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Performance (Vocal Arts) (MPVA)
- http://www.usc.edu/schools/music/programs/vocal/
- D class assignments available in TMC200; Phone: (213) 740-4721.
- Students accepted into a graduate program must take entrance examinations prior to their first registration. Any deficiencies revealed must be removed prior to completion of two semesters of course work. Transferring undergraduate students registering for the first time who have previous course work must take the appropriate examination for placement. Contact the Thornton School Office of Student Affairs for information. INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION - 1 unit has a $350 fee, and includes 7.5 hours of total instruction. 2 units has a $700 fee, and includes 15 hours of total instruction. Contact school for course level guide.
Introduction to the fundamental principles of singing: breath control, tone production, diction, and the use of appropriate song material.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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46300R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 12 of 16 | Lynn Helding | UUCB3 | ||
46305D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 17 | Lynn Helding | UUCB3 | ||
46310R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Thursday | 10 of 16 | Lynn Helding | UUCB3 | ||
46315R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 15 of 16 | Lynn Helding | UUCB3 |
Continued development of the fundamentals of singing, diction, and repertoire building.
- Prerequisite: MPVA 141
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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46335R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 5 of 12 | Lynn Helding | MUS208 |
Intermediate and advanced instruction designed for non-music majors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Voice | |||||||||
46346D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 47 of 60 | Lynn Helding | RHM112 |
Intermediate and advanced instruction: secondary emphasis for music majors, principal emphasis for music minors and all B.A. music majors. Open only to music majors and minors.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Bassoon, Choral Music, Clarinet, Classical Guitar, Composition, Composition (Film Scoring), Double Bass, Electroacoustic Media, Flute, French Horn, Harp, Harpsichord, Jazz Studies, Jazz Studies (Vocal), Music, Music Education, Music Industry, Music Recording, Oboe, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Studio Guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Viola, Violin, Violoncello, Vocal Arts
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Vocal Coaching | |||||||||
46350D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 30 | Lisa Sylvester | RHM112 | ||
Voice | |||||||||
46351D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 50 | Lynn Helding | RHM112 | ||
Choral | |||||||||
46353D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Mike Scheibe | MUS416 |
Preparation, rehearsal, and performance of operatic works and excerpts; study of different operatic styles; public appearances. By audition only.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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46395D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-10:50pm | MWF | 5 of 40 | Brent McMunn, | MUS105 | ||
4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | Ken Cazan | MUS105 |
Score study for pianists, coaches, and conductors; role analysis; transcription techniques for one or two pianos of an orchestral score.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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46400D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 15 | Brent McMunn | RHM112 |
Stylistic and technical features of dramatic and musical elements involved in performance of the Broadway musical and standard operetta repertory; staging of scenes.
- Prerequisite: MPVA 402
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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46407D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 7 of 20 | Parmer Fuller | UUCB3 |
Secondary instruction for graduate music majors or instruction for graduate non-music majors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Vocal Coaching | |||||||||
46455D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 30 | Lisa Sylvester | RHM112 | ||
Voice | |||||||||
46460D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 30 | Lynn Helding | RHM112 | ||
Choral | |||||||||
46462D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 20 | Mike Scheibe | MUS416 |
Applying principles learned in vocology and/or pedagogy through practice voice teaching in both classical and non-classical singing styles.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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46469D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 10 of 15 | Lynn Helding | UUCB3 |
Selected topics of current interest.
- Note: Meets at Keck Medicine of USC - DTLA location (Keck Voice Center Clinic). Students should have completed MPVA 438 or MPVA 541, in order to request D-Clearance.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Vocal Arts Medicine | ||||||||||
46498D | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Thursday | 6 of 10 | Michael Johns, Edie Hapner, Lynn Helding | RHM112 |