Conservatory of Music:
voice & opera studies
voice & opera studies
Bachelor of Music in Performance:
Vocal
In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate vocal performance majors must complete the following Conservatory requirements (121 credits), as outlined below by semester and year.
Of the 121 credits, 97 are professional credits. The remaining 24 credits (FRE, GER, and ITA language courses, offered by the Language and Culture Program in the School of Humanities) may be counted toward the liberal arts credit requirement for the Mus.B. degree.
The following courses also satisfy two general education requirements: MTH 2230 or MTH 2510 (Other World Civilizations) and MTH 2520 (Humanities).
Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
| Freshman Year: 28 credits | |
| Fall: | 14 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| ITA 1010/Beginning Italian I | 4 credits |
| MPE 1370/Italian Art Song Literature I | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 1380/Italian Diction I | 1 credit |
| MTH 1010/Music Theory I | 2 credits |
| MTH 1436/Vocal Ear Training I | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 1437/Vocal Keyboard Skills I | 1 credit |
| Spring: | 14 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| ITA 1020/Beginning Italian II | 4 credits |
| MPE 1375/Italian Art Song Literature II | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 1390/Italian Diction II | 1 credit |
| MTH 1020/Music Theory II | 2 credits |
| MTH 1446/Vocal Ear Training II | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 1447/Vocal Keyboard Skills II | 1 credit |
| MPE 0200/Freshman Jury | 0 credit |
| Sophomore Year: 40 credits | |
| Fall: | 20 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| GER 1010/Beginning German I | 4 credits |
| MPE 2230/Movement Styles | 1 credit |
| MPE 2260/Stage Techniques for Singers | 2 credits |
| MPE 2370/German Art Song Literature I | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 2380/German Diction I | 1 credit |
| MTH 2050/Music Theory III | 2 credits |
| MTH 2436/Vocal Ear Training III | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 2437/Vocal Keyboard Skills III | 1 credit |
| MTH 2510/Survey of Music History I | 3 credits |
| Spring: | 20 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| GER 1020/Beginning German II | 4 credits |
| MPE 2230/Movement Styles | 1 credit |
| MPE 2260/Stage Techniques for Singers | 2 credits |
| MPE 2375/German Art Song Literature II | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 2390/German Diction II | 1 credit |
| MTH 2446/Vocal Ear Training IV | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 2447/Vocal Keyboard Skills IV | 1 credit |
| MTH 2520/Survey of Music History II | 3 credits |
| MTH 3050/Music Theory IV | 2 credits |
| MPE 0300/Sophomore Jury | 0 credit |
| MPE 0314/Midpoint Assessment | 0 credit |
| Junior Year: 32 credits | |
| Fall: | 16 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| FRE 1010/Beginning French I | 4 credits |
| MPE 3260/Opera Coaching | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 3350/Opera Workshop | 2 credits |
| MPE 3370/French Art Song Literature I | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 3380/French Diction I | 1 credit |
| MTH 2230/World Music and Jazz Traditions | 2 credits |
| MTH 4050/Music Theory V | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 16 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| FRE 1020/Beginning French II | 4 credits |
| MPE 3260/Opera Coaching | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 3350/Opera Workshop | 2 credits |
| MPE 3355/Opera Workshop Lab | 1 credit |
| MPE 3375/French Art Song Literature II | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 3390/French Diction II | 1 credit |
| MTH 4010/Seminar in Analysis | 2 credits |
| MPE 3991/Junior Recital | 1 credit |
| Senior Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| MPE 3260/Opera Coaching | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 3350/Opera Workshop | 2 credits |
| MTH 4211/Opera History I | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4213/Opera Literature I | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4450/The Business of Music | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 4300/Private Study: Voice | 3 credits |
| MPE 3260/Opera Coaching | 0.5 credit |
| MPE 3350/Opera Workshop | 2 credits |
| MPE 3355/Opera Workshop Lab | 1 credit |
| MTH 4212/Opera History II | 1.5 credits |
| MTH 4214/Opera Literature II | 1.5 credits |
| MPE 4991/Senior Recital | 1 credit |
Updated June 10, 2008
