Music 217 - Foundations of Voice II

This course is designed as a follow-up to MUSIC-117, Foundations of Voice I, with a primary focus on in-class study, singing, and accompanying of Western Art songs and International Folk songs (Mexican, French, Arabic, Czech, German, American). Course study will include an overall examination of composers, performance practice, musical styles, poetry, structural form, and nationalistic characteristics. All students will participate in regular in-class performances of music by well-known as well as historically marginalized composers. Music by Purcell, Mozart, Fanny Mendelssohn, Schubert, L. Boulanger, Dvor´k, Crawford Seeger, Fauré, Price, Ravel, Beach and more.

Prereq: MUSIC-100 or MUSIC-131 or passing Music Theory Placement Test.