BM with an emphasis in Voice Performance
The BM in voice is designed for the student who wishes to pursue a career as a professional performer. Extensive applied instruction and classes on technique, repertoire in various languages, and performance styles, as well as ensemble experience, constitute the core of the curriculum.
- 94* required credit hours
- 12 general education credit hours
- 22 elective credit hours
| MUSC 4002 Applied Music: Voice | 26 hours |
| MUSC 1080, 1085, 2001, 2501 Applied Music: Class Piano, Secondary and Non-Major Piano (six consecutive semesters required; minimum four hours of applied instruction in individual lessons) | 6-8 hours |
| MUSC 4250 Voice Pedagogy | 3 hours |
| MUSC 4150 The Art Song | 3 hours |
| MUSC 4160 Operatic Literature | 3 hours |
| MUSC 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 Music Theory I-IV | 12 hours |
| MUSC 1810, 1820, 2810, 2820 Musicianship I-IV | 8 hours |
| MUSC 2030, 2040 Survey of Music History I, II | 6 hours |
| MUSC 4040 Music of the Twentieth Century | 3 hours |
| MUSC 4140 Lyric Diction | 2 hours |
| MUSC 3070 Orchestration I | 2 hours |
| MUSC 3410 Conducting I | 3 hours |
| Junior and Senior Recitals | 0 hours |
| MUSC 0890 Recital Attendance (six semesters required) | 0 hours |
| MUSC 0990 Master Class | 0 hours |
Major Ensemble - 8 hours over eight semesters to be selected from the following:
| MUSC 4900 Webster University Concert Choir | 1 hour per semester |
| MUSC 4910 Webster University Chamber Singers | 1 hour per semester |
* The 94 required credit hours include 9 credit hours of foreign language study as explained below.
Students with a voice performance emphasis are expected to perform in a student recital at least twice every semester. Students with this emphasis will also serve as performance assistants for recitals.
Students pursuing the BM in voice must fulfill a foreign language requirement by studying French, German, or Italian. Students can fulfill the requirement by successfully completing 9 credit hours, by passing one appropriate 2000-level language course, or by passing an intermediate level language competency examination. All courses must be in the 16-week format. Students would typically focus on a single foreign language; no more than two foreign languages may be applied to this requirement. A student may substitute another foreign language, subject to the approval of the chair of the Department of Music, if the student successfully completes a competency examination in that language.
The Department of Music recommends at least 40 credit hours in courses outside the department. Music majors with an emphasis in voice performance are expected to take lyric diction in Italian, French, German, and English.
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