Voice Four Year Repertoires (All Voice Majors)
Instructors: Mark Kratz, Lee Steward, and Krista Wigle
Required and Suggested Music and Texts
Freshman Requirements:
- 26 Italian Songs (Med high/Med low), John Glenn Paton, ed.
- Foundations in Singing by John Glenn Paton
- One English Anthology
- The Art of the Song Recital by Shirlee Emmons and Stanley Sonntag Sophomore Requirements: ADD
- One German anthology
- One French anthology
All students must have these required music and texts.
Other music will be assigned on an individual basis by the teacher. Each student is responsible for purchasing or locating assigned music for his/her lesson, plus additional copies for the accompanist/coach and the instructor. We strongly advise each student to keep an up-to-date list and notebook of repertoire studied in the lessons. Your repertoire becomes your “portfolio” for auditions and for all singing that you will do in the future.
BM in Performance and Music Ed Requirements:
Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
Fall Semester | Four (4) pieces memorized. Two performed at the Midterm, and two others performed at the Final. Songs can be in any language. | Five (5) new songs. Two (2) in French, two (2) in German, and one (1) in English. *Students must take Diction in the Fall Semester (French and German) | Six (6) new songs. Representing four (4) languages, and three (3) eras.
*Preparation of music and program notes for Junior Recital | Research and prepare program notes for Senior Recital.
No new repertoire required. Prepare recital program notes |
Spring Semester | Four (4) pieces memorized. Two (2) Italian and two (2) in any other language. *Students must take Diction in the Spring semester (Italian and English) | Five (5) new songs. Representing three (3) languages, and two (2) eras. | Six (6) new songs. Representing four (4) languages and three (3) eras.
Junior Recital | Senior Recital |
Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
Fall Semester | Two (2) pieces memorized. One performed at the Midterm, and both performed at the Final. Songs can be in any language. | Three (3) new songs. One (1) in French, one (1) in German, and one (1) in English. *Students must take Diction in the Fall Semester (French and German) | Four (4) new songs. Representing three (3) languages, and three (3) eras. | Research and prepare program notes for Senior Recital.
No new repertoire required. |
Spring Semester | Three (3) pieces memorized. Two (2) Italian and one (1) in any other language. *Students must take Diction in the Spring semester (Italian and English) | Three (3) new songs. Representing three (3) languages, and two (2) eras. | Four (4) new songs. Representing three(3) languages, and three (3) eras. | Senior Recital |