Syllabus: Private Voice for T. Fink Studio
MUS 140-540: Applied Voice
Time: Arranged with Instructor
Instructor: Timothy Fink
453-5825
General Requirements
- Music for yourself and accompanist properly arranged in a three ring binder.
- Piano
- play all repertoire melodies on piano before singing
- play 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1-3-5-8-5-3-1 in all twelve keys fluidly, and singing ba-bi
- Attend 7 SIUC concerts and get your recital card stamped.
- Perform for studio/combined/convo at least once for an A
- Accompanist at all lessons
- Recorder (digital preferred)
- Half of required repertoire memorized by 8th week of semester.
- All music memorized by 14th week of semester
Repertoire Requirements:
- MUS 140
- 1st semester, 2 hrs. credit, 4 memorized pieces
- 2nd semester, 2 hours credit, 5 memorized pieces
- MUS 140-540, 1 hr. credit, 4 memorized pieces
- MUS 240-540, 2 hours credit, 6 memorized pieces
- MUS 140-540, 4 hours credit, 8 memorized pieces
Foreign language requirements:
- 140 1 foreign language
- 240: 2 foreign languages
- 340+: 3 foreign languages
Attendance:
- If I miss a lesson, we make it up. If you miss a lesson, we don’t make it up.
Accompanist:
- You are responsible for finding an accompanist, rehearsing with them once a week, and working out scheduling with lessons, rehearsals, etc.
Practice:
- Vocalizes 10-15 minutes a day
- Repertoire: at least ½ hour a day for half-hour lesson, 1 hour a day for an hour lesson.
Grading
Lessons: 60 pts You receive a grade for each lesson, up to 4 points
Convo/Studio/Comb: 15 pts You receive a point for each Tuesday session attended
Jury: 25 pts Your jury grade from the faculty is averaged.
TOTAL 90+ A, 80+B, 70+C, 60+D, <60 F