Program Overview

Music - Vocal Performance Concentration

Overview

This program seeks to serve the needs of our current and future students who seek to develop the knowledge, skills, concepts, and sensitivities essential to the professional life of the musician based on the educational foundation of the liberal arts. To successfully engage the professional world, the musician must exhibit not only technical competence but also broad knowledge of music and music literature, the ability to integrate musical knowledge and skills, sensitivity to musical styles, and insight into the role of music in the broader context of intellectual and cultural life.

The Voice Performance concentration offers opportunities for expanding the reach of music into the current culture of the institution. The University's historical commitment to voice performance is expressed through the numerous choral music programs, which serve as a key bridge to alumni, communities, and churches, both locally and nationally.

Where Music - Vocal Performance is Offered

• Ottawa, KS (Residential Campus)
• Surprise, AZ (Residential Campus)

Music - Vocal Performance Courses

Required Major Courses

• CONCERT ATTENDANCE AND CONVOCATION
• MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS I
• MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS II
• MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS III
• MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS IV
• MUSIC HISTORY I
• MUSIC HISTORY II
• RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE
• Applied Piano (2 credits - continuous study until proficiency passed)
• Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - lower division (4 semester credit hours)
• Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - upper division (4 semester credit hours)
• Conducted Ensemble Participation - lower division (4 semester credit hours)
• Conducted Ensemble Participation - upper divison (4 semester credit hours)
• MUS 10000 _ (4 semesters)_

Required Concentration Courses

• INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL CONDUCTING METHODS
• JAZZ SINGERS
• GERMAN AND ENGLISH DICTION
• ITALIAN AND FRENCH DICTION
• VOCAL PEDAGOGY
• JUNIOR RECITAL
• Applied Piano (1 credit per semester until proficiency passed)
• Applied Voice (4 semester credit hours)
• Applied Voice (4 semester credit hours)

University Accreditation

Ottawa University, as a whole, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Specific degree programs within our institution have also been accredited by relevant bodies within the field:

• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)

We are proudly recognized for our commitment to student excellence by the following designations:

• Colleges of Distinction
• GOLD Military Friendly School

Why Choose Ottawa?

Almost all courses in Ottawa University’s programs are available online and accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. We make it easy for you to transfer credits in order to help keep tuition costs down. We also offer courses in accelerated 8-week terms in order to reduce your time to completion. These are just a few of the reasons why we are proud to be the best, fastest, and most affordable option locally in the Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Phoenix areas, as well as serving students nationally through our online degrees.