Voice

Complete the Following Required Course

• Voice Technique 101 (OVOIC-140 • Level 1 Course)

  Make your voice sound more powerful, use voice training to expand your range and expression, and learn to become more confident in vocal performances.

Choose 3 Vocal Skills Courses

• Essentials of Teaching Contemporary Voice (OVOIC-245 • Level 2 Course)

  This course investigates teaching and learning voice and explores practical strategies for facilitating singers’ learning to produce sound effectively.

• Improvisation Techniques for Singing Pop and R&B (OVOIC-320 • Level 3 Course)

  In this R&B and pop Improvisation course, you will learn several techniques in improvisation in the R&B and pop styles. You will learn riffs based on the pentatonic scales, the use of mixed voice, falsetto, belting, gritty textures, and other widely used techniques in the R&B and pop genres, while applying them to well known songs by Etta James, Christina Aguilera, The Weeknd, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Justin Timberlake, Prince, Demi Lavato, and more.

• Music Career Essentials for the Professional Singer (OVOIC-130 • Level 1 Course)

  This course embraces the experience of becoming a professional vocalist as a whole. We will discuss and analyze different aspects and skills of the contemporary professional singer, from how to prepare and set up your musical act to how to network and establish your business presence in the music industry.

• Music Theory and Sight-Singing for Vocalists (OVOIC-100 • Level 1 Course)

  This course is a basic to Intermediate level class introducing the elements of music theory and sight-reading for vocalists who would like to develop a strong fundamental knowledge of music theory and improve sight-singing skills.

• The Art of Performing and Engaging an Audience for Singers (OVOIC-330 • Level 3 Course)

  In this course, you will explore several systems and methods you can use thoughtfully and deliberately to enhance your engagement with your audiences. You’ll apply these methods in actual performance to create your own audience engagement practice routine.

• Vocal Production Techniques for Singers (OVOIC-400 • Level 4 Course)

  This course explores the production aspects that affect the career and development of vocalists, exposing them to tools and techniques that will serve them well in their professional life. Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) skills and collaboration processes are at the core of the course.

Choose 4 Vocal Styles Courses

• Jazz Singing 101 (OVOIC-242 • Level 2 Course)

  Studying jazz vocal greats like Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan you’ll find your own voice and gain confidence singing with an array of standards.

• Jazz Singing 201 (OVOIC-344 • Level 3 Course)

  This jazz singing course focuses on performance development and includes historic information on the evolution of jazz singing, complete with precise instruction on how to incorporate and master improvisation through transcription of vocal and instrumental solos and detailed chord/scale relationship exercises. The course is perfect for the intermediate/advanced vocalist ready to take their musicianship to the next level.

• Pop and Rock Vocals (OVOIC-241 • Level 2 Course)

  Learn to sing any style—classic hits, mainstream pop, singer/songwriter, contemporary alternative rock—in an authentic way.

• Popular Singing Styles: Developing Your Sound (OVOIC-252 • Level 2 Course)

  This course will help the aspiring singer to develop their own sound as well as their own keen ear, and learn how to shape their voice for tone and style.

• R&B Vocals (OVOIC-243 • Level 2 Course)

  Gain the necessary skills to sing R&B in an authentic way, including proper phrasing, riffing, shouting, scale patterns, rhythmic articulation and much more.

• Vocal Styles from Around the World (OVOIC-300 • Level 3 Course)

  This course is an introduction to various vocal traditions from around the world. Designed to broaden your global horizons, this course operates from a tradition of storytelling and will inspire you to incorporate new sounds into your repertoire and artistic aspirations.

Elective Requirements

Choose any 4 elective courses from our course catalog

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