Vocal Pedagogy: Placement Exam and Related Field

Graduate Placement Exam in Vocal Pedagogy (DMA only)
DMA voice majors must demonstrate proficiency in voice pedagogy by passing a pedagogy entrance exam administered during new student orientation, or by taking MUAG 5300 (Science and Pedagogy of the Singing Voice).
 
            The entrance exam will cover topics such as:
                        Vocal tract acoustics:
                                    Basics of acoustics, vowel formants, singer’s formant
                        Voice anatomy and physiology:
                                    Major muscles and cartilages of the vocal, respiratory, and articulatory systems
                                    Physiology of phonation, respiration, pitch control, consonant production
                        Historical pedagogy treatises:
                                    Foundational resources from 18th and 19th centuries
                        Important personages – historical and current
Founders of historical schools of training: Manuel Garcia, Lampertis, Marchesi, Miller, Vennard, Reid, and others
                        Basic voice building strategies for growth and development of young voices
 
 Resources may include (not limited to):
                        Scott McCoy, Your Voice: An Inside View 3. Inside View Press.
 
                        Kenneth Bozeman, Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy. Inside View Press
 
                        Stephen F. Austin, Provenance. Inside View Press

 

Related Field in Vocal Pedagogy 

For the MM degree
A  minimum of 9 hours:

MUAG 5300 Science and Pedagogy of Singing (prerequisite for MUAG 5600 and MUAG 5610)
MUAG 5600 – Advanced Science and Pedagogy of Singing
MUAG 5610 – Comparative Pedagogy of Singing

One additional course from:
MUAG 5450 – Introduction to Music and Medicine
MUAG 5900 – Special Problems
SPHS 5810 – Voice Disorders

For the DMA degree
A minimum of 12 hours:

MUAG 5300 Science and Pedagogy of Singing (prerequisite for MUAG 5600 and MUAG 5610)
MUAG 5600 – Advanced Science and Pedagogy of Singing
MUAG 5610 – Comparative Pedagogy of Singing

Two additional courses from:
MUAG 5450 – Introduction to Music and Medicine
MUAG 6450 – Advanced Music and Medicine Seminar
MUAG 6900 – Special Problems
SPHS 5810 – Voice Disorders

Or other courses which might be appropriate for the specific research interests of the student with approval of the students’ graduate committee.