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.