SOM SYLLABI

MUS 110-MUSICIANSHIP I

Theory fundamentals - from keys, scales, and intervals, through seventh chords and four-part
writing.

MUS 120-MUSICIANSHIP II

Integrated study of theory/history pertaining to music of the Baroque period. Activities include
readings, listening, analysis, and theory exercises.

MUS 130-MUSICIANSHIP III

An integrated study of theory/history pertaining to music of the Classical period. Activities

include readings, listening, analysis, and theory exercises.

MUS 210-MUSICIANSHIP IV

An integrated study of theory/history pertaining to music of the 19th and early 20th century.
Activities include readings, listenings, analysis, and theory exercises.

MUS 220-MUSICIANSHIP V

An integrated study of theory/history pertaining to music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Activities include readings, listening, analysis, and theory exercises.

MUS 230-MUSICIANSHIP VI

History of music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; readings of texts and articles; study of
specific works.

APM 253-INTRODUCTION TO ACTING FOR SINGERS

An introductory course in stage terminology and methods of preparation for stage performance.
Class activities include reading assignments, discussions, and performances such as singing,
spoken monologues and poems, and improvisation.

APM 254-INTRODUCTION TO ACTING FOR SINGERS II

An course in stage terminology and methods of preparation for stage performance. Class
activities include reading assignments, discussions, and performances such as singing, spoken
monologues and poems, and improvisation.

APM 125-ITALIAN DICTION I

Beginning level Italian and English diction for singers, and an introduction to the international
phonetic alphabet. CO-REQUISITE(S): Students must be enrolled in applied voice lessons.
APM 126-GERMAN DICTION I

Beginning level German diction for singers. CO-REQUISITE: Students must be enrolled in
applied voice lessons simultaneously.
APM 226-GERMAN DICTION II
Intermediate level German diction for singers.

APM 127-FRENCH DICTION I

Beginning level French diction for singers. CO-REQUISITE(S): Students must be enrolled in
applied voice lessons simultaneously.
APM 227-FRENCH DICTION II
Intermediate level French diction for singers.

APM 350-INTERPRETATION OF VOCAL LITERATURE I

Study and demonstration of performance practices (16th-century to present), with a focus on

vocal literature in German.

APM 351-INTERPRETATION OF VOCAL LITERATURE II

Study and demonstration of performance practices (16th-century to present), with a focus on

vocal literature in French.

APM 352-INTERPRETATION OF VOCAL LITERATURE III

Study and demonstration of performance practices (16th-century to present), with a focus on

vocal literature in Italian and English.