Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Fall 2023
Course Description
Welcome to Festival Choir! This community choir at DePauw is open to both students as well as community members (e.g. staff/faculty/residents of Greencastle and Putnam County/etc.) and therefore designed to bring together a diverse group of people through shared musical experiences. No audition or music reading skills are needed to join, the desire to sing together in a group is enough. Given the wide variety of skills in this class, the literature sometimes may or may not feel challenging to you, I ask you to approach it with an open mind knowing that I do not expect perfection. Instead, I invite you to join this group with whatever voice and experience you bring to the table!
Recommended Citation
Schmidt, Eric, "MUS EXPB Festival Choir Schmidt Fall 2023" (2023). All Course Syllabi. 90, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/90
Student Outcomes
By taking this class, students will be able to... • Sing with a heightened sense of musicality and musical phrase; • Train their ear to a gain an advanced sense of pitch; • Analyze the expressive connection between text and music; • Understand how choral compositions are a reflection of the historic and cultural context they were written in; • Understand how to use the vocal instrument to create a healthy, balanced, and blended choral sound;