Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Music 30

1. Apply the necessary skills to develop a free, coordinated vocal tone with increased range, volume, and flexibility.
2. Identify and demonstrate the principles of proper diction.
3. Review a variety of song literature to include both sacred and secular genres.
4. Discuss the underlying concepts of expressive singing, including correct posture, stage presence and proper breathing techniques.
5. Analyze and compare musical style periods and representative literature in those styles.
6. Evaluate and solve problems inherent in public solo singing, including stage fright and maintaining confidence under stress.

• Present class lectures/discussions/demonstrations in order to introduce material to students so they may gain knowledge in the subject areas of group vocal study and vocal technique.
• Show videos/films/CD’s in order for students to hear and view masters of vocal technique and performance so that they will be better prepared to discuss and demonstrate learning outcomes.
• Conduct individual conferences/performances in order to discuss student progress and offer improvement of learning for all of the student learning outcomes.
• Develop and assign class exercises such as vocal warm-ups, scales, sight-reading, rhythmic figures and vocal styles appropriate for group vocal study and individual vocal technique.
• Create and assign pair and small group activities such as duets, trios and quartets in order for students to become more independent as singers.
• Invite guest lecturers to class so that students will have the opportunity to learn course topics from artists well-known in the field of vocal performance.
• Create public performance opportunities so that students may have a venue to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the student learning outcomes.

• Oral reports/presentations/performances designed to evaluate overall student learning of vocal technique and stage presence.
• Written reports/presentations designed to evaluate the individual student’s cognition of course topics.
• Quizzes/examinations designed to evaluate student progress and knowledge in course topics.
• Class and individual projects designed to evaluate the students’ knowledge of course topics on an individual basis.
• Participation and regular attendance designed to monitor student involvement and learning of the student outcomes on a regular basis.
• Final examination designed to evaluate student progress of the learning outcomes for the entire semester.

• Schmidt, Jan. Basics of Singing. 4th ed. New York: Schirmer, 1998.
• Ware, Clifton. Adventures In Singing. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995.