Voice
The Voice major is designed to prepare you for a career as a private studio instructor, as a teacher on the college level, or in a church music ministry. You will receive thorough private instruction throughout your college career, and this will be combined with opportunities for solo and ensemble performance in activities ranging from sacred concerts and solo repertoire classes to oratorio and opera. Your private instruction is offered without additional cost above the regular academic tuition.
Curriculum Highlights
- Freshman
- Basic Harmony I & II
- Basic Aural Skills I & II
- Introduction to Music Literature
- Freshman Voice
- Secondary Piano
- Sophomore
- Advanced Harmony I & II
- Advanced Aural Skills I & II
- Introduction to Music Technology
- Elements of Conducting
- Sophomore Voice
- Junior
- History of Music I & II
- Drama in Singing I
- Diction for Singers
- Eighteenth Century Counterpoint
- Junior Voice
- Senior
- History of Music III
- Voice Literature Survey
- The Christian Musician
- Voice Pedagogy I & II
- Senior Voice
For further details see complete major information:
Voice Personal Opportunity Profile
You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.
Key Courses
Introduction to Music Technology This course will prepare you with a general, broad-based introduction to technology and its particular use by the musician. You will gain the same general skills as in our Basic Computer Applications course with specialized attention given to desktop music publishing, multitrack sequencing with MIDI and digital audio, computer-assisted instruction, multimedia and the Internet.
Notation in Music Technology In this elective course you will study the principles of music typesetting through the premiere music software program Finale. Other music software packages such as Sibelius, Encore and Overture, will be briefly surveyed. You'll learn how to input music and format a score, as well as transpose and print a score, extract parts, and play back your music.
Voice Pedagogy Here you will learn the materials, methods, and procedures used in teaching the basic principles of vocal production to individuals and to groups. Areas covered include posture, breathing, tone production, diction, and phrasing. Instruction will be given through observation of voice classes and private lessons, and supervised clinical teaching.
Drama in Singing In this course you will participate in a vocal drama workshop designed to develop your ability to communicate the dramatic content inherent in all vocal music. The course includes the use of overtly dramatic material such as opera arias, ensembles, and scenes, and also includes the dramatization of appropriate secular and sacred solo literature.
Diction for Singers You will study French, German, Italian, and Church Latin diction and apply it to standard song repertoire. Pronunciation rules will be applied through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and class lectures stressing the idiomatic nuances of each language.
The Christian Musician This course will guide you in your development of a distinctly Christian philosophy of music based on and in agreement with Scripture. You will examine twentieth-century trends, styles, and movements in secular and church music in the light of Scripture.
Voice Literature Survey In this course you will study the basic literature for the voice in English, German, and French from the Romantic and Contemporary periods. This literature is considered to be the most basic repertoire which you should be acquainted with as a voice major.
Career Opportunities
Our alumni are serving in church music ministries throughout the country. In addition, our graduates are teaching in Christian schools in every part of the U.S. and are on the faculties of most of the major Fundamental Bible colleges and universities. A number of our graduates also have successful careers as private studio teachers.