Louisville Conservatory of Music - Crescendo Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Byron W. Hartley ' john Sample Elizabeth Breckinridge Jay W. Fay

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Louisville Conservatory of Music .-1 CA DEMIU, 12 credits. Harmonic Analysis III and IV, 72 hours, Counterpoint and Fugue III and IV, 72 hoursg Composition I and II, 72 hours. , C ULTURAL, 4 credits. French or Italian, 72 hours. ELECTIVES, Appreciation I and II, 72 hours, 4 creditsg Orchestration I and II, 72 hours, 4. ereditsg Harmony V and VI, 72 hours, 4 creditsg Composition III and IV, 72 hours, 4 credits. The electives may be taken either during the Junior or Senior year or as special subjects. NOTE: Graduates of Organ may be required to give a public recital. 1 VOCAL TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE The following outlined plan is designed to give vocal graduates a thorough and comprehensive grasp of the principles of the art of teaching. No students will be admitted to the course except by special permission, until they have had the equivalent of three years vocal training. At frequent intervals throughout the course different voices are heard and criticized and example lessons given, thus 2l.l:f0l'Lllllg the student the opportunity of hearing the judgment of the Supervisor of the course. A general outline of the subjects included in this course is as follows: 1. The anatomical study of the physical in singing. 2. The art of breathing and the necessity of the correct use of the breathing apparatus. 3. Tone production with special emphasis on the placing of the voice. 4. Study of the location and character of the resonators and the important part they play in good tone production. 5. The correction of faulty habits likely to be encountered by a teacher. 6. How to diagnose and to classify t.he difTerent voices. 7. The study of the Child Voice and the necessity of careful guidance at certain ages. S. The proper use of vocal exercises best suited to the individual need and the harmon- ization of the same. 9. The Psychology of Vocal Culture. The correct mental attitude. 10. Interpretation and Song Literature. DEPARTMENT OF SINGING To enter the Freshman Class, a student must possess a normally good singing voice, and a sense of rhythm. Too much stress can not be placed on the funda- mentals of vocal production, and the first year is devoted principally to that phase of the art. The control of the breath and the study of the physical forma- tion of the throat and vocal organs are first taken up. The producing of clear, free tones is the primary object. A mastery of vocal difficulties, thorough grounding in the rudiments of music, and the use of proper scales and standard exercises obtain the establishment of equality of the voice. For more advanced training, there is study of more dif- ficult songs in both English and foreign languages, the study of opera and oratorio. An outline of the academic course follows: FRESHMAN YEAR. 32 semester hour credits. . A PPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, 7 credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. 36 lessons accompanying and required preparations, 2 credits. Fumlrz- A comprehensive study of the vocal anatomy, breathing exercises and monlals: the correction of faulty habits. TliI7l171ff'llf.' Scales of the Fifth, Octave and Ninth in slow, sustained forms and others best suited to the individual voice. Slzulics: Sieber. Vaccai. Songs: Simple songs from the English, Italian :uid German schools. IJIIJZI' IITIIC ll ll

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Louisville Conservatory of llfustc ACADEMIC, 12 credits. ' Theory, 72 hours, Harmony I and II, 72 hours, Ear and Eye Training, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 8 credits. English Composition, 108 hours, Acoustics, 36 hours. SOPHOMORE YEAR, 36 semester hour credits. APPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, 7 credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Chorus training, 36 hours, 2 credits. Funda- mentals: The continuation of the first year work. Technical: Scales leading to more rapid vocalization. Studies: S. Marchesi, Op. 15. Songs: MacDowell, Mendelssohn, Massenet, Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Modern American and English Songs. ACADEMIC, 12 credits. Form Analysis I and II, 72 hours, Harmony III and IV, 72 hours, Ear and Eye Train- ing, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 12 credits. English Literature, 108 hours, General Psychology, 108 hours. JUNIOR YEAR, 30 semester hour credits. APPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, 7 credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Chorus training, 36 hours, 2 credits. Techm'cal.' Major, Minor and Chromatic Scales in all positions. Advanced Arpeggi and Staecato work. Mastery of difficult forms of advanced vocal technique. Studies: Masterpieces of Voealization. tSpicker.J Oratorio: Messiah, St. Paul, Elijah, etc. Opera: Arias from Carmen, Faust, Herodiade, etc. Songs: Advanced and more difficult work best suited to the individual voice. ACADEMIC, 12 credits. Harmonic Analysis I and II, 72 hours, History of Music I and II, 72 hours, Counter- point I and II, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 6 credits. French or Italian, 72 hours, Expression tDicti0nD, 36 hours. SENIOR YEAR, 28 semester hour credits. APPLIED, 80 private lessons and required preparation, 7 credits. 40 lessons piano and required preparation, 3 credits. Chorus training, 36 hours, 2 credits. Technical: Advanced forms of all scales. Studies: General review of the work of previous years. Oratorto: Creation The Seasons, Judas Maccabaeus, etc. Opera: Louise, Lakme, Samson and Delilah, Traviata, Lohengrin, etc. Songs: Advanced work in Classical Lieder, French and Italian. Modern Concert arias and songs. ACADEMIC, 12 credits. Harmonic Analysis III and IV, 72 hours, Counterpoint and Fugue III and IV, 72 hours, Composition I and Il, 72 hours. CULTURAL, 4 credits. French or Italian, 72 hours. ELECTIVES,.Appreciation I and II, 72 hours, 4 credits, Orchestration I and II 72 hours, 4 credits, Harmony V and VI, 72 hours, 4 credits, Composition III and IVI, 72 hours, 4 credits. The electives may be taken either during the Junior or Senior Year or as special subjects. page twenty-one