Commercial Applied Voice

Catalog description

P: Department permission required. Restricted to students admitted to a program in the School of Music. Vocal study at the 200-level for Commercial Music and Music Industry students focuses on developing a healthy, flexible, and sustainable vocal technique that supports a wide variety of commercial styles. Emphasis is placed on core fundamentals of voice production—including posture, breath management, coordinated onset, vowel clarity, and tone balance—while also encouraging stylistic versatility and authentic personal expression. Students will work toward ease, confidence, and artistry in performance across genres, with attention to microphone technique, amplification, and collaboration with rhythm section or tracks. This course is designed to give students essential proficiencies so that the voice may serve as a reliable tool for creative expression and professional performance. MUSC 20004 also prepares students to audition for vocal study at the 30000 level in Commercial Music and Music Technology.