Maricopa Community Colleges  MUP123AB   19926-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/25/92
MUP123AB 19926-99999 L+L 0.50 Credit(s) 0.50 Period(s)
Studio Class/Voice
Performance and laboratory class for students enrolled in private voice instruction. Emphasis on demonstration and discussion of specific vocal problems. May be repeated for a total of three credits. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: Private Voice Instruction.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MUP123AB   19926-99999 Studio Class/Voice
1. Demonstrate common performance techniques. (I)
2. Utilize methods of releasing Performance Anxieties. (II)
3. Exhibit efficient and accurate methods of musical preparation. (III)
4. Identify literature of various style periods and languages. (IV)
5. Interpret song texts or musical moods. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MUP123AB   19926-99999 Studio Class/Voice
    I. Performance techniques
        A. Body alignment
        B. Entrance/exit
        C. Bowing/audience acknowledgment
        D. Recognition accompanist
      II. Performance anxieties
          A. Breath control
          B. Physical shaking
          C. Self-imaging
          D. Relaxation exercises
          E. Competition
        III. Musical preparation
            A. Rhythmic
            B. Melodic
            C. Translation
            D. Accompaniment
            E. Memorization
          IV. Style periods and languages
              A. Renaissance
              B. Baroque
              C. Classical
              D. Romantic
              E. 20th Century
              F. French
              G. German
              H. Italian
            V. Interpretation
                A. Expressing text
                B. Facial expression
                C. Musical expression
                D. Attitudes
                E. Eye focus
                F. Dynamics
                G. Tempo
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