Program Requirements

Major Area
PY.100.100Major Lesson 1 HR (Required Each Semester)16
PY.186.100
& 100		Vocal Coaching
and Vocal Coaching (Two (2) Semesters Required) 1		2
Language and Diction Proficiencies 2
PY.530.721Voice Recital (GR 1)2
The Breakthrough Curriculum
PY.123.611Building a Brand and Portfolio2
PY.123.612Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR)2
Supportive Courses in Music
PY.610.651Foundations of Music Research2
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminars6
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars6
PY.530.xxxVocal Literature Electives 34
Total Credits42

Variation:

38 Credits

Peabody B.M. Voice Alumni
Minus:
PY.123.611
& PY.123.612
Building a Brand and Portfolio
and Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR) (-4 credits)

Sample Program 

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterCredits
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.123.611 Building a Brand and Portfolio 2
PY.610.651 Foundations of Music Research (may be taken fall or spring semester) 2
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars 3
PY.530.xxxVocal Literature Electives 2
 Credits13
Second Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.123.612 Pitching Your Creative Idea (GR) 2
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminars 3
 Credits9
Second Year
First Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.186.100 Vocal Coaching 1
PY.710.6xxMusic Theory Seminars 3
PY.530.xxxVocal Literature Elective 2
 Credits10
Second Semester
PY.100.100 Major Lesson 1 HR 4
PY.186.100 Vocal Coaching 1
PY.530.721 Voice Recital (GR 1) 2
PY.610.6xxMusicology Seminars 3
 Credits10
 Total Credits42
1

Students may study with any given vocal coach for a maximum of two semesters.

2

All candidates for the M.M. in voice must meet language and diction standards in French, German, Italian, and English, which will be assessed in early in their first semester of study. Students who are designated for remedial work in language and diction will be reassessed at their graduate hearing at the end of their first year and must demonstrate improvement before performing their recital. 

3

In order to count as a Vocal Literature elective, a course must include in-class performances of repertoire. Approved courses include but are not limited to: Singing in Russian, Russian Songs and Arias, Advanced Lieder Studies, Advanced Vocal Repertoire in French, Arioso and Recitative, Music for the Voice – 20th and 21st Centuries, and Oratorio. Other courses may count as Vocal Literature Electives upon deparmental approval.