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DIVISIONofMUSICOUACHITABAPTISTUNIVERSITY

VOICEAREAMANUAL

2020-2021

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SchoolofFineArtsDivisionofMusic

VocalArea

Ouachita Baptist University's School of Fine Arts,Division of Music, has established an o u t s t a nd i n g reputat ion i n t h e area o f v o c a l s t ud y . Thisdocument is designed to answer questions you mayhaveasanO.B.U.voicemajor.Pleasereadthematerialcarefully. Questions regarding its content may beaddressed to your teacher, the coordinator of vocalstudies, theChairof theDivisionofMusic,or theDeanof the School of Fine Arts. The program has beendesigned to challenge you, inspire you to your highestartistic level,andfulfillyourneedsasaspiringteachers,ministersofmusic,andperformers.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

DepartmentofAppliedMusic/GeneralInformation…………..4RequirementsforVoicePrincipals……………………………..4

(Repertoire,LanguageRequirementsandJuries)RequirementsforDegreeRecitals………………………………8RequirementsforSecondaryVoiceStudy……………………..11

(RepertoireandJuries)RequirementsforNon-MusicMajors……………………………11UniqueRequirementsforMusicalTheatreMajors…………….11VocalAreaGeneralInformation………………………………...17Variousforms……….……………………………………………..18

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1.DEPARTMENTOFAPPLIEDMUSIC/GENERALINFORMATION:CreditinAppliedMusicisarrangedasfollows:

*Privatelessons,onehourcredit/25minutesofinstructionperweek.*Privatelessons,twohourscredit/50minutesofinstructionperweek.*Privatelessons,threehourscredit/50minutesofinstructionperweek.

COURSE NUMBERS a n d S E Q U E N C E NUMBERS f o r A p p l i e d M u s i c c o u r s e s a r e availableintheSchoolofFineArtsoffice.

MUAP1271,1371/VocalDiction

This course is a studyof the InternationalPhoneticAlphabetand the rulesofpronunciationforEnglish,Italian,German,andFrench.

MUAP1070/PerformingArtsClass

Each music degree candidate is required to complete eight semesters ofPerformingA r t s C l a s s ( BMEs t u d e n t s a r e e x em p t e d d u r i n g t h e s t u d e n t teaching semester). A grade is given based on the student'sattendanceatPerformingArtsClassandrecitalsandconcertsatOuachitaandoffcampus.

Students on vocal scholarship must maintain a "B" average in order toretain their vocal scholarships. A statement of attendance requirements isavailableintheSchoolofFineArtsoffice.

2.REQUIREMENTSFORVOICEPRINCIPALS(includingminors):A.MinimumRepertoireRequirementsforFirstSemesterFreshmen

Duringthefirstsemesterofvocalstudythestudentwillbeexpectedtomakesignificantprogressprimarily in vocal technique.The amountof repertoire tobe learned during the first semester will be determined by the instructor.Studentswillbeexpected to sing inEnglishand Italianasminimum languagerequirements. Ajuryexaminationisrequired.

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B. Minimum Repertoire Requirementsforsecond semester freshmen,sophomores,juniors,andseniorsforeachsemesterofvocalstudy

*BMECHORAL,BMWORSHIPARTS,BMMUSICALTHEATRE,ANDBAMUSICDEGREES(includingmusicminors):

1HourCredit

A=12:30minutesor5songsmemorizedminimumB=10:00minutesor4songsmemorizedminimumC=7:30minutesor3songsmemorizedminimumD=5:00minutesor2songsmemorizedminimum

2HoursCredit

A=17:30minutesor7songsmemorizedminimumB=15minutesor6songsmemorizedminimumC=12:30minutesor5songsmemorizedminimumD=10minutesor4songsmemorizedminimum.

*BMPERFORMANCEDEGREE:

1HourCredit


3HoursCredit

A=20minutesor8songsmemorizedminimumB=17:30minutesor7songsmemorizedminimumC=15minutesor6songsmemorizedminimumD=12:30minutesor5songsmemorizedminimum

Note: Students taking four hours credit must have permission from theinstructorand theDeanof theSchoolof FineArtsand areexpected to fulfillthe same requirements as the BM Performance degree plus any additionalrequirementsdeterminedbytheinstructor.

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Repertoire studied previously: No more than twenty-five percent of asemester'srepertoiremayconsistofmusicstudiedintheprevioussemester.

Repertoire fromEnsembleperformances:Solo literatureperformed inOperaWorkshop,MusicalTheatreWorkshop,orinchoralensemblesmaybelistedontherepertoiresheetifmemorized.Thismaterialmustbepartofthesemester'sstudioliterature.

*LANGUAGEREQUIREMENTS:

Freshmanyear:FirstSemester-EnglishandItalian;SecondSemester-English,Italian,GermanandFrench.

Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years: Approximately fifty-percent of thestudent's repertoireshouldbe ina foreign languageandmust include Italian,German, and French. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLIED VOICESTUDENTSWHOARENOTREQUIREDTOTAKEVOCALDICTIONARELEFTSOLELYTOTHEDISCRETIONOFTHEPRIVATETEACHER.

Note: The fact that a student has memorized the required number ofsongsdoesnotassurethatthestudentwillreceivethatgrade.

C. Minimum Performance Requirements for second semester Freshmen,Sophomores,JuniorsandSeniors

*AstudentmusthavesatisfactorilypreparedforandperformedinPerformingArts Class during the semester to qualify for an “A”. Exceptions must beapprovedbytheinstructorandtheDeanoftheSchoolofFineArts.

*A studentmust performbefore a voice jury committeeat the end of eachsemestertoreceiveapassinggrade.

*At the teacher'sdiscretion, a student appearing in a recital is exempt fromthe Performing Arts Class and jury performance requirements for thatsemester.

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D.JuryExamGuidelinesforVoicePrincipals

1. Everystudentenrolledinvoiceunderaprincipalappliedcoursenumbermust perform before a jury at the end of the semester.Music minorswitha voiceprincipalmustperforma jury at theendof each semesteruntil their voice requirementsare complete. Theonly studentsexemptfromthejuryrequirementarethosewhohaveperformedarecitalduringthatsemester,orwhohavecompleted thevoice requirements for theirchosendegree.

2. The juryconsistsof the student'svoice teacher andno fewer than twoothervoiceteachers.

3. The student will choose the first selection to be performed and twoadditionalselectionswillbechosenbythejurypanel(thejurywillselectatleastonemusicaltheatreworkforBM/BFAMusicaltheatrestudents).

4. Based upon this performance, each member of the jury panel willaward anumericalscoreonthescaleof91-100=A,81-90=B,etc.

5.Thegradesareaveraged,andtheteacherhastheprerogativeofraisingor lowering the average by up to TENpoints dependingupon thestudent's weekly performance in the studio. Attendance, amount ofpractice, degree sought, vocal technique and progress, amount ofliteraturelearned,difficultyof literature,languageaccuracy,andmusicalstyleareamongthefactorswhichmayaffectthegrade.

6. The final grade is awarded by the voice teacher based upon the samegradingscaleand issubjecttotheminimumrequirementsstatedinthismanual.

7.Studentsreceivingan incompleteinvocalstudymustperforma jurynolaterthantheendofthethirdweekofclassesofthefollowingsemester.If the jury isnotcompletedwithinthe first threeweeksthe incompletebecomesan"F".

8. Students who continue tostudy voice after completing their degreerequirementsarenotrequiredtoperformajury.

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E.CriteriaforGradingAllVoicePrincipalsThejurycommitteewillconsiderthefollowingwhendeterminingthegradeforthesemester:

*Amountofliteraturememorized*Levelofdifficultyofliterature*Qualityofperformance*Amountofprogressinvocaltechnique* Attendance at weekly lessons andattitudetowardswork

F.RegistrationforRecitalCourse

The potential student recitalist must register for recital credit during thesemester a public degree recital is given. (Note: BFA/BM Musical Theatremajorsmustalsoregisterforrecitalprepwiththeirassignedtheatrecoach.)

3.REQUIREMENTSFORDEGREERECITALSALLRECITALISTSMUSTPERFORMAPREVIEW/HEARINGAMINIMUMOFTWOWEEKSPRIORTOTHESCHEDULEDRECITAL. APANELCONSISTINGOFVOICETEACHERS,ANDTHEATREINSTRUCTORS(WHEREAPPROPRIATE)WILLGRADETHEPREVIEW/HEARINGEITHER“PASSORFAIL”,DETERMININGWHETHERTHEPROGRAMISSUITABLEFORPUBLICPERFORMANCE.IFTHERECITALISTFAILSTHE PREVIEW HEARING, IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED ONE ADDITIONAL TIME.FAILING THE PREVIEW/HEARING A SECOND TIME WILL RESULT IN THESTUDENTNOTBEINGALLOWEDTOPURSUETHECHOSENDEGREE.BachelorofMusicinPerformance:SophomoreRecital/15minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallJuniorRecital/25minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallSeniorRecital/50minutes-EveningRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallBachelorofMusicinWorshipArts:SeniorRecital/25minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHall,ORSeniorWorshipArtsProjectinworshipvenueapprovedbyChairofWorshipArtsDepartment.

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BachelorofMusicinMusicalTheatre:

SophomoreRecital/15minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallSeniorRecital/50minutes-EveningRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallBachelorofFineArtsinMusicalTheatre:SophomoreRecital/15minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallSeniorRecital/25minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHall

BachelorofMusicEducationinChoralMusic:JuniorRecital/25minutes-PACRecitalinMcBethRecitalHallGeneralRecitalLiteratureRequirementsforBMPerf.,BMWorshipArts,BMEducation:

Therecitalmust includeliteratureinEnglish,French,German,andItalian.Fifty-percentmust be in French, German, and Italian.Other foreign languagesmaybe included, but cannot be substituted for the fifty- percent requirement. Inaddition, it is recommended that the worship arts recital includeapproximatelyone-thirdsacred/religiousmusic.RecitalPreparationsChecklist

Haveyouandyourteacher(s)requestedadatebereservedontheSOFAcalendar? http://www.obu.edu/finearts/studentcalendarrequest.php

Haveyou d e s i g ned your p r o g r am ,se lected the p a p e r ,and madearrangementswith the print shop at least twoweeks in advance?Hasyour program format been approved by the Coordinator of Vocal Studies,AppliedMusicChair,andtheTheatreInstructor(whereappropriate)?

Note: Sophomore and Junior Recital programs are printed in theAppliedMusic Chair’s office. A rough draft should be in the office aminimumof twoweekspriortotheprogram.

Ifyouaredoingajointrecital,haveyoucoordinatedthesequenceoftheprogramwiththeotherstudent?

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Have you filled out the publicity form for the Public Relations office?https://obu.edu/_resources/docs/041316-PERFORMING-ARTS-CLASS-AND-DEGREE-RECITALS.pdf

Have youdecidedwhat youwillwear? (Please selectdaywear for dayrecitalsandeveningwearforeveningrecitals). Haveyouenrolledfortherecitalcourse?

Haveyouinformedtheofficeofanyspecialstagearrangementsyouwillneed?

Doyouwantacateredreception?If so,arrangeitwiththeDirectorofFoodService.Inthecaseofjointrecitals,bothstudentsmayshareexpenses.

SeniorRecitals areautomatically recorded forthemusiclibrary,butextracopiescannotbemadeforstudents.

Haveyoumemorizedrepertoire30dayspriortotherecital?

4.REQUIREMENTSFORSECONDARYVOICESTUDY

A.BachelorofMusicinWorshipArtscandidateswhoseprincipalappliedmusicarea is instrumental or keyboard must take four hours of voice as theirsecondaryappliedmusicarea.It isgenerallyrecommendedthatat leastonethirdofthesemester’srepertoirebesacredmusic.

B. Bachelor of Music Education candidates who follow the choral majorrequirementsmustchooseoneofthefollowingappliedmusicoptions:

(1)Twelvehoursofvoiceandfourhoursofpiano(2) OR, Twelve hours of piano (or organ) and a minimum of sixhours of voice, with a jury at the end of each semester. Forstudents choosing option (1) successful completion of the pianoproficiency examination is required at the end of their appliedpianostudy.

C.BachelorofMusicinPerformancecandidateswithaprincipalinkeyboardorinstrumentalmusicmaychoosefourhoursofvoiceastheirsecondaryappliedmusic area. Successful completion of the piano proficiency examination is

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requiredattheendoftheirappliedpianostudy.

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E. Jury Exam Guidelines for the VoiceSecondary

A jury exam is required of all students taking required secondary voice.Students will be expected to sing one memorized selection of their choicetakenfromtherepertoirestudiedduringthesemester. Theteacherwillawardthe semestergrade. The jurypanel doesnotprovidewritten comments forthesestudents.

1HourCredit


Policiesforincompletesandcompletionofrequiredstudyarethesameasforprincipals.

5.NON-MUSICMAJORSNon-musicmajorsmayenrollinappliedvoiceasanelectivewhenvoicefacultyloadspermit.Non-majorsenrolledaselectivesare not requiredtoperformajury, and repertoire requirements are left to the discretion of theindividualteacher.

6.UNIQUERECITALREQUIREMENTSFORMUSICALTHEATREMAJORS(revised,fallof2019).A. GENERALMUSICTHEATRERECITALREQUIREMENTS:

In order to pursue the Bachelor ofMusic or Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree inMusical Theatre, a student must meet the following requirementssatisfactorilyasevaluatedby a committeeof voice and theatreartsfaculty.RecommendationsonwhetheraMTstudentshouldpresent their recital in thefall or springof an academic yearwill bemadeby the theatre faculty no laterthan November 15 of the previous year. Voice faculty members will make itknowntothetheatrefacultybyDecember1ofthatsamesemester,iftheyhave

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reservations about the student’s ability to be vocally prepared for therecommendedsemester.

B. BMMTSOPHOMOREBARRIERRECITAL:

Students pursuing the Bachelor ofMusic inMusical Theatre present a fifteen-minutesophomorebarrierrecital.TheBMMusicalTheatresophomorerecitalisanassessmentofthestudent’sabilitytoperforminthegenresofClassicalandMusical Theatre as singer, dancer, and actor. The recital should demonstratestrong proficiency in musicianship, healthy, style-appropriate vocal technique,characterdevelopment,andmovement. It isgenerally recommendedthat thisrecitalbepresentedduringthesecondsemesterofthesophomoreyear.

One-halfof the recital shall consistof standardmusical theatre repertoire. TheMusical Theatre selections must represent the three main style periods ofmusicaltheatre, including(1)thelate19thandearly20thcentury,(2)TheGoldenEra (1940-1975), and (3)modern (1976-present). Furthermore, this repertoiremust include a duet and a song with movement, and shall not exceed 7:30minutesinlength,includingtransitions.

The remaining half of the program must be standard classical literature, andmust include songsor arias sung in Italian,GermanandFrench. The repertoireshouldfeaturecontrastsincompositionalstyleandhistoricalperiod.Thishalfoftheprogramshallnotexceed7:30minutesinlength,includingtransitions.

No costume changes will be allowed during the program. Augmentations ofattirecanbeachievedbyaddingascarf,jacket,orotheraccessorypiece,ontopoftheexistingoutfit.

It isexpectedthattheperformanceskillsetandoverallqualityofbothsectionsoftheprogrambeequallystrong.Balancingbothaspectsofthisdegreemakesitentirelyuniquewhencomparedwiththeotherdegreesoffered.

SophomoreBMMTrecitalswillbescheduledduringthe2p.m.PAChour.Datesfortheserecitalswillberequestedbythestudent’sappliedsinginginstructorin

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consultation with their assigned theatre coach. Non OBU students such asfamily,friends,oralumniwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinrecitals.

C. BFAMTSOPHOMOREBARRIERRECITAL:

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre will present afifteen-minutesophomorebarrierrecital. TheBFAMusicalTheatresophomorerecital is an assessment of the student’s ability to perform in the genre ofMusical Theatre as singer, dancer, and actor. The recital should demonstratestrong proficiency in musicianship, healthy, style-appropriate vocal technique,character development, and dance. Based on recommendations made bytheatre faculty, the recitalmaybepresented in either the fall or springof thesophomoreyear.

The sophomoreBFAMusical Theatre recital consistsof 15minutesofmaterial,including transitions. The material required for a BFA Musical Theatre recitalincludes a ballad, a duet, a legitimate song and dance number, and a scenelastingapproximately3minutes.Atleastoneoftherequiredmusicalselectionsmustbefromamusicaltheatreworkcomposedpriorto1976.

Whendeveloping the program, the recitalist should consider that thematerialperformed can be combined, such as a duet that is also a song and dancenumber, which may also be from a musical prior to 1976. This allows forflexibility within the programmedmaterial, while still meeting the establishedtimerequirements.

The15-minutetimelimitmakestheeconomyoftransitionsextremelyimportant.To this end, the recitalist should select material that limits changes betweenpieces, by planning the logistics in a manner that allows the program to beperformedwithintheallottedtime.Furnitureandpropsshouldbepre-set,andnocostumechangesarepermitted.Augmentationsofattirecanbeachievedbyaddingascarf,jacket,orotheraccessorypiece,ontopoftheexistingoutfit.

SophomoreBFAMTrecitalswillbescheduledduringthe2p.m.PAChour.Datesfortheserecitalswillberequestedbythestudent’sappliedsinginginstructorin

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consultation with their assigned theatre coach. Non OBU students such asfamily,friends,oralumniwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinrecitals.

D. BMMTSeniorRecital

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre present a fifty-minuteseniorrecital.TheBMMusicalTheatreSeniorrecitalisanassessmentofthestudent’sabilitytoperforminthegenresofClassicalandMusicalTheatreassinger, dancer, andactor. The recital shoulddemonstrate strongproficiency inmusicianship, healthy, style-appropriate vocal technique, characterdevelopment,andmovement.

One-halfof the recital shall consistof standardmusical theatre repertoire. TheMusical Theatre selections must represent the three main style periods ofmusicaltheatre, including(1)thelate19thandearly20thcentury,(2)TheGoldenEra (1940-1975), and (3)modern (1976-present). Furthermore, this repertoiremust include a ballad, duet, scene, song and dance number (solo, duet orensemble),andshallnotexceed25minutesinlength,includingtransitions.

The remaining half of the program must be standard classical literature, andmustincludesongsandariassunginItalian,GermanandFrench.Thisrepertoireshould also feature contrasts in compositional style andhistorical period. Theclassicalportionof theprogramwillbeaminimumof twentyminutesandnotexceed25minutesinlength,includingtransitions.

Therewill be nomore than one costume change allowed during the program(the transition from the classical section to themusic theatre section, or viceversa, isthemost logicalplaceforthischangetooccur). Otheraugmentationsofattirecanbeachievedbyaddingascarf, jacket,orotheraccessorypiece,ontopoftheexistingoutfit.

At least three months prior to the recital date, or, by the end of the priorsemester,whicheverisearlier,therecitalistisrequiredtosubmitallperformancematerialforapproval,alongwiththenameofeachpersonassistingintherecital.The program material and recital assistants must be approved by both thestudent’sappliedsinginginstructorandtheatrecoach.

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It isexpectedthattheperformanceskillsetandoverallqualityofbothsectionsoftheprogrambeequallystrong.Balancingbothaspectsofthisdegreemakesitentirelyuniquewhencomparedwiththeotherdegreesoffered.

Senior BMMT recitals will be scheduled as evening recitals on the UniversitySchoolof FineArts calendar. Dates for these recitalswill be requestedby thestudent’s applied singing instructor in consultationwith their assigned theatrecoach.NonOBUstudentssuchasfamily,friends,oralumniwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinrecitals.

E. BFAMTSeniorRecital

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre will present atwenty-fiveminuteseniorperformancerecital.

TheBFAMusicalTheatreSeniorrecital isanassessmentofthestudent’sabilityto perform in the genre of Musical Theatre as singer, dancer, and actor. Therecital should demonstrate strong proficiency in musicianship, healthy, style-appropriatevocaltechnique,characterdevelopment,anddance.

The senior BFA Musical Theatre recital consists of 25 minutes of material,including transitions. The material required for a BFA Musical Theatre recitalincludes a ballad, a duet, a legitimate song and dance number, a song from amusical theatrework composed prior to 1976, a comedic scene, and a seriousscene(scenesshouldnottotalmorethantenminutes).

Whendeveloping the program, the recitalist should consider that thematerialperformed can be combined, such as a duet that is also a song and dancenumber, which may also be from a musical prior to 1976. This allows forflexibility within the programmedmaterial, while still meeting the establishedtimerequirements.

The recital should showversatility anddepth in characterdevelopment, ratherthana focusingonaparticular themeorstyle.Therecitalistmaypresentmorethantwoscenes,as longasthecumulativeperformancetimeforthosescenesdoesnotexceed10minutes.

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The25-minutetimelimitmakestheeconomyoftransitionsextremelyimportant.Tothisend,therecitalistshouldselectmaterialthatlimitscostume(1completecostumechangeallowed)changesbetweenpieces,byplanningthelogisticsinamanner that allows the program to be performed within the allotted time.Furniture and props should be pre-set. Recently performed senior BFAMTrecitalsmaybeusedasamodelfordevelopingaprogramthatfitswithinthe25-minute time limit. Please consult with your applied singing instructor, and/oryourtheatrecoachforalistoftheseprograms.

At least three months prior to the recital date, or, by the end of the priorsemester,whicheverisearlier,therecitalistisrequiredtosubmitallperformancematerialforapproval,alongwiththenameofeachpersonassistingintherecital.The program material and recital assistants must be approved by both thestudent’sappliedsinginginstructorandtheatrecoach.

Therecitalistwill shareadatewithanotherrecitalistwhetherthetwoperformjointlyornot. Inanycase,studentsmayuseonly twoadditionalperformers toassist with the program. In addition, no student performer, especially seniorrecitalists, shallbe involved inmore than two recitalsduringagivensemester,includingtheirown.

SeniorBFAMTrecitalswillbescheduledduring the 11a.m.PAChour.Dates forthese recitals will be requested by the student’s applied singing instructor inconsultation with their assigned theatre coach. Non OBU students such asfamily,friends,oralumniwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinrecitals.

*AdditionalRequirementsfortheBM/BFAinMusicalTheatreBM/Musical Theatre majors are required to audition for, perform in, or beinvolved in technical aspects of allMusical TheatreproductionspresentedbytheOBUDivisionofTheatreArts. It is important thatMusical Theatremajorsunderstand that their primary area of dramatic involvement will be in theproductionssponsoredbytheSOFA,andthatextracurricularactivitiesmustbea lesserprioritywhilepursuingtheirdegreeprogram.It isalsosuggestedthatduring their course of study at Ouachita, BM/Musical Theatre majors beinvolved in twonon-musical dramatic productions presented by the Divisionof Theatre Arts. This involvement will further refine and strengthen thestudent'sactingskills.

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During a semester where the student is not presenting a recital, literaturerequirements for students pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree inMusicalTheatrewill include approximately three-fourthsMusical Theatre andone- fourth standard classical literature. Language requirements are left totheteacher’sdiscretion.

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7.VOCALAREAGENERALINFORMATIONTheMaryShambargerCompetitionforSingers

The Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers honors Mary Shambarger,Professor Emerita of music at Ouachita Baptist University. Mrs. Shambargerservedonthemusicfacultyfor32years.Atthetimeofherretirementin1998,she was the Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music. Mrs. Shambargerserved as a voice instructor, classroom teacher, and choral director. She alsoserved as Coordinator of the Vocal Studies program. Upon retiring Mrs.Shambarger endowed the Competition for Singers and has helped with itsadjudication. The competition is a rotating format between Art Song, AriasfromOperaandOratorio, andMusicalTheatre repertoire.OBUVoicePrincipalsintheirfourthsemesterofstudyorbeyond,areeligibletocompete.

Thefollowingcashprizesareawarded:

1stPlace$5002ndPlace$3003rdPlace$2004thPlace$100HonorableMention$50

ThecompetitionisheldtheTuesdayafternoonprecedingtheannualArkansasNATSeventeachFebruary.

OutstandingVocalArtistAward

ItwillbetheprerogativeoftheAppliedVoiceFacultytoawardcertificatestoanyone giving a degree recital who, in the opinion of the voice faculty, hasachieved an extraordinary level of achievement in their recital performance.These awards will be presented publically at the beginning of a regularlyscheduledPerformingArtsClass.

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Ouachita Baptist University/Division of Music

Vocal Area Assessment Sheet

Assessment: Entering Freshman Semester Jury Recital Hearing Recital-So. Jr. Sr.

Name Instructor Semester Year

Course No. Degree Major

Repertoire List (Please list ALL repertoire studied during the semester and indicate in the left margin the nature of the performance. Acceptable performances include Performing Arts Class, Evening Recitals; i.e.: American Music, Shambarger Competition and NATS Finals).

Repertoire studied but not included in this jury/recital

No. Title Genre/Musical/Opera Composer Length

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

Intonation + -

Accuracy + -

Musicality + -

Diction + -

Tone Quality + -

Style Interpretation + -

Breathing + -

Posture + -

Total Time

Recital: Approved Not Approved

Jury Member Signature:

Grade: Grading Scale: 100-91=A; 90-81=B; 80-71=C; 70-61=D; 60 and below=F

Musical Theatre Recital Preparation Sheet BFA Sophomore (15 min.)

Recitalist Voice Teacher

Theatre Coach Date of Recital

Onesong&dance/Oneballad/Oneduet/Onemustbepriorto1976/Onescene(approx.3minutes)

MusicalTheatre

TitleofWork PublishDate

Length DateChosen Notes

☐Duet☐Ballad☐Dance



Scene

Other

TotalTime

ActionRequired: Deadline Completed Pleaseconsult… EnrolledinMUAPRecital&THEARecitalprep Advisor RecitalonSOFAcalendar TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programchosen/approved TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programhasstrongcomedic/seriousbalance TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programhasatleastonesongpriorto1976 TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Scenetimed(approximately3minutes) TheatreInstructor Duet/Scenepartnerchosen(1max)/approved TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Memorized(30daysprior) TheatreInstructor/VoceTeacher DressrehearsalonSOFAcalendar TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programdraftpresented(2weeksprior) Dr.CarolineTaylor,MFA115 Publicityformsubmitted(2weeksprior) BrookeZimny,LH238 StageHands secured(2weeksprior) SOFASecretary

Musical Theatre Recital Preparation Form BFA Senior (25 min.)

Recitalist Voice Teacher

Theatre Coach Date of Recital

MusicalTheatre

TitleofWork PublishDate





ComedicScene

Seriousscene

Other(s)

TotalTime

Athememaybechosenbutisnotrequired.Oneballad/Oneduet/Onesong&legitdance/Onesongpriorto1976/comedicscene/seriousscene

ActionRequired: Deadline Completed Pleaseconsult….. EnrolledinMUAPRecital&THEARecitalprep Advisor RecitalonSOFAcalendar TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programchosen/approved TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programhascomedic/seriousbalance TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programhasatleastonesongpriorto1976 TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Scenestimed? Maximum10minutes TheatreInstructor Performerschosen(2max)/approved TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Memorized(30daysprior) TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher DressrehearsalonSOFAcalendar TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programdraftproofed(2weeksprior) Dr.CarolineTaylor,MFA115 Publicityformsubmitted(2weeksprior) BrookeZimny,LH238 StageHandssecured(2weeksprior) SOFASecretary Receptionarrangementsmade(2weeksprior) SOFASecretary

Musical Theatre Recital Preparation Form BM Sophomore (15 min.)

Recitalist Voice Teacher _____________________________

Theatre Coach Date of Recital Classical TitleofWork Length Date

Chosen Notes

French

German

Italian

MusicalTheatre

TitleofWork PublishDate*

DateChosen

Notes

☐Duet☐Dance/Move

☐Dance/Move

TotalTime

Theremustberepresentationfromtwoofthethreeerasinmusicaltheatrehistory--late19thorearly20thcentury,GoldenEra(1940-1975),andModern(1976-present).Oneduet/Dance-Movement/2erasrepresented

ActionRequired: Deadline Completed Pleaseconsult… EnrolledinMUAPRecital&THEARecitalprep Advisor RecitalonSOFAcalendar TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programchosen/approved TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programrepresents2ofthe3styleperiods TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Duetpartnerchosen(1max)/approved TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Memorized(30daysprior) TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher DressrehearsalonSOFAcalendar TheatreInstructor/VoiceTeacher Programdraftproofed(2weeksprior) Dr.CarolineTaylor/MFA115 Publicityformsubmitted(2weeksprior) BrookeZimny/LH238 Stagehandssecured(2weeksprior) SOFASecretary

Musical Theatre Recital Preparation Form BM Senior (50 min.)

Recitalist Voice Teacher ____________________________

Theatre Coach Date of Recital ___________________________ Classical TitleofWork Length DateChosen Notes French German Italian English TotalMinutes MusicalTheatre

TitleofWork PublishDate*



☐Ballad☐Dance

☐Ballad☐Dance

Scene Electivepieces

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