be taken in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students may choose to participate in intensive Winter Term language study offered by the language departments. However, the 101 requirements will only be considered completed if a proficiency test, given by the language department, is satisfactorily passed at the end of the Winter Term. Attention is called to an intensive summer language study program in Urbania, Italy. The course includes a month's study of Italian language and culture, Italian poetry as it relates to the song literature, and musical coaching. Four credits are granted for this study. Voice majors are given preference. For further information consult the faculty sponsors, Gerald Crawford and Daune Mahy or see page 15 in this catalog.   back to top Minor Study: Performance (Voice) Eligibility The student must be a degree student in the Conservatory. The student must be recommended by his or her private study teacher. The student must be approved by the Voice Department. Course Requirements. Completion of at least four semesters (eight credits) of Secondary Private Study (Voice); five credits of a foreign language to be chosen from: GERM 101 (Elementary German), FREN 101 (Elementary French), or ITAL 101 (Elementary Italian); two credits of LANG 100 (English Diction); one credit of a diction elective, to be chosen from: LANG 101 (Italian Diction), LANG 200 (German Diction), LANG 201 (French Diction). Non-Course Requirements Private Study Committee Examinations: First Minor Committee Second Minor Committee Performance Requirement: One appearance on a departmental or studio recital. (Students who fail to receive a majority of satisfactory grades on the Second Minor Committee Examination will not be permitted to continue in the Minor.) Opera Theater Department Jonathon Field, Director of Opera Theater Productions   Alan Montgomery, Assistant Music Director, Coach Robert Spano, Music Director, Conductor Victoria Vaughan, Assistant Director of Opera OPTH 202, 203 Introduction to Opera: Performing Techniques OPTH 304 Production Project: Stage Management OPTH 305, 306 Opera Workshop OPTH 400 Performance Project OPTH 404, 405 Seminar in Opera OPTH 406, 407 Seminar in Directing OPTH 500, 501 Advanced Seminar in Opera OPTH 502, 503 Research Project in Opera   The Opera Theater Department, in cooperation with the production staff of the Theater and Dance program, presents one major opera each semester in Hall Auditorium. These productions are cast on the basis of open auditions. Opera Scenes programs are presented each semester by students in opera classes.   back to top